Authenticity and Your Health
As my practice evolves and I learn more about the healing process (both personally and professionally), I am becoming more aware of the overall energetics of health. The more we are distanced from our true authentic self, the more suffering we experience.
Suffering isn’t a bad thing. The physical body uses a variety of signals to alert us when something is out of alignment. Suffering, in any capacity, is an opportunity to go inward and listen to what our body is trying to communicate. It’s an opportunity for growth. So what creates this separation from self?
Identities
People often talk about the “masks” we wear to project a certain version of ourselves. There’s the “professionalism” mask, the “victim” mask, the “hard worker” mask, the “spiritual” mask, the “provider” mask, the list goes on and on. Our experiences result in us choosing which identities feel the safest. And when we’re young, that’s an important strategy for survival. However, if we stay in those limiting identities without addressing the underlying fears, grief, shame, or guilt, then that stagnant energy will manifest as dysfunction in some capacity.
Limiting Beliefs
Other factors that create separation from our authentic selves include limiting beliefs. If you are someone who doubts that you will make enough money to travel abroad once a year, then unfortunately that becomes your reality. People who are stuck in this place of self-doubt will often try to justify their beliefs with the saying “I’m just being realistic”. And ironically, they are correct. That will, indeed, become their reality. Our beliefs, just like our thoughts, create a frequency that can only help but be matched by the universe. The real question is this: what are you protecting yourself from that you cannot allow yourself to dream big? Because the most authentic, complete version of you is worthy of everything you desire. It is your beliefs that keep you small.
Avoidance
Let’s face it. There are truths about ourselves that are really uncomfortable to look at directly. We may not even realize that we’re ignoring them because the instinct to turn away is so automated. But the more we ignore them, the longer they keep us from aligning with our truest selves and ultimately achieving freedom, health, and love.
The body is the gateway to facing these deeper truths. We all have challenges in life that have resulted in fear, guilt, abandonment, shame, anger, isolation, etc. These experiences are stored in the body, expressed as sensations, and the only way to release them is to attend to them with curiosity. Because even if you’re doing absolutely all the right things to heal your body, there are some soul lessons that you simply cannot bypass and the body will be the messenger. This is why some people will not experience complete symptom relief even with a healthy diet, the right supplements, tailored exercise, and regular body work.
Now what I’m not trying to say is that you are the reason you’re sick. This is very old school spiritual messaging, and can create even more isolation and suffering in people who are just trying to figure out how to feel better. Viruses, bacteria, and chemical poisons are all very real factors in creating disease states in the body. But the deeper truth? All of these things have a frequency, and in order for them to be compatible in our bodies, there must be a frequency match. It’s the fundamental rule of quantum physics: your frequency becomes your reality. You are not to blame for those experiences you’ve had that have resulted in limiting beliefs, identities, or avoidance. But you do have a responsibility to yourself to more closely examine them.
So what is the solution to better health, happiness, and ultimately achievement of authentic expression? Explore your depths. Be curious about those parts of yourself that scare you. Familiarize yourself with the process of seeking out your blind spots. Use your body as your guide. And remember that throughout this process, you are removing the layers that block you from your authentic self. The truest, most loving, most liberated version of you already exists at your core.
