The remarkable truth is that your body has a language and it is communicating with you all the time. Most of us have learned not to listen to our body’s innate intelligence, considering other parts of our intelligence more ‘important.’
But this innate intelligence, the so called autonomic functioning of you as a living being, is responsible for 95 % of the way you operate: the way you walk, talk, digest your food, sleep, reproduce. It is the operation of your body as a living organism that we take entirely for granted while we get on with our lives.
Of course there’s nothing wrong with that, except that when we understand that there is a connection between our body’s intelligence and the way we think from day to day (that 5 % of our intelligence which we call our conscious mind) then we find that we can be healthier, and happier.
This language may appear over simple but it actually addresses the most profound issues of your life. The accuracy of your body in pinpointing tensions that arise from the way you live your life is eerily accurate. A skilled healer will help reflect those tensions back to you and set you on the path of resolving the situation. But here, in a nutshell, are some of the messages your body may have for you:
Do you have problems with your back, your feet, your legs or teeth? Consider how comfortable you are with the work you do, your financial situation, your life at home or your relationship with your mother. All of these are fundamental to your sense of security and the problems you have had in these parts of your body point to tension in one or more of these areas that needs to be resolved. Some back pains relate more to the lumbar region and indicate tension about sexuality or nourishment. You may have issues with your reproductive organs which indicate the same thing, or a tendency to over indulge or be over restrictive when it comes to food or sex. These tensions point to difficulty in expressing your deepest feelings or being uncomfortable with them.
Problems with your digestion where that relates to your stomach, liver or duodenum suggest tension about your sense of power or freedom to be yourself.
Skin problems indicate that you have been overly concerned about other people’s perception of you.
Difficulties with eye sight also originate from tension in this part of your body. Short sighted people can be over analytical and focused on their internal worries. Long sighted individuals expect to become less important in their environment and see less to look forward to.
Breathing difficulties, problems with your lungs, and tensions in your heart or blood pressure indicate a difficult situation with someone very close to you. You may find it difficult to comfortably give or receive love. Are you feeling lonely, or have you had a tendency to keep people at bay?
Pains and problems around your neck or shoulders, trouble with your ears or your arms and fingers suggest you have not been expressing your true self in what you do or say. You may have been giving yourself reasons not to set goals for what you really want, or not allowing yourself to have what makes you happy. Are you listening to your own interests?
Problems with your nervous system suggest a sense of disconnection from your father and a consequent feeling of isolation. You are likely to have a difficult relationship with authority, feeling unrecognized and unimportant. Frequent headaches or migraine indicate a deep dissatisfaction about the way you are living your life. You sense you are not spending your life doing what you were born to do.
For more information about incorporating this understanding into your life see: ‘Change Your Mind Heal Your Body’ by Anna Parkinson. For workshops or appointments to overcome and heal problems in your life see www.annaparkinson.com
