Hello again,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What does it mean to heal? This is where my musings have taken me this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The upcoming workshop was a catalyst but my own process was very much to the fore. You see, I am currently challenged with an auto-immune condition which I have been treating holistically over the last few months. My latest blood results brought disappointment yesterday, yet still revealed a decline in the anti-bodies that are over-active in my system…. that’s a positive that I am grateful for. The disappointment comes because I want “it” to happen faster & my expectation was that because I had done the right thing that I would see the rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m sure you can all relate to this on some level so I wanted to share this with you because of how the process of wanting & expectation can over-ride the gifts that lie in being with this frustrating reality. So, when I sit with the reality of these blood results, when I acknowledge the upset & permit myself to be as I am, something in it changes for me. A new sense of trust opens to what is & that trust allows me to see with new eyes. It allows for my curiosity of what my body is communicating in this moment & what it now needs for the next stage of healing. Somewhat like a review, it allows me to see what I can add to my treatment & what does not serve me any longer. Mostly, it allows me the opportunity to connect within & hear myself at depth. This requires time, space, patience & a desire to interact with my higher knowing. When I do, I hear that inner voice that tells me exactly what is not OK, I hear it so clearly & I understand the fear that lies beneath it. I welcome that fear because I know to get past this, I must go through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Joseph Campbell<\/p>\n\n\n\n So I sit with it until I feel that this part of me no longer feels afraid but feels heard, validated, soothed & comforted. Before I know it a new path is unfolding before my eyes & I have developed my next step in my treatment plan but remember I had to feel it to release it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When we think of healing, we generally think about fixing what is malfunctioning, a linear & logical perspective on what is often a much more profound existential experience. Our first port of call is probably Dr. Google where we find any amount of practitioners, advice & products to eliminate our struggle. My experience of healing however is that it is a process whereby we integrate dormant, undeveloped parts of ourselves into our psyche. To heal means to become open to this process & become more whole in ourselves. The truth is, it may not mean that we are cured, it may mean living with something which we never anticipated being a part of us, it may mean acceptance & greater meaning associated with our situation & perhaps even our life but to open up to healing means embarking on the journey of self-discovery again & again. It can be disappointing & frustrating at times. It can bring sadness & anger. It can leave us in despair or we could find satisfaction, joy, health & happiness. All of this is to be human & is why it is so important to take time to be with ourselves with compassion, to take time to listen within to the wisdom of our soul & soma. Lots of people will have advice but only you can hear your truth and integrate it. Let’s give ourselves the time & space to hear that truth for our own healing & wholeness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Best wishes,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vivianne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March at Rest & Reset as we bring you the topic of “Convalescence”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While we often think of nursing homes and the aged when we hear the word convalescence, it actually means finding that balance of rest & recovery after times of challenge, exertion, illness, trauma, grief etc. Unfortunately, we are challenged by life at all ages therefore convalescence is a necessary part of our human existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carina has prepared a wonderful workshop for us to reclaim our liberty & inner authority to recover when needed. Jannah, Carina & I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday for some much needed rest & reset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello again, What does it mean to heal? This is where my musings have taken me this week. The upcoming workshop was a catalyst but my own process was very much to the fore. You see, I am currently challenged with an auto-immune condition which …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[29,34,27,35,28,31,32],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t