Mike Parsons
Introduction to Holistic Wellness
We are holistic beings, not designed as separate parts. Many medical researchers affirm that emotions can have a dramatic effect on the body. They suggest that much sickness and disease is emotional, but this doesn’t mean the physical symptoms aren’t real. What often opens the door to illness is how we operate in our soul and the emotions we carry, which can be quite toxic, especially if they stem from trauma. The memory of trauma can be stored in the physical cells of the body or within the mind, and this memory can be just as powerful as the initial trauma.
Often, we dissociate from these memories or bury them, but they remain, triggering reactions within our body and soul. People might not understand why they react a certain way to specific stimuli or circumstances; it could be their 2-year-old self, 3-year-old self, or 10-year-old self reacting to a present situation that brings up a past memory. This is why someone might feel fear, anxiety, or anger in response to seemingly irrelevant circumstances. The memory stored within the body gets triggered, and people wonder why they behaved in a certain way.
Our minds need to be renewed
We are new creations in Christ, but our minds need to be renewed to the truth of who we are. Epigenetic factors, which are memories passed down through generations, can trigger emotional and physical responses. These are not stored in the DNA but are attached to it, affecting various aspects of our lives. Some people go through life seemingly okay until something major triggers a stored memory, leading them down an unexpected path.
God wants us to be whole, but we can’t make our bodies whole without dealing with our minds and emotions. These elements are interactive, affecting each other. Pain, for example, can be a helpful indication that something is wrong, prompting us to avoid harmful actions in the future. However, pain should not control us. Some people fear pain or emotional hurt so much that they avoid relationships or certain experiences.
God desires to heal all trauma within the body and soul so we can be completely whole. This involves dealing with the memories of hurt, pain, and emotional situations that are buried within us, preventing our physical bodies from reacting out of those past traumas.
Emotional Pain
Emotional pain is often harder to deal with than physical pain. If you have physical pain, you can identify the cause and address it. For example, if you have muscular pain, you can rest the muscle or do specific exercises to free up frozen muscles or strengthen them, like with rotator cuff issues. If you want to become a gymnast, you need to stretch your muscles and tendons regularly to become flexible. People who can’t touch their toes usually have tight hamstrings, and consistent stretching exercises can help.
However, emotional pain isn’t as straightforward. You can’t always see it or feel it in the same way, so you might not realise the restrictions and limitations it places on you. Traumatic memories and emotional pain can be deeply buried, affecting you without your awareness.
God can heal and restore everything, bringing our physical bodies into alignment with the rest. But achieving this rest requires trust in God for the healing and wholeness he promises, rather than striving for it in ways that cause more stress. Emotional stress and anxiety can worsen physical sickness. It’s essential to take thoughts captive and reject those that don’t align with how God thinks about us.
Worrying about potential physical outcomes can lead to fear, affecting your entire being. It’s crucial to deal with these issues at their source and not allow them to generate fear. Fear lowers the body’s frequency, making organs more susceptible to negative influences. Elevating your frequency through thanksgiving, gratitude, and praise helps focus thoughts on God rather than yourself.
Living in thanksgiving for health, wholeness, and emotional freedom from trauma allows you to embrace a higher reality—God’s desire for you.
Fixing our eyes on Jesus
If we live in a higher reality, focusing on a higher frequency, it can align the lower frequency of our physical state. By maintaining a high-frequency mindset, aligned with a positive relationship with God, our bodies can follow suit. This approach is not about denying current circumstances but choosing to focus on solutions rather than problems.
Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer who leads us into new territory, helps us to see beyond our current situation. Faith plays a crucial role here, as it is the evidence of things not yet seen. Faith is grounded in God’s desires for us. When we focus on God’s promises, even if they don’t align with current facts, those facts can change to align with God’s truth. Jesus taught us to believe we have received what we pray for, even before we see it. This creative perspective aligns our desires with God’s, raising our frequency to a level of love, joy, and peace.
It’s not easy when faced with physical symptoms, but choosing to focus on feeling loved, accepted, and valued can elevate both our emotional and physical states. Our soul, operating at a higher frequency, can help our body reach that same elevated state. However, it’s challenging, especially when dealing with real symptoms and diagnoses. Encouraging one another and bearing each other’s burdens are crucial in these times.
Set our minds on things above
Paul advises us to set our minds on things above, on positive and good things, rather than on pain. This mindset can bring change to our situations. However, it’s not always simple, especially when in pain. Using medication to manage severe pain can help, allowing the mind to focus on higher things without the distraction of physical discomfort. Painkillers, even those derived from natural sources like poppies, can be part of the solution to managing pain, helping us to maintain a higher mindset.
Eastern practices show that the mind can transcend physical pain through strong focus and meditation, enabling practitioners to perform feats like lying on beds of nails. While not suggesting such practices, it illustrates the power of the mind over the body. Ideally, we would not have any pain, but learning to focus the mind through meditation can elevate our frequency and help manage pain more effectively.
The background music in this video is by Samuel Lane of SMLMusic.
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