The Mind-Body-Soul Connection

We typically view every ailment, and form of dis-ease, as easily remedied by simple chemical or mechanical solutions. This is true not only in mainstream medicine, but also often true of the natural, holistic health community. Practitioners focus on diet, supplements, or psychedelic substances. They recommend exercise and vague “one-size-fits-all” mind-body practices for reducing stress. In most cases, clients never learn how to manage their own physical, emotional, and spiritual health independently, without lifelong dependency on a healer.

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Mind, Body, and Soul are inseparable and deeply entwined. They function as a cohesive whole. An imbalance in one effects the others. 

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One of the greatest challenges we face is that we are incentivized to not be our real selves. Peer, family, and institutional pressures powerfully urge us to create and embrace false identities which make the spectators within our lives feel better about themselves. We destroy our health attempting to become these false identities. The more we embrace the falsehood, the sicker we get.

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Why is this? it is because the Body, Mind, and Soul are unified and they must work together if we wish to be healthy. The Body is the physical vehicle we use to experience this world. The Body is a byproduct of the Mind. The Mind is the emotional, intuitive self. The Mind a byproduct of the Soul. The Soul is the True Self. The Soul expresses itself when we do what brings us our greatest Joy.

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The Mind and Soul do not live inside the Body. The Body lives inside of the Mind. The Mind lives inside of the Soul. A sick Body and/or Mind indicates that the needs and desires of the Soul are being not honored and expressed, and this is always a recipe for dis-ease.

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As little children we know exactly who we are and want to become. From the ages of 7 until 30, we learn to forget who are and what we genuinely want out of life. We learn to chase the dreams of others (parents, family, friends, teachers, media personalities, etc). Some time around the age of 30 we feel something missing in our lives. We often feel disillusioned with the lives we created, and this feeling can build until the “Mid Life Crisis” which is often a breaking point. If we are not honest about these feelings, we develop some sort of physical and/or mental illness that can only be healed by being honest with ourselves about how we truly feel about our lives and what we truly want. There is no escape from facing this. Indigenous cultures (including of those of Europe) call this process “Soul Loss.”

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Soul Loss is when we forget who we are and what we truly want. We deny our Souls the expression they need to nourish and sustain our bodies and minds. The modern face of Soul Loss is an excessively sweet, bubbly personality who is constantly sacrificing their time and energy to please others. We feel depleted and exhausted as a result, and as the years go on, health problems start multiplying. Fortunately, we can reclaim our Souls at any time if we want it enough.

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I face this challenge in my own life every day. I work every day to be more real and to stop being the fake self I created under the urging of others. I have not only studied and researched this subject for decades, but I speak from experience.