Finding Health of

Body, Mind and Spirit(Bodymindspirit)

The only way to keep your health is to

eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like,

and do what you'd rather not.

- Mark Twain

Challenge:

Questioning if things we believe about health are true, or lies we have heard so long that we now believe them.

It is too hard!

Stresses

MentalThoughtsMind

ChemicalFoodDrinkBreathePut on Skin

PhysicalWeightTraumasAccidentsBirth

Are they separate?

Body/PhysicalMind/EmotionalSpirit/Spiritual

Worry yourself sick!Scared Stiff.It’s just eating me up inside to think…

Goal

To achieve health of body, mind and spirit, is to have congruency in all these

areas of life.

Health of the Body

What do you think of?

Sick or Healthy?

Fever of 102

Vomiting

Headache

Anything unpleasant

Must be treated or fixed Or be protected against

Hippocrates, known as “The father of Medicine” said

“Diseases are crises of purification, of toxic elimination. Symptoms are the natural defenses of the body. We call them diseases, but in fact they are the cure of diseases.”

Saying “I am sick because I have…”Measlesa cold (stuffy nose, coughing, sneezing)diarrhea….

Your inner wisdom sees it as expressing

health

Full expression of physical health

Free flow of energy through the nervous system.

Loss of flow of energy

Nervous system

What is the purpose of the body?

Transports the soul!

Did Christopher Reeve’s body serve it’s purpose?

Was it more challenging for him?

“broken” body

Yet still have healthy mind and spirit?

Is the ill body part of the healing journey?

An energy, not just brain and spinal cord and the nerves

Prana– Innate Life Force– Spirit Soul– Essence Chakras– Vital Force Chi

Healthy Mind

What do you think of…

Sick or Healthy?

ManicJoyfulHappy

DepressedThe Blues

Clinical Depression

Suicidal

Anything unpleasant

must be treated or fixed

Healing Journey:

Adventure or Fairy Tale?

Miscarriage

Thought producesChemicals which enter the bloodstream

chemicals produce feelingsFeelings move us to take certain actionsBody is the servant to the mind

Congruency

Quiz: Depressed person…

Talking: fast slowBreathing deep shallowStanding tall slouchedWalking fast slowVoice loud softShoulders up down

Health of the Mind• Living in the present moment.• Knowing that all is well right here and right

now.

Healthy Spirit

What do you think of?

Spiritual Health

Living your truth, not the truth of the world.KindnessForgivenessState of GracePeaceLoveOnenessGratitude

• Light

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• Darkness

Buddha

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed, can wrong-doing remain?

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.

Bible

• "Everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving." (1 Timothy 4:4)

Re-defining Health

• Something you have?

Something you have lost

Carolyn Myss

‘It goes without saying that not every healing crisis will have a 'fairy-tale ending,' but every effort you make, regardless of how insignificant it may seem to you, will always bring you closer to a state of spiritual and physical health.’