Guest guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 >>>I would imagine that visualizing the body healing itself would also be beneficial, however, it's hard to imagine that for certain ailments, like my wrist where the bones are fused together. I will try it on other parts that are more muscle/tissue-related pain. It can't hurt, right?<<< Hi Joanne, Thanks for replying and to everyone else who replied to my question about trying visualization to heal. I'm backpeddling through emails here as my internet has been down, but am grateful to hear so many are open to the concept of self-healing. The mind is such a powerful thing and actually you can reply to your brother in law that he's right! Pain receptors in the brain do control how we feel and respond to pain. However, there is also the notion that the body is holographic in nature - ie. that every cell in the body retains the same information in the shape of our genetic codings, including our levels of pain tolerance, etc. The real question is, where is the mind and what exactly is it???? We assume it is located in the brain, but is it there only? It's not exactly a tangible thing! That is to say...every cell in the body has a consciousness of its own, so does he mean that consciousness = the mind? If so, the mind exists in every part of our bodies, not just our heads....deeeep thoughts. LOL When trying out the visualization technique, be sure to visualize the outcome you desire...maybe sitting in the doctor's office and being told your RA is in remission - whoa, wouldn't that be the best?! Consider how you'd feel hearing such news - elated, joyful, relieved....then surround your visual with those emotions. You might experience a tingling sensation throughout your body or a deep sense of peace. It only takes a few moments to do this each day....or whenever you catch yourself sinking into negative thought patterns when the pain is bad. This is challenging, but try deep breathing at the same time...like lamaze (sp?)technique for childbirthing and breathe the positive outcome into the joints that hurt. You're right, it can't hurt to try this and, if nothing else, awareness of negative emotions helps with depression and all that creates in our bodies. Peace, n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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