July 2006
Educational Feature
The 5 Stages of Self-Healing: Crawling
In the previous issues we introduced you to The Body’s Way education and the Five Stages of Self-Healing. We took you through the first Stage Embryonic–the beginning, the stage where you are nurtured and fed and where you let the beginner’s mind be your guide. Next we took you through the Creeping stage where you become conscious of your body and the world around you, and you begin to develop new skills.
Now, it is time to begin Crawling, where you expand your conscious awareness and guide your changes by connecting to the systems of the body that keep you alive – all the unseen internal processes, such as your cardiovascular system, that function without your conscious intention.
Begin to explore Crawling from the foundation of the Embryonic and Creeping stages. Use the principle of The Body is Balanced in Yin and Yang in the Crawling stage to create balance in every part of your life.
Review the aspects that make up the Voices of the Body to become clear on the messages they hold for you. The aspects–Cognitive, Symbology, and Sensory–help you develop an intimate and interactive relationship with your body and bring to life the wisdom and healing power of The Body’s Way in your day-to-day world.
Nia Licensed Teacher Article: The Five Stages and the 13 WB Principles
Nia Licensed Teacher Article: Belt Corners