The Mind & Body Connection

The mind-body connection

The mind body connection is often one that is overlooked. Physical and emotional health are intimately intertwined together, and emotions definitely impact the body. What happens to us and the emotions we go through end up leaving an impact on our physical bodies. This can lead to health issues including exhaustion and fatigue. If we do not have good health or we get to a place where we are constantly exhausted, it leaves us unable to live life as we want or need to.

The human tendency to perpetuate old emotion accumulated in the energy field. Any negative emotion not fully faced and seen for what it is in the moment becomes a remnant of pain we carry with us throughout our lives.

The pain body, Eckhart Tolle

Imagine how much of this baggage can build up if not dealt with along the way from boundary violations or other traumas. Not all circumstances in life can be avoided, but certainly, w

e can start reducing negative ones by having and exercising good boundaries. We all have a finite amount of energy – there is a need to protect and preserve that energy.

Your body sends you messages all of the time about other people, how they are treating you and situations with other people. The feeling you have when you first meet someone new is usually a very good indicator about that person. If your body doesn’t feel comfortable, that is a sign from your subconscious (that is able to tap into a wider and deeper wisdom). This message may be saying something about this new person and for you to be wary. If you feel someone or a situation creates feelings of anxiety or heightened uncomfortableness, that is a clear message from your body to get out of that situation or from that person as it may not be good for you. If you happen to experience this, use it, don’t ignore it. It is a gift of insight. Take time to explore what messages and signals your body gives. How does it feel, where is it in your body? I know my signs or ‘tells’ are usually at the base of my stomach, or a general feeling of mild panic or anxiety.

We all know what our boundaries are, self-worth is about exercising those boundaries. Don’t be gaslit, don’t second guess yourself, what you are feeling tells you everything. Sometimes it takes a firm intention and decision to no longer tolerate the intolerable. With that intention in place, you will find that things start to shift, the world around you changes for the better. Even if it means that you end up with a lot less people in your life, maybe it is better to nurture just a few quality relationships and be ok with spending a lot more time with yourself. Some of my non-negotiables for people in my life: respect my beliefs or you won’t have access to them; call a spade a spade, don’t insinuate anything and say what you mean; be respectful.