Self-healing

I have greatly enjoyed the posts of late regarding spirituality as a means of healing and revitalizing the body physical. During the summer I discovered a teacher/author that writes about the importance of being "thankful" in our lives. The teachings he lays out on his table regarding "thankfulness" are similar to the thankfulness concepts in ancient and/or primitive people's spirituality, including many north american native tribes.

In “The Isaiah Effect”, Gregg Braden writes that the Essenes taught that the “optimum quality of feeling” is a feeling of appreciation, or gratitude. This feeling signals the brain to release “life affirming chemicals.” Our heart is telling our brain that life is good and worth living, and the brain responds by continuing to tell our body to produce those chemicals/hormones which are essential to a vibrant, healthy body. Simple, isn’t it? The converse is also true. If we are distraught, depressed, angry, violent, judgmental … our heart is telling our brain that all is not well. Perhaps, in some cases, it is screaming to the brain, get me outta here. I can’t stand it anymore” … and the brain responds by sending ‘life denying’ chemicals into our bodies systems. Can it really be that simple?

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