What is Healing & Awakening?

The word, “health” has etymological roots in the meaning, “to make whole.” In Old English, it meant, “to make whole, sound, or well,” and was also related to the word, “holy.”

On this healing path, the goal is to return you to yourself. As Thich Nhat Hahn says, “I am home, in the here, in the now. Breathing in, I know I am breathing in. Breathing out, I am aware of breathing out.” The breath is the bridge between the non-physical awareness we experience as the “self,” and the physical world we inhabit, including the body.

The more I inhabit my body with full presence, the more I know that my body is always in relationship with the world. My senses are picking up information from the surrounding environment. Food from Earth feeds my body. I breathe the air. I, within this body-mind suit, am inextricably connected to the rest of the world.

The more I understand this, the more I may shift myself into a state of harmony with the world. The more present I am in my body, the more I can listen to the sensations and make the best decisions for my health and happiness. I can learn to eat only when I’m hungry, and to (almost) always eat the healthiest foods. I can learn to avoid harmful situations and to choose those that enrich and nourish me.

The more I tune my awareness into the present moment experience as an embodied being, the more I may unravel the mystery of spirit. The more I cultivate this mindful awareness, the more I activate the latent powers of the mind and body. Through this path of healing, I activate the energetic sensors, meridians, and chakras which allow more spiritual energy to flow through me. I become more powerful, more aware, more loving, more joyful, and more creative. I become the creator of my life, honing in on a vision and manifesting it through action and conviction.

So, the path of healing is also the path of awakening. Awakening means to awaken the fuller potential of the mind-body-spirit system. It means to understand who we are and what creative, healing, and spiritual gifts we have to give. It means opening to and aligning with the flow of energy that inspires the cosmos to create and evolve into ever-more novel forms of being. With that knowing and energy comes the capacity to live a beautiful, productive life.

As we align with the truth of who we are, feeling ourselves in deep interconnection with the world and beyond, we become happier and lighter. This is the path of wellness.

That’s how I understand the path of healing and awakening, based on my experience and study. In short, you and I are expressions of the great creative mind, and we are here to be happy and well by creating a life worth living. Do good, be happy, be well.

Blessings,

Dan