Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Why do we get sick?
Early physicians said that disease was a sign of God’s anger or evil spirits infiltrating the body. Hippocrates and Galen theorized that we get sick from imbalances of the four basic substances (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile). Similarly, Chinese medicine blames the six evils (wind, dry, damp, heat, cold, and summer heat) for our illnesses. And today, western medicine acknowledges that there are infectious diseases (those that come from bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc) and non-infectious diseases (those stemming from a combination of factors such as lifestyle and genetics).
I believe that we get sick based on the state of our internal environment, which if not in balance, creates a susceptibility to outside influences or internal turmoil.
So, what does our internal environment consist of?
Our viscera, blood, nerves, qi, and most importantly our thoughts, are what make up our internal environment. Our thoughts create how we perceive our wellbeing. So, if we think we are healthy, healthy we will be. Seems easy enough and it is, except that it’s not. Often times we think we are thinking healthy, prosperous, happy thoughts when in actuality we are thinking about those subjects from a place of not having them instead of having them. This creates imbalances with in us, which over time can lead to illness or a vulnerability to illness.
Finding balance, peace, and joy is the best medicine you can give yourself! Ultimately, I believe we heal ourselves. My job is to facilitate your awareness of your body/mind/spirit connection, and help you energetically get where you want to be.
Be well,
Tyler
