Emotion affects us more physically than we realize.

Think fear for example.

Fear constricts the blood vessels and spikes the heart rate.

A physical reaction.

Chronic fear creates chronic stress which leads to chronic inflammation which leads to chronic disease.

E-motion = Energy in motion.

When the energy is not in motion, it gets stuck.

The body does not want negative emotions so they tend to get stuck.

To let our energy flow freely in the present, we must counteract negative emotion with positive emotion.

Ex.

Fear -> Trust

Anger -> Forgiveness

Grief -> Gratitude

Shame -> Compassion

Anxiety -> Hope

Loneliness -> Connection

Suppression -> Expression

But much negative emotion of the past was never addressed.

This emotion is likely to have gotten stuck in the body manifesting itself first through inflammation driven tightness & pain and then through disease.

This is why babies tend to be more flexible, pain-free, and healthy.

On the other hand, the older we get, the more tightness, pain, and disease we get too.

Stuck emotion accumulates overtime.

To address past emotion, we must first recognize the negative emotional patterns we still have so we can counteract it with the positive one.

Then we must identify the tight, pain points in the body and do movements, breathing patterns, and stretches that counteract it.

Setting this emotions free feels so good in mind & body.

True freedom is found within.

If you accomplish this, you will be liberated.

This is the truth around health & longevity.

I share some counteracting practices and plan to share more in depth here.

With Truth & Love 🥛🍯,

Shaughnessy 🐺