The Final Cure for Disease

Apart from that inner Self or higher nature all things are a deviation, disturbance, or disease.  Until we learn to rest in our true nature we are prone to all the processes of decay and degeneration inherent in the external world.  Hence the only final cure for disease is Self-knowledge.

– Dr. David Frawley, American Institute of Vedic Studies

Ever notice how when we do something that brings us joy, that is fun or creative, we just feel good – healthy, youthful and free?  This is our true nature.  On the contrary, stress, frustration and worry cause imbalance in our mind and health while promoting the process of dis-ease and aging.

Ayurvedic wisdom honors Self-knowledge as the final cure for all disease.  Notice this is “self” with a capital “S”, the Self that embodies not who we think we are, what we call ourselves, or we do for a living, but instead the highest aspect of our Self, our essence, our purpose for being.

As you read this, you might wonder whether you’re fully certain of how to describe or even understand what your ‘Self’ actually is.  In fact, it may not be something that can be articulated through words.  Perhaps life offers us the journey of simply discovering what it feels like to be who we are when we’re not person ‘x’ that does ‘x’ for a living and has ‘x’ things in our life.

Who we really are, our highest aspect of Being, our highest Self, is actually something far more unique, an essence that can maybe only be expressed in action, through art or music, in a smile or in our laughter.  Tapping back into that feeling of wholeness occurs when we are in a state of ease: playing, relaxing, in stillness, or being in nature.

When we venture far (or even a little ways) away from our connected essence, imbalance and eventually dis-ease come to our being.  When we stay close and connected to our truth, we live in a place of ease, happiness and peace.

At its core, when a client and I work together, this is our aim, to navigate the journey back to the true Self.   As a practitioner, my role is to hold space for this process and to provide my clients with the guidance, support, and specific tools that can assist them on their own unique path to self-healing, physically, mentally, and spiritually.