Healthy Living is the one of the foundational pillars and the usual starting point for most on the greater path of Enlightened Living. It is the building block for reaching your optimal potential and where most everyone focuses throughout life without being fully aware of the possibility of the other pillars of Vibrant and Awakened Living. This is beyond just medical care and disease management. Healthy Living is about embracing the greater potential of the body and mind to achieve an optimal, natural state of function and well-being.
This is a concise overview of Healthy Living to clearly outline the core principles and the process. For further study and guidance, we offer foundational courses and clinical guidance.
What is Healthy Living?
Healthy Living is wellness of the body and mind actualized through natural living, a healthy mindset, and functional well-being. This applies to not only the obvious health and function of the body but also to emotional regulation, stress management, and mental clarity.
The body is the vehicle, the emotions are the fuel, and the mind is the driver. But, keep in mind, that this is just the most simple, relative view of ourselves helpful in understanding ourselves in the most basic way. We have aspects of ourselves beyond this view which are explored in the other pillars of Enlightened Living.
The key element forming the basis is Healthy Living is the understanding and application of vitalism. The vital force is what interpenetrates and connects the body, emotions, and mind and is the most important factor in health and wellness. The main objectives of Healthy Living are to address any interference to the vital force and promote optimal balance of vitality in general.
The Core Principles of Healthy Living
1. The Healing Power of Nature: Optimal healing occurs with activation of the healing forces within through the most natural means possible.
2. First Do No Harm: Healing should not be forced or controlled. Work with the natural process of healing to reduce side effects and symptoms.
3. Treat the Whole Person: You are more than the sum of your parts. You have a body, emotions, mind, and spirit. Holistic healing is complete healing.
4. Address the Root Cause: The lack of symptoms is not health. The underlying causes and stressors must be addressed. The rood cause may be physical, emotional, mental, and/or spiritual.
5. The Vital Force is the Key: The free, natural flow of vital energy is the most important factor in optimal wellness of the body and mind. Resistance, tension, toxins, and limiting thoughts create the blockages to the free flow.
6. The Healing Cycle: Complete healing occurs as a cyclical process based on universal stages of transformation. Managing this process with awareness is the key.
7. The Pillars of Health: To establish a solid foundation of sustainable wellness, these pillars are the main areas focus for optimal function and living.
8. The Pillars of Wellness: The unfoldment of these greater pillars are the ultimate goal of Healthy Living which sets the stage for Vibrant Living.