The Secret to Healing: Allowing

So much of the time we are injured or unwell is spent wanting to do something to improve our situation. We want to take medicine, do physiotherapy, add more supplements, and so on. We want to be proactive in our healing. And this is a good thing—those actions, along with certain medicines and interventions, can certainly make a difference in our health.

But at the end of the day, what the body needs most in order to heal is to be allowed to do so. Our bodies are amazing in their ability to heal and recover from all kinds of things. There are, however, plenty of things that can get in our way. Stress essentially signals to the nervous system that it must stay alert, and that it’s not yet time for healing, restoring, and recovering. When stress hormones move through the body, the immune system will not be able to work at its optimal level. Keep reading…