I saw my osteopath recently, and we
talked about the osteopathic idea that there is a blueprint for life in our
bodies; that we are all born with the ability to be healthy and happy. This includes
the ability to restore the balance when it goes out of kilter. Things get in
the way of that knowledge, but underneath our body know how exactly how to do
it. We just need to learn how to remind our body of what it already knows! This
is an idea that also underlies the Lightning Process (because Phil Parker first
trained as an osteopath).
I have started to play with this idea
of a blueprint in my imagination, knowing the power of our thoughts to
influence our bodies. I imagine myself getting very small and travelling into
my body, carrying this “blueprint for life” (like a map or plan for health and
happiness). In my imagination I go to each cell in my body and give it the blueprint,
then watch as it remembers what its role is in the big plan, and transforms.
Here I get very creative! Sometimes I
imagine that for each cell it is as if the sun has come out and it is relaxing
into the warmth, glowing with calm energy. I see the cell communicating well
with other cells in the body, all working together to create health and
happiness. Sometimes I choose specific cells: for example, I might want to
bring calm to any cells involved in the fight or flight response, if there is
no real emergency going on; or pour energy into cells that need that. It is all
about coming back into balance, which our body has a natural ability to do.
Sometimes I see the genes on the
chromosomes in each cell switching on or off so that they can respond in a
healthy way (the science of epigenetics has proved that this happens). Anything
that needs repairing gets repaired. A housekeeping team goes through and
decides what needs clearing out (toxins, dead cells, cells with mistakes that
don’t fit the blueprint, viruses…..) and takes them off to be composted and
transformed into something useful. My imaginary story changes every time.
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| My compost bin! |
If you decide to have a go yourself, have
fun with it! Remember there is a lot of evidence that our body responds to every
thought we think. If we think about lunch our stomach rumbles. And our brain
lights up in the same way on a scan whether we are looking at an apple, or
imagining an apple. So your body will be responding to these imaginary thoughts
too. We do housework in our homes and repair things that have gone wrong, why
not do the same for our bodies? And it’s a good way to take a break, or something
to do while you are drifting off to sleep …..
If you are curious and want more
information about using the power of your thoughts, I recommend David
Hamilton’s work, especially his book “How your mind can heal your body”.
