It is believed that “ALL HEALING COMES FROM WITHIN”.
Working to meet our means is as important as keeping a healthy body. But how many people really do take care of their body? Employees and working people sometimes abuse themselves by working too much and not paying attention to their health. This year, I lost a number of dear friends and loved ones; many of them died of heart attacks or cancer.
Studies show that 85 percent of all diseases are rooted in our emotions. If we are taught to work on our emotions when we are sick–not only depending on medication- I believe we can save people from dying of heart disease and cancer. It is said that doctors have done thousands of experiments on placebos. One of the experiments, the doctor gave patient a pill with absolutely nothing in it and tell him it will remove his pain. The patient took the pill and he believed that the pain disappeared. The logic behind is because his body was producing natural pain-killers. Our body manufactures all-natural chemicals that heal itself. Yes, our body is more powerful than you think it is.
Holistic approach and self healing process gives you the idea that you can’t heal your body without healing your entire being. If you want to heal your body, you need to heal your spirit, your mind, and your emotions as well. A holistic view means that we engage and develop the whole person in terms of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. It’s the concept that the human being is multi-dimensional. Not just intellect, but emotion, instinct, and intuition. I believe we possess more than five senses, and this includes ‘common sense’ as well.
I live in a very stressful environment. For sometime, I develop a heart disease, hypertension, and severe headache leading to depression. I sometimes can’t breath and need oxygen. Early 2014, I engaged myself with a life style change. I started to eat healthy, exercise, filter informations that I take in, and I keep a positive mind open to opportunities. It has an overall impact on my development through a natural healing process. Based on a study published by Psychosomatic Medicine in 2007, exercise is as effective as medication in treating depression, also help reducing symptoms of depressions in some cases. Research also showed that exercise causes biochemical changes in the brain that are similar to those produced by medication, including an increase in serotonin levels.
Holistic leaders are the ones who acknowledge and honor their own complexity, who recognize that we all co-create our world, and who take responsibility of their actions. I believe holistic leaders are those who utilize their inner and outer natural resources which include intellect, insight, intuition, and imagination; a holistic leader is the one who maximizes the outer resources in their natural, social and political environment. So my little piece of advice for workaholic folks and those who think they are sick or have been sick for sometime now, please try a life style change by adapting a positive attitude, eat the right food, and get a regular exercise.
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but in building the new.” Socrates
