Physical body and Emotional State
What is a healthy body?
It is not just about what or how a person looks but also about how the person feels. A healthy body has a few key components.
A strong and balanced body – from food to exercise
A controlled emotional state – from experience to reaction
A strong and balanced body:
The physical appearance of the body is a side effect of a conscious person. Various exercises – yoga, running, stretching, lifting, kayaking, biking, etc – helps create a daily discipline that helps balance the outer body.
It is also important to have an internally healthy body. What we put into the body provides assistance. Food can be a highly processed or high cholesterol meal or it can be a balanced diet prepared fresh knowing all the ingredients that goes into it. Food is food but one might only satisfy the taste of the tongue and create health issues later while the other can delight the senses while it nourishes and nurtures the body. It is all about the choices we make.
Emotions and Balance:
When one is able to get the body to the healthy state, it creates a pathway for balanced emotions. Due to the human conditioning, we are constantly going through changes. These changes bring with them constant fluctuation in emotion and the reactions that come with it. When we talk about the first chakra, it represents survival, security and grounding. So when we have our physical needs met, the emotions get an opportunity to relax a bit rather than constantly reacting. This along with the mental understanding on how to work through situations creates the balance that is needed. There will always be moments that will challenge us in life but how we end up reacting will be a choice once we learn the tools that we can work with.