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Have you ever made it through a stressful period and then finally got to the end, only to “come down with something<\/em>” and be laid up in bed?\u00a0 It may be that your back goes out or you succumb to the flu or get a migraine.\u00a0 It happened to my daughter, Rachel, when she got home for Christmas holidays after finishing\u00a0her mid-term exams at law school.\u00a0 \u00a0We often use the analogy in our office that the\u00a0brain is like the manager and the body is like the labourers.\u00a0 If the manager\u00a0hasn’t been listening to the needs of the labourers, they\u00a0will go out on strike in order to be heard.\u00a0 Our bodies go on strike, and we call that illness.

I was watching a television drama in which the protagonist ignored his body and ended up in hospital, but was still trying to accomplish\u00a0his regular work.\u00a0 A visitor told him\u00a0that he’d been visited by “saint illness”, and he needed to listen to that saint.\u00a0 Of course, when you use the short form, saint illness becomes St. illness or\u00a0stillness<\/em>, and this was the very thing he was resisting which was slowing his healing process.\u00a0 Many of us can be like that, it is difficult for us to be still, but this\u00a0is an important aspect of our health and wellness.

I have two things to say about this.\u00a0 First, if you find yourself unwell, LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.\u00a0 This is not the time to push through, unless there is absolutely no alternative.\u00a0 This is when you need\u00a0to make time for rest.\u00a0 Find space for stillness.\u00a0 This is the time to allow loved ones to serve you, or perhaps find out how\u00a0“uber eats” works to deliver a meal.\u00a0 It is time to delay tasks that are not urgent, like putting away the laundry or vacuuming the living room.\u00a0 Allowing your body time to heal will allow you to heal faster, and ultimately be more productive!

The other lesson from this is that if you create a time of stillness in your everyday life, your body may not have to go on strike to get your attention!\u00a0 Spending time doing meditation or breath work may allow you to respond to your body’s needs\u00a0before<\/em>\u00a0they become a crisis.\u00a0 \u00a0Some people find journaling helps, others find listening to music or soundscapes allows them to relax and let go.\u00a0 Guided meditation with breath work can be helpful, as in Savasana, which is often found at the conclusion of yoga classes.\u00a0 Click this link to hear an 8 minute guided savasana from our YouTube channel:\u00a0\u00a0

Savasana<\/a><\/strong>

And, of course, I would remind you that a network entrainment helps reset the nervous system so that you can listen to the body, so make sure to set up an appointment this month!\u00a0 I will close with a quote from Anne Lamott:

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you”<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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