Who is a Healer? What is Healing?

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Who is a Healer? What is Healing?The answers to the title questions posed, by my humble estimation, are: everyone and nearly everything. Yes. You read that correctly. Everyone is a healer in one fashion or another and what can be construed as healing is nearly limitless in its potential since what is healing, balancing or soothing to each soul is as unique and varied as each individual.If you find my opening statement to be outlandish, are perplexed, or even a bit outraged by the suggestions I've made I gently ask you to read onward to learn why I believe in the answers I have provided.First, I would like to clarify my position, please. When I say that "everyone" is a healer I do not suggest that all people are certified or trained practitioners of specific (or multiple) healing modalities alternative, complementary, holistic, western or otherwise. What I am saying, however, is that within each soul I believe there is the inherent ability to self-heal; once the cells have been "turned on" (activated) to "remember" how to heal then healing will occur. We must also entirely cease the thought process that it is impossible to heal ourselves or that we are powerless against dis-ease or illness. This last line of thinking can actually prevent and/or delay the body's natural healing process."The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind."~ Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus ~Our bodies possess an innate wisdom; they know much more than we give them credit for. If we learn how to "listen" to and interpret the messages our bodies are sending us we can actually begin to avoid certain illnesses or conditions. One excellent way to accomplish learning to "hear" what your body speaks is to sit quietly in a chair and mindfully breathe deeply and peacefully for a minute or two. Then, within your mind, make a statement you know to be false. For example, "I hate chocolate." Repeat this phrase three times. Feel how your body reacts to a lie. Then take a short break, about fifteen minutes is sufficient. Sit down and repeat this process only this time substitute the truth for the lie. For example, "I love chocolate." repeated thrice. Then notice how differently your body responds. You have now achieved a simple yet powerful way of detecting how your body tells you whether something is "good" (the truth) or "bad" (the lie).Did you know that our bodies actually undergo a cellular transformation and renewal process every seven years? Did you also know that we can begin to intentionally reconstruct and readjust our DNA through purposeful recoding? This is a unique skill although the knowledge of how to perform this lies within each one of our cellular memory banks merely waiting for someone to help us recall how to enable and enact this natural process. It has come to my attention recently that purposeful DNA Recoding is presently being taught by some highly educated and amazing specialists in this field. Unfortunately this topic falls outside the scope of this article except for the importance of mentioning the fact it exists and is a proven and accepted reality today. DNA Recoding requires a dedicated article entirely unto itself. If, however, this specific topic intrigues you, I urge you to, please, begin researching this subject in greater depth. There are many who are coming to the fore now to discuss this important and specialized application and healing process.In order to understand why I am adamant in my belief that we can heal ourselves, you must first fully understand what I mean when I say "heal". Healing is not the same as curing. I do not suggest that we can all cure ourselves - although I reserve the right to also hold the proverbial door open for that possibility - rather I do believe we all possess the power to heal ourselves. And, for me, to "heal" is simply defined as being or becoming whole and balanced.Wikipedia states that to "heal" in alternative terms is relative to wellness which is defined as "…an integrated method of functioning which is oriented toward maximizing the potential of which the individual is capable. It requires that the individual maintain a continuum of balance and purposeful direction within the environment where he is functioning."Misdirected life force is the activity in disease process. Disease has no energy save what it borrows from the life of the organism."~ Kabbalah ~Some illnesses, dis-eases and conditions do exist – whether we wish to acknowledge this or not – because we are out of balance in one or more areas of our lives. We have, whether through trauma, extreme stress, duress or prolonged exposure to unhealthful circumstances, habits and/or situations, created an imbalance in our lives which consequently can ill-effect the body. When we are off-kilter we open the gateway for dis-ease. In viewing illness this way, one can easily see that the suggestion that when we are able to adapt to dis-ease and "work with it" in order to eliminate the imbalance we are then able to restore a sense of "wellness" thus healing ourselves. This argument then does bear merit.In addition to the aforementioned reasons I believe that everyone constitutes a form of healer, I add this for your consideration; is not being able to construct an eco-friendly building acting as a healer for the earth? Is not creating music which touches one's soul, considered an elevating or uplifting experience? If you agree it is so, it therefore can also be considered healing. (This music is mentioned aside from purposeful practical application of specific correlated vibrations and chords meant to recalibrate the "normal" human body.) Is not an artist who provides a means of looking at this world in a whole new way also healing albeit differently than a practical healing modality? And what about applying title of "healing" to something so simply offered as a smile or a pure and innocent touch? For example, it has been proven in case studies regarding newborn infants that touch – when appropriate and chaste – is considered essential to drive the desire to survive while also promoting the likelihood of a resulting in a well-adapted and balanced being. The sense of being touched lovingly then also constitutes what is healing."The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love."~ Hubert H. Humphrey ~In review, I have illustrated that we all possess the inherent knowledge and power to enact positive changes in our lives … and our bodies …which constitute healing. This serves to meet my postulation that we all are healers in one fashion or another to a greater or lesser degree.As to what serves to meet the basic needs as to qualify to be considered healing? I have offered the traits or actions and deeds which are not typically associated with the healing industry to meet the criteria which generally fall outside the accepted arena of healing. These items include such wonderful gifts as smiles, music, art in all its forms, pure touch, awareness and readjustment of our thinking processes from perceiving the impossible to becoming possible. The list , in my mind, is nearly endless.The point here is that what one finds healing another may not, yet that does not in any way eradicate the benefit found within specific categories which constitute healing, despite that these practices do not fall under the current health organizations – alternative or otherwise – as being legitimate healing methodologies.I would be remiss in this discussion if I did not at least state clearly that I believe it is important to incorporate proper diet along with appropriate levels of water intake in conjunction with regular and balanced exercise into our daily living routines. These simple daily habits are also not only healing but serve to achieve and sustain general overall well-being.When all is said and done I hope I have provided you with enough possibilities as to merit real thought, consideration and/or contemplation, as to the possibility that everyone is a healer of some sort even without being a healer by occupation. Equally I hope that I have given you ample reason to potentially expand your possible definitions of what can help you (or a loved one) to heal, live more wholly and freely while understanding that to heal yourself is also the first step towards helping to healing this world."The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world."~ nne on ~Thank you!Namaste. Much Metta.~Alison Kain Humanity Healing Copyright 2007~Click to join Please sign our Pledge of Unity on Care2:Humanity Healing Pledge of Unitywww..netHumanity Healing BlogZaadzHumanity Healing ZaadzCare2 Humanity Healing SiteCare2 PledgeYouTube GroupMySpace Humanity Healing