Healing Through Expansion

As I finish the final few days of the purification program we have been doing here at Life Gate, I feel a sense of renewal in my life. There is a sense of freshness and expansion. There are many cycles that occur throughout our lives, the cycle expansion and contraction being one of them. The last three weeks of the purification program has been a time of contraction. During this time, the diet is restricted and energy is focused inward. As the program nears completion, the diet begins to expand and energy becomes focused outwardly. This is time of tremendous growth. All the energy that has been saved over the last three weeks is now put in motion. Just as going inward and slowing things down on occasion is important to the healing process, it is equally important to that process to express the energy that has been stored.

I often find that a lack of expansion in our lives leads first to a state of dis-ease in the body, and if left long enough, to a state of disease. This could be a lack of expansion physically, mentally, emotionally, or even spiritually. When we stop expanding in any of these areas, stagnation occurs. And just as stagnant water becomes toxic over time, so too does stagnation physically, mentally, and emotionally. This shows up in the following ways:

Physically: Something we are or are not doing; lack of motion
Emotionally: Something we are or are not feeling
Mentally: Something we are or are not thinking about

Physically, I often find the area in the body that is creating dis-ease in a person is lacking expansion or motion in direct relation to the breath. As a person learns to locate the area of dis-ease and bring awareness to it through use of the breath, a dramatic shift occurs often leading to a change in the symptoms that are being experienced. This same movement acquired through the breath brings about dramatic change emotionally as well. We are now aware that unresolved emotions can store themselves throughout the physical body, again leading to stagnation. By bringing awareness and motion to these areas using the breath, we experience not only a greater physical range of motion, but also a greater emotional range of motion. The result is an expansion of our emotional body as the unresolved emotions are integrated back into the system. Mental stagnation occurs from a pattern of negative or toxic thoughts and beliefs. By challenging our negative thoughts and beliefs with ideas that are fresh and progressive, we break the cycle of negative thinking that is causing dis-ease in our body. Further, Flow works on each of these levels, releasing stored tension in the body allowing for more expansion and healing.

This month I am focusing my newfound energy on mental expansion. This can be achieved in a number of ways including the use of positive affirmations, creating and maintaining a state of gratitude, and of course, by challenging our negative thoughts and beliefs by reading materials containing a fresh and positive perspective. I invite you to join me this month in reading the book “Healing Myths, Healing Magic,” by Dr. Donald Epstein. This book directly challenges many of the core beliefs we hold that prevent us from healing. By becoming aware of such deeply held beliefs, we are able to release them, expanding our body’s healing capability. Doesn’t that sound refreshing! I hope this book is as life changing for you as it has been more me.

Sincerely,

Jonah