IC and Getting Out of the Way: 2 Techniques to Enhance Release

We all know the amazing capability of the human mindbody to heal  One only needs to recall the experience of a skin cut and the changes that take place over days that leads to the sealing of the wound and typically without a scar  And we didn’t really do anything  We just watched and day by day it occurred  The mindbody did its magic

What we had to do is “get out of the way”  There are many things that we do to interfere with the healing process  We can give our mindbodies foods that produce imbalance or incompatible food combinations, not live in tune with Nature(going to bed when Nature is going to sleep, getting up with Nature, eating our biggest meals when Nature is taking her biggest meal)  These simple things support “getting out of the way” and is foundational to dealing with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia)

Release and Getting Out of the Way

The mindbody knows how to heal we just need to give it the opportunity  A Kapha release can look like the common cold, with lots of mucous and cough with respiratory congestion(release of the heavy, slow/dull, slimy/smooth, liquid qualities) An attack of acid indigestion or diarrhea would be an example of a Pitta release due to excess of that energy pattern in the GI tract In both of these examples the mindbody is shedding qualities(hot, sharp, spreading, liquid, oily) that it doesn’t want  This shedding of qualities that happens is a very natural thing  It’s not like we have to think about this release It just naturally happens Typically once an acute release has occurred there is often a sense of lightness that overcomes the physiology due to the loss of qualitative burden

The reason for release is quite simple actually  The mindbody has innate intelligence to release these unwanted qualities  Like Nature it always moves in the direction of righting itself if imbalance occurs  Unfortunately we have grown impatient with this process due to our distrust of the mindbody, believing that this is not possible

Understanding the Process of Release

It’s important to understand this process of release  Release which is in reality a healing event but it can be marked by highs and lows, ups and downs, good days/weeks and bad days/weeks  This roller coaster ride leads to doubt in the mindbody that one is on the right path, that this indeed will be the right course to take  When doubt sets in, confusion can reverberate through the physiology and then impatience and loss of faith  Pretty soon the inevitable “what the use” begins to chime in

Journaling pays big dividends because it focuses our attention on where we have been and where we are now with respect to symptoms  By and by symptoms get better but because the process is subtle it’s sometimes difficult to remember  Journaling helps support the memory of the past

If we are paying attention to guidelines that foster balance, there will come a time guaranteed, where energy patterns that have been “hanging around” in the mindbody physiology will want to naturally release  With that release comes symptoms and we misinterpret these symptoms as getting worse or at least not making progress Rest assured that if you’re doing the foundational work as discussed release of qualities will be the result

Enhancing the Process of Release

So it’s either an acute release as in the common cold or a release of pentup energy as in the IC bladder pain syndrome  The latter is a release that has been chronically stored sometimes for years or decades The more chronic the longer the release that can take up to years based on the chronicity

Supporting and enhancing the release can be done with

1  Herbs which can help foster, smooth out or build up the mindbody during releases

2 Detoxification procedures such as panchakarma(PK)  These require physician directed guidance due to the complexity of decision making that goes beyond the health consumer’s capability  There are other energy science techniques that also facilitate these chronic releases that go beyond the scope of this short blog but suffice it to say there are many other tools in the bag

The message is that illnesses that seem to come out of “nowhere” can be explained on the basis of these releases  Of course if not simple one should check in with your friendly matter science doc and be sure that there isn’t something more serious particularly if symptoms continue and don’t resolve