When we look at our day we typically break it down into sections of things to do, places to go, and people to see.  Separation and details are important for our ability to get things done orderly and make appointments scheduled for certain times.  All of this is helpful, and necessary.  But it does limit us in one big way.

Any time we get bogged down with details we're living on the Left side of our brain.  The left side is our analytical side comparing, distinguishing, and highlighting differences between us and our environment.  Very helpful indeed when it comes to tasks like driving!  The only issue is that we often become so intensely focused with our left brain, that the ability of the right isn't allowed to show up and play.

What does the right side do?  It is our creative and connected side.  It helps us feel and relate to the world around us and find similarities that bring us together.  The right brain sees the "whole picture" giving us insight into ourselves and our communities.  It's like seeing the entire quilt instead of focusing on a single stitch.

It's relation to health is huge!  Have any of you ever been so bogged down by details you give up trying a new diet?  Been so confused about which type of exercise is good for you that you're paralyzed into never using your gym membership?  These are left brain thoughts and they are so numerous they make it hard to know where to go. 

 But if I use the right brain to examine my body and it's health as a whole, I see that simplicity drives health.  It becomes apparent that the type of veggie I eat means much less than the fact that I ate a vegetable at all.  The type of exercise I perform has less to do with my health than me simply going out and doing something.    Than I know that as a whole, I'm supporting myself physically, mentally, and emotionally.  

Getting it right means getting to the right side of the brain.  Give it a chance to see the whole amidst the details.  When we bring the power of the right and left together, we are truly powerful beings indeed.   And that is how we can create simple, effective change.

Throughout my life I have always had a desire to heal the world. I began as an absolute lover of animals and nature.  As I grew older I wanted to find the cure to asthma.  I experienced asthma, allergies, shots, hospitalizations and the side effects of medications as a child.  I did not want anyone else to have to go through this experience.  

My journey led me into the allopathic world of medicine.  It never seemed to fit just right for me.  I am not saying that medicine doesn't have it's place, I just felt in my core that there was something else, something better. On a whim, I applied for Chiropractic college. I didn't really know what Chiropractors did except for taking care of you after car accidents, but I felt stuck in my life and kept being directed towards Chiropractic college. Imagine my surprise when I was accepted the next day!

When I first began Chiropractic college, I was still in the allopathic mindset, but searching for something more. I truly found it here and through my own personal healing, I no longer have asthma, allergies nor do I take medications.  I studied a few different energy techniques while is school and B.E.S.T. was the one that felt best for me.

Dr. Oz is quoted as saying, ""We're beginning now to understand things that we know in our hearts are true but we could never measure. As we get better at understanding how little we know about the body, we begin to realize that the next big frontier in medicine is energy medicine. It's not the mechanistic part of the joints moving. It's not the chemistry of our body. It's understanding for the first time how energy influences how we feel."

He is absolutely correct, and those of us who study and practice energy medicine can take this conversation much deeper and help others connect to their own healing energy as well as show you how the physical body works with the energetic bodies. In most simple terms; it does because they are the same - you are an electromagnetic energy field.

With B.E.S.T. I have had the pleasure of seeing some amazing shifts in others and the conversations afterwards are just as amazing. B.E.S.T. is a hands-on technique, however, it is not physically adjusting the body like Chiropractic adjustments. I begin with connecting to the patients energy and being focused on them.  I then go where the energy leads me, balancing areas of the body simply by gently laying my hands on them and waiting for the energy to harmonize. I love it when they say they can feel things moving while I am doing this.  I feel it, and I know it is balancing, even if they can't feel it, but it is great when the patient becomes aware of the sensations in their own body. Sessions are very peaceful and can take up to 45 minutes, but it is some of the BEST "healing" you will receive.  

When someone complains of knee pain or low back pain, we look at all areas of health; physical, nutritional, energetic.  The physical manifestation of knee pain, may simply be a block in flow of your energy.  This is the same as "chi" in eastern medicine.  As a matter of fact, acupuncture works in a similar manner, except it uses needles. When we can bring attention to the knee pain with the intention of releasing it, letting it go and connecting to the energy in that area of the body and what it is telling us, then true healing can occur.  It's you connecting with yourself, paying attention and healing yourself from the inside out. I gratefully get to be the facilitator in this process. 

There are so many things I would like to share with you.  I will continue to post more about this topic, but if you are interested in learning more or engaging in this type of conversation, please come to our Evenings with the Doc's.  You can find them on the Events and Talks page, or sign up for our monthly newsletter and you will also receive upcoming events newsletters. www.chiropractic-now.com

Namaste - the divine in me honors the divine in you.
Dr. April
Oh, and the cure to asthma? I knew it all along, it comes from within.... Love and Breath of Life.