Self healing is the body’s natural ability to return to homeostasis. It can be accomplished through various physical mechanisms including relaxation, breathing exercises and fitness exercises.
Inner wounds that are not healed can affect a person’s emotions and mood, leading to depression and anxiety. Healing these wounds takes time.
1. Meditation
The first step in healing yourself is to calm the mind. This can be done through meditation.
Several studies have shown that meditation has beneficial effects on the immune system. It reduces inflammation and helps the body’s ability to self heal. It also increases the length of telomeres, which protects chromosomes from cell death.
There are many different ways to meditate. Dina has created a powerful 3×3 guided healing meditation that she used daily to heal herself through her darkest time. She has shared this with Conscious Lifestyle readers as a free gift. It can be found here. Many studies have also shown that meditation reduces stress levels.
2. Exercise
Exercise is a powerful self healing technique that benefits the body, mind and soul. Physical fitness promotes a strong immune system, reduces stress and can help prevent disease.
Mind-body exercises such as yoga and tai chi encourage mindfulness, grounding individuals in the present moment and promoting inner peace. These techniques also support relaxation, which is critical for natural healing.
People with a ‘self-healing personality’ are often well rested, alert, enthusiastic and conscientious. They enjoy life and are able to maintain physiological homeostasis by balancing emotions and reducing stress. This allows them to heal more quickly. A healthy social support system can also aid in healing.
3. Nutrition
Nutrition is a self healing technique that involves learning about the nutrients your body needs to perform at its best. It is important to eat a balanced diet and take supplements when necessary.
Ancient teachings and modern science increasingly concur that your body, mind and emotions are a single integrated system. If you change one part of this system, you affect the whole. Eating right, for example, can help you feel healthier and happier.
4. Supplements
Many people use supplements as part of a self healing strategy. However, supplements have little regulation or quality control, as compared to how prescription medications undergo thorough clinical trials to make sure they don’t cause atrocious side effects before they’re given to the public. That’s why Haas and Emmons both warn against ditching your medication, and recommend a both/and approach to self healing that includes dietary supplements. Make sure the supplement has undergone third-party verification and testing, they say.
5. Healing Circles
Healing circles are safe environments where people with a common condition or circumstance can share their experiences and harvest collective wisdom. They can also be learning circles, discovery circles, or caring circles.
Self-healing is a continuous process that is facilitated by deep relaxation. Practicing mindfulness, loving yourself and surrounding yourself with positive people are some of the key tools for healing yourself.
It is also important to find time for creative activities. These can be anything from writing, drawing or sculpting to playing an instrument. These activities promote healing by decreasing stress levels and allowing you to express yourself in new and creative ways.
6. Energy Work
For those who struggle to find time to meditate, energy work can help to slow the mind and tune into emotional blockages. It allows you to take an outside perspective on the emotions that are creating discomfort and find ways to move past them.
Energy healing helps you clear out stuck patterns that support change and evolution. It compliments therapy by removing the energetic blockages that prevent you from fully living. It is also noninvasive and can be done virtually by a practitioner over the phone, email or skype. Energy therapists are gifted individuals with the gift to sense and heal energies. They work within the aura with little or no body contact.
