Self Healing ABCs (part 1) with Linda Means

About this Episode

For the month of December, we will take our cues from both the Winter season, and the regular host's enforced time of self healing to spend some extra time with Linda Means, PhD, LMT and really explore the role of Self Healing in the healing process. Linda is a former research scientist who developed two types of cancer, and cures herself with these exact attitudes and techniques. A lifelong yoga practitioner, Linda is now an Esalen and Oncology Massage Therapist and holistic health coach. Her article on Oncology Massage appeared in the Fall issue of the print magazine.

In this first of four parts on Self Healing, she starts with the ABCs, specifically A for Awareness and Attention. She says that healing is a holistic process designed to allow our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies to be tuned to the same wavelength at any given time, so our mental or emotional experiences are mirrored in the physical body, and vice versa. By constantly bringing ones attention to the physical body, one becomes more aware of the stress put on the body by poor posture, repetitive movements, or emotional stress.

Deeper, more frequent focus of awareness on the chronic workings of the mind and the body, because the streams of thought that run through our minds that create instant shifts in our brain chemistry and all of our biochemistry, often in terms of a stress response in the body. Our physical relationship with the body also tends to be very habitual, and with deeper awareness of the body, we can begin to create new habits that erase the old dysfunctional patterns.

This experiential and well as informative lesson on Self Healing is a prelude to a new podcast series in development: Lifestyle Medicine Solutions. Recorded in the Healing Room on Pittsburgh's Mount Washington, where Linda practices.

Websites mentioned in this cast:

Linda Means massage practice:
http://PeaceHope.com

Linda Means as John of God Guide:
http://WelcomeMiracles.com