It seems that nearly everyone I know either has had cancer or knows someone who has had cancer. The statistics are shocking and it strikes me as though we are experiencing an epidemic. While no one knows for sure just why, my own suspicions are associated with all the chemical toxins and plastics we are exposed to, as well as the sugar-laden and refined flour products we as a culture are consuming. While the AMA continues to support the theory of genetic susceptibility, Dr. Bruce Lipton has done wonderful research that proves that our environment (i.e., our thinking) actually directly impacts and changes our genes, turning off genes that were expressing themselves potentially as out-of-control cancer cells.
Energetic boundary work is absolutely central to my DEH therapy/healing model and this is just as true for our ongoing relationship to cancer. While few things are absolutely certain, maintaining congruent beliefs deep into the subconscious regions of our consciousness that we will never get cancer but continue to stay healthy is at the core of establishing and maintaining energetic boundaries with cancer. These beliefs can be confirmed with muscle testing by a qualified practitioner and reprogrammed with energy-based DEH strategies. It is too easy to harbor doubts about our health, especially as many around us succumb to terrible diseases. A recent scholarly article I read written by a M.D about the proliferation of cancer emphasized that while cancers are on the rise and the allopathic medical model continues to treat with radiation, surgery and chemotherapy, one rarely hears about the power of prevention. These practices include self-care that emphasize what I call the Prime Directive: Always take care of yourself first! While this may seem selfish, the point is all about prevention. This includes regular exercise, a diet that you know is healthy, some kind of regular energetic and/or spiritual practice and ensuring that your thinking is under your dominion. This does not require a monastic life filling your day with prayer and self-abnegation. Instead, conscious intentional self-care practices become our daily habits. Better to consider these modifications to your lifestyle while your life is still a daily experience of wonder and gratitude. I admit it is not always so easy but from what I have seen, neither is cancer.
Posted by Howard Brockman, LCSW
October 8, 2012
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