Self healing is a multi-modal integrative approach to help the body return to innate equilibrium and relieve pain triggered by various triggers. It involves combining nutrition/dietary modification, postural and muscular training exercises, cognitive behavioral mind/body techniques.
Therapy helps identify negative thought patterns that interfere with mental health and teaches coping strategies for healthier living. The journey toward self-healing empowers individuals to take an active role in their own mental health, fostering resilience.
Meditation
Meditation helps you create a sense of calm and peace. It can also teach you to cope with stress and may even improve symptoms of certain medical conditions.
It has roots in ancient philosophies and several world religions, but you don’t have to be religious to meditate. The basic idea is to focus on something, such as breathing or a repeated sound or word (a mantra). Your thoughts will naturally wander, but the goal is to acknowledge them without judgment and then return your attention to your breath.
Healing meditation incorporates mindfulness and breathing techniques to promote physical, emotional and psychological wellness. It can help you recognize and address the root causes of a problem, which can lead to more effective and holistic healing.
Yoga
Yoga, a practice that originated in India, is an ancient body of wisdom that is often used as a self healing technique. Regular yoga improves physical fitness, calms the mind, increases body awareness, relieves stress and tension, and enhances focus and concentration.
It is a holistic approach that can be adapted to many different health conditions and empowers individuals with the tools they need to support their healing process. It incorporates various methods of yoga, such as poses, breathwork, meditation, and self-empowerment through awareness to create a personalized plan that supports healing on all levels of being.
Trauma-informed yoga allows clients to increase body awareness, regulate their nervous system and feelings of disconnection that occur with trauma. It also promotes a feeling of safety and helps victims learn ways to “release” trauma that is held in the body (Bussing et al., 2012).
Diet
What you eat plays a huge role in your health, both physically and emotionally. The healing foods diet encourages you to replace processed, inflammatory ingredients with nutritious whole foods that promote health and heal your body. It also helps prevent nutritional deficiencies by providing an ample supply of essential vitamins and minerals. The diet focuses on eliminating foods with added sugars, salt and unhealthy fats. Instead, it emphasizes fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds, beans, healthy fats, organic meats and healing herbs and spices. By following this simple eating plan, you can reduce inflammation and prevent chronic disease. Moreover, the healing foods diet can help you feel more energetic and balanced while supporting a positive mood. It is an excellent foundation for any trauma-healing program.
The diet is also low in pro-inflammatory foods that can contribute to insulin resistance, including refined grains, potato chips and processed snacks.
Exercise
Exercise is a great way to release negative energy and boost your mood. It can help you find physical and emotional strength to move forward with your life, even when healing is challenging.
Regular exercise releases endorphins, natural mood elevators that combat stress hormones. It also supports other natural healing practices, creating a synergistic approach to optimal health.
Take time to identify your goals for self-healing and nurture a healthy support system. This may mean surrounding yourself with people who energize you and encouraging them to be supportive of your journey. It can also include seeking professional guidance from a counselor or learning tools like the Mentally STRONG Method that can give you structure and guidance as you walk your path. The key is to find a self healing technique that feels right for you.
Sleep
Sleep is a powerful healing technique that helps you feel healthy and vibrant. Getting enough rest promotes tissue repair and recovery, reduces pain sensitivity, and enhances cognitive function. Insufficient or poor-quality sleep hinders these processes and slows the healing process, affecting your mood and energy levels.
During deep sleep, the brain reorganizes and catalogs memories and information you’ve learned throughout the day—like sorting books in a library. This reorganization makes it easier to access and use the information in the future.
This stage of sleep also coincides with peak secretion of growth hormone, which plays a key role in nightly maintenance and repair. It’s also when more physical recovery occurs. Waking up before this last stage of sleep cuts corners that can be costly in the long run.
