One of my favourite holistic lifestyle coaches out there and probably the most famous amongst the health and fitness community is Paul Check and in one of his recent podcasts referenced that today unfortunately the new normal is to be unhealthy and disembodied. A very harsh statement but when we look at the world today it is absolutely true, obesity is on the increase, most of the population is overweight, on prescribed medication of some description, consuming toxic foods, alcohol or smoke.
This got me thinking, these words disembodied and unhealthy they go hand in hand and I believe living an unhealthy lifestyle is a recipe for disembodiment and disembodiment leads to unhealthy lifestyle choices.
So what is the meaning of disembodiment, well the dictionary states that to be disembodied means, ‘separated from or existing without the body’. What this meaning suggests is that to be disembodied is to be ghost like. This to me means a body, mind and spirit that has lost connection with itself and this ultimately means a loss of life force, vitality, energy and one that is programmed for self destruction. It is from this disconnection that I believe further facilitates unhealthy habits, lifestyle choices etc, which leads to a deeper disconnection with ones self. Being disconnected means that you have lost your awareness to your physical body, mind and spirit much like one who is disembodied. So how do we regain connection and piece ourselves back together, well like I said at the start we can work on our physical body by bringing ourselves back into balance through healthier lifestyle choices. Take part in a form of movement practice or physical activity that teaches you to become more aware of your body in space, move with greater freedom and ease, without pain. A practice that will improve your mind body connection without the detriment of your health.
However that is one side of this relationship between ill health and disembodiment, we need to work on ourselves not just physically but restore our connection and balance in line with the earth and work on our energies. In todays modern world with technology at the forefront of just about everything we do in our lives this has unfortunately come at huge cost for ourselves and has left our world in a complete health crisis. Cell phones, computers, satellites etc all carry EMF waves and these frequencies leak into our food, water and into our bodies that leads to high levels of inflammation and a host of illness and disease. Not only this but it can also unground us, which leaves us vulnerable and open to huge levels of stress and mental and emotional issues. We need to fight against this, we need to protect ourselves from society that has made the world a toxic nightmare, one way that we can do that is physically connecting with Mother Earth herself and ground ourselves. I am fortunate enough to have a friend, coach, therapist who teaches the art of grounding, Mindfulness and mediation and practising these skills has been a game changer for me in improving my health and repairing my damaged disconnected body myself. I will reference his Workshop below if you are interested in attending, I would highly recommend. Grounding or earthing as its sometimes known, is arguably the biggest thing we as humans have lost the most, the best way to heal ourselves is to physically get back in contact with the earth. This could be walking barefoot on grass, wet sand, swimming in the sea, touching a tree with your hands. Feel the free energy the world offers you, the free electrons run through your body and clears your mind and spirit. Stress levels drop, and best of all it costs us nothing. Socks, shoes, artificial surfaces, artificial materials and electronic equipment are all blockages that prevent us from connecting in balance with the earth and so we must practice grounding through visualisations and physically connecting to it.
There are numerous lifestyle habits that could lead to health issues, the main one everyone is familiar with is nutrition, we all have our own diets that are individual to us. Unfortunately a lot of what is on the shelves nowadays is total garbage, it is what you would call dead food. A lot of peoples diets now are almost completely artificial and contain zero nutritional value. These diets feed harmful bacteria, parasites and other nasties in our gut. This over the course of time affects the entire body physically, the gut has direct control of the brain and can change peoples thoughts and feelings, therefore emotions as well. As our thoughts and feelings drive our emotions, this means we have lost control of ourselves and therefore become disembodied by an unhealthy lifestyle choice.This is one of an endless number of lifestyle choices that can affect us in this way.
So in summary, we have created a world that is a toxic environment for we as humans to live and it is so easy to fall victim to society and become an unhealthy disembodied individual. There are things we can’t help, but we should concentrate on the things we can do in order to protect ourselves by making healthier lifestyle choices and practise the art of grounding, mindfulness and meditation.