Pain is something we have all experienced, but what might not have been noticed at the time we had it, is that there is usually a little gem of a gift, hidden away in the depths of that pain. Sometimes we are too busy to notice it - we just hit our thumb with the hammer, curse and hop around a bit, and then get on with the hammering. Or maybe we have the headache from hell, which immobilizes us and brings our energy down really low, maybe even makes us feel like crying if it is a really severe one. But we push it aside and force ourselves to get on with the necessities of life.
"If for a single moment there was no air, you would be dead. Your breath is your life. If your breath is your life, then the whole atmosphere is a part of you. You cannot exist without it. So where does your body end? Where is the limit? There is no limit! If you observe, if you go deep, you will find there is no limit. Or, the limit of the universe is your body limit. The whole universe is involved in you, so your body is not just your body; it is your universe and you are grounded in it."
Safety is one of the basic rights we often take for granted in modern, western society. If someone asked you what was wrong, you would rarely think, "I don't feel safe". Yet more and more I am finding that a lack of safety is lurking behind a lot of common feelings clients share in their readings.
Rosalie's Story...
Rosalie was by all accounts a very strong and empowered woman. She had left an abusive marriage early on in her life and gone on to educate herself in Psychology and work as a social worker, helping people who, like herself, were struggling in difficult circumstances. However a theme seemed to emerge in our readings where Rosalie would doubt everything she had built in her life. She had formed a relationship with Cliff which was progressing in a healthy way, she was being recognized in her work and more and more opportunities were coming her way. Actually her life was great and all her dreams had come true.
Bacteria in our gut have long been known to affect digestion and immunity. But recently scientists also looked at how the bacteria "profile" we have in our intestines and antibiotic use affects weight gain and obesity. One interesting comment from the article "Antibiotics make you fat" By Jessica Hamzelou (28th March, 2012 New Scientist) by the researcher Martin Blaser (Microbiologist at New York University) who studied antibiotic use and resulting obesity in mice, was how we need these bacteria for a healthy lifestyle, and weight, because we co-evolved with them. This is really the important point here- co-evolved.
