You, your body, your energy- is sacred. We know this. I hope you realize it. Sacred- your body is a vessel/temple of divinity. You may know that on some level. Or you may come across the same truth in every tradition/religion/spiritual path. Even knowing this, you might second guess it or kind of forget due to conditioning and ideas of others. But remember to recognize and honor that truth as best you can.
So your body is and is run by infinite intelligence- the intelligence, you could say of G-d, Nature, the universe. It is something to practice gratitude for all the time. Your body will balance and heal naturally given the right inputs- without you even having to think of it. That’s the gift. Naturally.
Every particle, molecule, cell, chemical, hormone, organ system, body system- Everything is interconnected and communicates and balances naturally (this is why natural, holistic, ancient and eastern based practices and understandings are true healing). So it’s a divine dance, you could call it. In perfect balance. If something is off or imbalanced, the body will call for what is needed and do what is best to heal and balance naturally. That is amazing. And this is also why understanding that any symptom that appears is a message from the body that something needs to be healed, balanced, and aligned. That’s all.
Protection and Filtration
So knowing all of this- recognize we have natural filtration systems. What comes to mind is Kidney and Glymphatic and Lymphatic system. Filtration. What does that mean? I see it as the ability to sift through substance and eliminate what is not needed or harmful. Like someone looking for gold in a river- they shake the pan and all the sediment is sifted out, leaving just the gold. This is obviously needed and absolutely crucial. It’s meant to be used like everything else, sparingly and in harmony with the whole. So my question is this: Why would we put anything unnatural into the system? Ever. It’s unnatural (which could be “food” substances or “other things” given to you, right) and causes toxic buildup, by product, side effects- it has a cascading effect. So the filtration systems can become stressed and overworked, throwing other systems out of balance. The solution then is to use DISCERNMENT and make decisions in line with… well, basically what will be helpful and is natural, as best as you can.
More Protection and Filtration
Another area to be grateful for, understand, and strengthen is something you could call your mental/emotional/ or spiritual filtration system. Or maybe your protection/immune system- when it comes to things other than food substances. And this is just as important. Just like your filtration system kicks in to eliminate the toxic byproducts of something “unnatural you were given, right”, these other protection and filtration systems are used to process and eliminate harmful toxins coming from the ideas and words taken in through your eyes and ears- right, so think screens, news, other peoples ideas- If we don’t practice technology fasting, information fasting, and silent time, things become blocked up. Using very sharp discernment and wisdom can allow you to decide whether or not you want the words and ideas around you- and that is completely your choice.
You can think of yourself as a garden- or you are the gardener. And of course there is a gate around the garden. Using knowledge and wisdom, as well as discernment, you can choose what you want to be there. When you do a cleanse (even short term fasting, eating less and only natural, or giving up anything unnatural), Nature can do weeding of the garden, the body. It can eliminate everything that was never meant to be there, as well as heal any imbalances caused by it. In the same way, fast from screens (Thich Nhat Hanh talks about Technology Fasting, in his book “Silence” ) cut way down on info input, and practice silence for a while. You’ll recognize a natural cleansing or detox process- and words and ideas you picked up from screens other people and other inputs – ones that are not meant to be there- can be weeded out or transmuted into something useful. That is a natural process that takes place and it is powerful- very beneficial.
So use your intuition and discernment to decide what you want to take in. There are filtration systems in place naturally, but my question is: why would we cause them to overwork? Why let things block up? Why not make your shield strong and decide what to allow? This of course all relates to boundaries.
I hope this is very helpful for you and has give you a lot of value. Hoping it helps you get even .01% stronger today and assists tremendously in the healing process.
Wishing you health and strength. Peace and have a great day.
Ryan
