Spirituality and Health

Spirituality and Health.  I remember my student days in graduate school, back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and discussing the connection between spirit and body. The concept was often dismissed or laughed at by students and teachers alike who were too lazy to become informed on the burgeoning research presenting in the field.
Thankfully, we have progressed a long way from then to the now where the connection between Spirituality and Health issues are an accepted notion in health care.  

"The connection between spirit and body is now well known and documented. We know that stress, not enough rest, and poor diet lead to poor health. But, now physicians can determine that depression and anxiety can also cause things like high blood pressure, migraines, strokes, heart attacks and even cancer and autoimmune diseases.One of the main things that can cause depression and anxiety is when we are out of sorts with our God-source and deny our true selves. We start experiencing a host of problems and sure enough spiritual dis-ease shows up as physical disease. In addition to physical ailments, mental health issues show up as well.'


"Be honest with yourself and see if any of these apply to your life right now?
Are you experiencing denial of self at any level, low self-esteem, living in quiet desperation in a job you hate or relationship that you’ve outgrown?
Are these social disorders showing up in your life: inability to adjust to change, victim mentality, inability to get along with others or maintain relationships?
Don’t just turn to self medicating.
We’ve seen how that can end! Recognize that your spirit is giving you the gift of unhappiness to encourage you to step into a bigger version of you. Your discomfort means that you are playing small in an area where you don’t belong."


"My own story (the author of this article) is that I’ve been that person in a corporate job I hated. I dreaded Sunday nights because I had to go to work Monday morning. I know the gut wrenching dread and stress of spending your life in a cubicle, unappreciated and going nowhere, even in the glamorous fashion industry where I worked."

http://www.wellnessnow12.com/spirituality-and-health/

"Your consciousness of the process means you are in enough pain to grow and make the necessary changes, resistance means that you are susceptible to dis-ease and disease as fear, resentment and stagnation set in. Yes, your pain, unhappiness and discomfort are the clues, tools and bridge to your success and happiness if you will follow with an open heart and mind."

Spirituality and Health is a topic that often is born from the pain in someone's life and their willingness to do just about anything to get free of it.  I absolutely agree that an open heart and mind are essential to the outcome of freedom from fear and so on.