Several woo-ish resources confirm my experience over the past few years: When it comes to transformation, the body is the last to get on board -- even more stubborn about adapting to change than the subconscious.
Using hypnosis and Energy Psychology techniques, we can ease the subconscious into alignment with one's desires. But the body? The body holds on to the "old ways" with a tenacity that has taken my breath away at times; literally so when I've fallen and twisted myself into painful ankle, knee and shoulder injuries.
Two weeks after moving from Fremont to San Ramon, I fell in an airport restroom, spraining my left knee and ankle and breaking my right shoulder. That was in 1994, two years into my path as a hypnotherapist and just at the start of my training as a Handwriting Coach. I'd embraced my middle name, Grace, and was healing family-of-origin patterns through changes in my handwriting. Vimala Rodgers still talks about how I was obliged to take class notes with my non-dominant hand after limping into class with a single crutch under my left arm and my right arm in a sling. A deeply transformative time for me in just about every way.
Think about your body and history of notable injuries. Chances are good that any significant injuries align with times of change in your life. Even not-so-significant physical challenges such as colds are symptoms of the mind-body-spirit connection. Louise Hay's seminal Heal Your Life is a perennial bestseller on the subject, a dictionary of emotional components that may contribute to a wide spectrum of physical conditions.
My friend Paula Conley is a devotee of channeled messages from Eloheim (www.eloheim.com) and often shares them with me. Eloheim suggests the phrase, "I don't need to process this through my body." I've used this phrase several times recently and find that it works very well.
I'd love to hear from you about how your body reacts to impending change. What have you noticed? How have you dealt with it?
