Conscious Health Series

What helps shape our sense of self, our self-esteem and confidence? How do we nurture and nourish it…or sabotage and hurt ourselves? This evening we will examine the connection between the Earth element in oriental energy medicine, our earth mother, oral dependency, co-dependency in relationships, anxiety states, our physical form in weight gain and loss and much more that connects and disconnects us from our Higher Self in health and disease.

Every change in life, expected or unexpected, ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ involves loss or separation of some sort. Grief and sorrow are a natural component of this separation. However, these emotions are often repressed (or perhaps more accurately ‘depressed’) as they cause discomfort. What might be the physical, psychological and spiritual impact of change on our health? Can this be mapped in relation to each other? What role does our higher Self play in this? How can we consciously work with it?

Most people accept that stress and our attitude towards it can have negative effects on our physical and psychological health. How might this be mapped specifically in the body so we can see the physical mechanism of stress and its connection to other functions? We also look at fear and the will: both our own and the influences of others upon us. Spiritually we will investigate the Will of our divine Self and our connection to our ‘Blueprint’, the Tribe/family/community/collective and our relationship to death.

Conflict and problem solving is a part of daily existence. Physically it affects areas as diverse as muscle tension, blood pressure, digestion, menstruation and the nervous system. Psychologically it is also an opportunity to help us define our boundaries and integrity. Spiritually it connects with the Warrior spirit (that which defends and maintains the integrity of our connection to our higher Self) and the maintenance of personal power. When we give away our power through thought and actions, we go against our own integrity we come into conflict with ourselves. This is perhaps more damaging to our health than external conflicts and problems. So how can we be more conscious of our integrity and personal power? How can we use our Warrior spirit to be strong while respecting the integrity of others?

This evening sees our fifth instalment of the Conscious Health series. We look at joy, growth and the search for meaning and its connection to the heart organ in physical, emotional and spiritual imbalance. Ultimately this leads to the centre of our spiritual connection and quest that drives our experience of life on earth through all our dramas, tragedies and comedies. How do we connect to our heart? What are the consequences for our health if this connection is repressed?