Joyfull Living – August 2016

Inflammation is your body’s way of protecting your well-being. Your body is designed to be well and wants to restore balance more than it wants to be sick. The word inflammation comes from the Latin “inflammo,” meaning “I set alight, I ignite.” We “in-flame” and then progress to chronic inflammation when we don’t contribute to our well-being and ignore the signs of stress. But if we take the time to partner with our whole-self to restore balance in our mind, body, and spirit, we “set alight” and support our natural healing process to ease inflammation.

It all starts with an imbalance in your life, your body: stressful occurrences, eating too much-processed food, too much sugar, environmental toxicity, etc. Your immune system sends out a “code RED alert” because it’s designed to do whatever it takes to protect. Acute inflammation starts immediately in your gut, which is the ground control for your autoimmune system. Help is sent through the amazing design of your body’s mechanisms. You can see inflammation in action with the redness around a healing wound on your finger. We can usually feel symptoms of inflammation in our digestive system that may seem benign and common in our fast-paced world, like heartburn, indigestion, and constipation. Autoimmune conditions range from chronic fatigue, hypo or hyper Thyroid disease, Crohn’s disease, IBS, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, allergies, asthma, to name a few. Though they are experienced in various parts of the body, all stem from chronic inflammation in our gut. There are more than 80 autoimmune diseases confirmed (40 others suspected to have an autoimmune component) affecting over 23.5 million Americans. It can take up to five years for doctors to be able to link the symptoms. It only takes a moment to create healing space in your body. You don’t need a diagnosis to give yourself permission to restore balance in your mind and body NOW.

The pain, discomfort, dis-ease, is your Body calling out for your attention!

Your body is NOT the enemy. Chronic inflammation happens when the body has been trying so hard for so long to get our attention, then it progresses with physical manifestations and symptoms we can’t ignore. Though it is important to work with your team of doctors and health care professionals, it is equally important that you do your part to restore balance in your body and your LIFE. The obsession and pursuit of a medical diagnosis often take up all our energy. This can prevent you from listening to the inner call of your spirit to stop pushing and start caring and loving your whole self unconditionally. The mind-body connection is now well researched and validated by more and more doctors. Scientists have found brain cells in the gut. Pain in your body is your Soul-Self calling out for your attention. Suffering comes from our resistance to be still and listen.

The MIND BODY connection is powerful.

The Mind Body Spirit Integration is Transformational

Today, practice meeting yourself and what you’re feeling with compassion and without judgments. Give yourself a day of no “shoulding” on yourself. There is an opportunity for us in every challenge that we experience to do this. That is a true act of self-care and self-love. This will “In Light” and ease the “In-Flame” of the dis-ease in your gut, which affects your mind, body, and spirit.

I’ve created my program YOGA to LOVE your GUT to help you restore balance in your Mind Body and SPIRIT to help you have the guts to feel GREAT.

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