Healing:
Simple or Complex?
by Barbara D. Allan
Author of Conquering Arthritis
On one level healing is such a simple process. Remove
the underlying causes of the illness and the body miraculously
heals itself. On another level, healing is a complex
process. So many elements can contribute to either illness
or wellness, and it isn’t always clear what those
elements are.
That is where good guidance is invaluable. It can often
provide the clarity needed for healing to become simple.
I have experienced this very dramatically in my own
life this last year, in the form of two different types
of guidance that have given me the clarity I needed
to heal.
Medical Guidance
As many of you know, in June 2004 I went into the hospital
for 8 days with West Nile virus induced meningitis.
I had quite a bit of neurological involvement and this
last year has been a period of recovery marked by occasional
relapses. After a relapse in October 2004, I sought
out the expertise of an MD who is also trained in naturopathic
methods. She ran a whole battery of tests and was able
to pinpoint exactly where my system was out of whack
and provide dietary advice and supplements to correct
the problem. She provided the first type of guidance
that gave me the clarity I needed to heal: what foods
I needed to avoid and what supplements I needed to support
my body’s natural healing processes.
Her advice closely paralleled the advice I give in
my book Conquering Arthritis,
but introduced me to new testing options that more closely
identify exactly what needs to be corrected.
The ALCAT Test
The most wonderful discovery for me was the ALCAT blood
test for food sensitivities. This is a simple blood
test that screens sensitivity reactions to a hundred
or so common foods, many food additives and chemicals
in our environment, various microorganisms and, most
interestingly, many common anti-inflammatory drugs.
It has an 86% accuracy rate because of occasional false
positives, which to my mind isn’t that big of
a deal. It is actually close to 100% accurate for correctly
identifying sensitivities reactions that are there.
In plain English: you may end up avoiding a few foods
or substances that aren’t a problem, but it will
catch close to 100% of the ones that are.
Bottom line: This test gives you a huge head start
in your healing process. Even in the rare event that
you have no food sensitivities, you will know for sure
that you don’t and can stop wasting your time
and effort wondering if food sensitivities are contributing
to your problems. If you want to learn more about the
ALCAT test, see my article Blood
Test for Delayed Food Hypersensitivities.
Spiritual Guidance
Despite all the good guidance I have been getting from
my doctor regarding diet and supplements, I went into
another difficult West Nile virus relapse period this
spring. The same things that had been working so well
a few months earlier were just not working anymore.
Because I wanted a totally different view on what I
need to do to heal, I asked for a healing ceremony within
a Native American tradition. The results have been miraculous.
What I learned was exactly how I was blocking my healing.
For me it was all about facing my fear head on and not
letting it shut me down.
To quote Marianne Willamson from her book “Return
to Love”:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens
us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented, and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of
God.
Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that
other
people will not feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that
is within us.
It is not in just some of us; it is in everyone. And
as we
let our own light shine, we unconsciously give people
permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence
automatically liberates others.”
In my healing ceremony I was reminded that I already
had all the skills I needed to deal with the fear that
was blocking me. I just have to use them moment by moment.
One of the reasons I already knew without question
that I have the skill set to deal with the fear, is
that I have been meditating on emotions for years. Working
meditatively with fear and anger were major turning
points for me in healing from arthritis. It removed
the last traces of arthritis from my body. It literally
healed all my food sensitivities. And that deep transformative
work continues whenever I use this tool.
Once I realized that a complete healing from my meningitis
required me to courageously let more of my shining show
in the world, I decided to record a guided meditation
CD set. This is because meditating and sharing with
people how to meditate is one of the places I shine
the most. And letting being afraid of sharing something
this powerful was no longer something I was no longer
willing to let stop me.
And the last of my meningitis symptoms did indeed go
away as a result.
Website Special
Let me guide you through the meditations that were
instrumental in my own healing from arthritis.
Normally my 6 CD guided meditation set
designed especially for people with arthritis sells
for $127.
6
CD Guided Meditation Set Special: $87.
The intro CD explains everything you need to get
started, even if you have never meditated before.
The other CDs guide you through meditations that
can help you to resolve certain deep seated issues
most people with arthritis need to address before
they can completely heal. For a full description and
photo, see the Meditation
CD Special page.
6
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