Call to Action
By Marie Ryckman, Psychotherapist
BODY HEALTH
hand. The room begins to fill with the scent of fresh lemon.
You cut a wedge and bring that wedge up to your mouth, biting
into it, filling your mouth with the juice.
When something is wrong in the body we often blame the
body part as if it is separate from the rest of us. The pain or
dis-ease is the body trying to talk to us, it is saying, “Hey take a
closer look here, there is something out of balance.” The longer
you ignore the ‘call to action’ the worse the symptoms get.
Take notice of your throat, your mouth, is it puckered, watering?
Do they feel different, like you just ate a lemon? Probably at the
very least there was an increase in saliva production.
Symptoms can come from:
That was just one time. Imagine if you have a reoccurring
negative thought, maybe it enters your mind daily and it’s been
there for 5 years. What effect would that have on your body?
• Eating foods that your body does not agree with.
• Having negative thoughts about the world, yourself, or
people around you.
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Holding onto ways of being that do not serve your higher good.
Trying to control people.
Toxic environments/relationships.
Living with fear, worry, shame, guilt, anger.
These can all cause the physical body to become unbalanced.
Our thoughts create reactions in our body. Many of us have
heard of Louise Hay who has published many books on the
subject. Learning how to obtain wisdom from our own bodies
is invaluable. In this article I have added an exercise for you to
get a feeling of how thoughts create reactions in the body.
Try this exercise:
Take a few deep breaths and relax into where you sit, and
gently soften your eyes. Imagine yourself in a room. In that
room there is a wooden table. As you walk closer to that table
you notice a lemon on a plate. Beside that plate there is a knife.
You cut the lemon in half and some juice squirts onto your
Your body is preparing to eat and digest the lemon and does
not know the difference between real or imagined.
Learning to listen to your body takes patience, and a
willingness to be silent to connect with your body. It is a daily
and a second-by-second practice of being present. Although
often challenging, it is very rewarding. With the guidance of a
Psychotherapist asking the right questions you can often get
down to the root cause or dominant thought that has created
the pain or dis-ease. They can also help you to heal that which
is out of balance at a deep level.
It is beneficial to work on both the physical and emotional
levels when dealing with any ailment. Instead of blaming that
part of your body that’s causing you pain or discomfort, treat it
like a partner, a ‘call to action’!
Marie Ryckman is a Psychotherapist who offers Psychotherapy,
Body Psychotherapy, and Intuitive Supplement Guidance. She is
co-founder of the Renew You Women’s Weekend, an experiential
workshop facilitator, and author of the upcoming book 7 Steps to
Rediscovering YOU—and Loving What You Find!
www.marieryckman.com 289-264-4737
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