May 2006

Self-Healing

What is Self-Healing? How does one Self-Heal? Nia defines Self-Healing as a very practical recognition of the physical reality that is taking place in the body when there is an upset to the body's systems. In Nia the use of language about Self-Healing is important. How something is defined has a deep impact on how it is experienced. When you have the flu and someone asks how you are doing, the common response is "I am sick." Yet, is this true? In that moment of having the flu, the body is actually mobilized and defending itself to return to homeostasis. So, in reality, your body is healing.

You Self-Heal by choosing to make a difference in your life, bringing awareness to what is going on in your body, and choosing a new way of experiencing what is happening.

If you fall down and skin your knee, you might say that you are hurt. Yet, as soon as you skin your knee the body instantaneously mobilizes to heal itself - cells in your blood called platelets begin to seal off the injured area, and white blood cells move in to stave off infection. Instead of saying, "I am hurt," consider the option, "I am healing." The very same elements of reality are in place – you have a scraped knee – and by being proactively aware of what is happening in your body you are now focusing the body, mind, spirit and emotions on healing instead of hurting. That focus aids in the healing process. You Self-Heal by choosing to make a difference in your life, bringing awareness to what is going on in your body, and choosing a new way of experiencing what is happening.

Self-Healing is a process that is unique to every individual based on genetics, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, history, family, and current state of wellness. It requires patience, energy, love, attention, and trust. The beginning of Self-Healing can be the moment where you become elated and motivated by new information that encourages you to never return to where you were, never to repeat the same painful, old pattern. The experience of pain can also be the beginning of Self-Healing - the pain of reliving a habituated response to life can drive you toward change and healing.

Recognize that Self-Healing is not an isolated practice. It is not something you do for an hour-and-a-half with an instructor or a healer. Although healers and instructors may help you move toward your own truth, you must realize that you are your own healer and that your healing practice is happening now while you are reading this sentence – it is happening when you sleep at night, when you shower in the morning. Healthy living is a practice. The practice is now. You are the healer. Wake up to this fact.

How you Self-Heal depends upon your willingness to see, observe, witness, and love yourself. Slow down and stay connected to yourself. Sense, recognize, and acknowledge what is going on. Guide yourself into comfortable and conscious choices. Making small changes in the way you do what you do causes you to establish natural, healthy alignment, and empowering ways of being and doing.

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