This week we are healing.
Tension built up over time will eventually result in a release of energy. Instead of facing massive damage like the Nepal earthquake, humans have some say over how we manage tension as it occurs in our body.
The 21st century lifestyle is furiously promoted by economists and marketers alike. Our modern mantra is more convenience and less effort. The urban lifestyle requires us to use our mind instead of our body, creating the need for gyms and yoga studios and exercise businesses.
Prolonged sitting plus unresolved emotional stress builds muscle tension over time and eventually something has got to give. Painful muscle spasms can be triggered by the slightest bend or twist. Unrelieved, pressure builds causing soft discs between the vertebrae to bulge and protrude, pressing against the spinal nerve and creating sciatica as pain shoots down the leg.
Regular release is the key to prevention. Releasing tension is done physically by gentle stretching to open hips and shoulders. Psychological tension is released by scheduling a time-out or meditating to give the mind a rest. Emotional release is triggered by acknowledging and releasing ancient and current pain in the form of laughter or tears and both can be equally effective.
Our Hong Kong lifestyle is the 21st century lifestyle on speed.
Only 13 years ago when it was super un-cool, no one who wasn’t authentically interested ever considered entering the healthy living marketplace. Back then, it was easy to separate truth from marketing and trust the information available here. Now the healthy living trend mixes corporate interests with social media, offering volumes of conflicting information about what is good for us and what is bad for us. Making healthy choices today can actually add to our stress as we try to sift through the promotions and the opinions to find the facts and then embark on the adventure to locate the prescribed products and services in our urban jungle.
When I first started HK heartbeat, it was not easy to find local practitioners or teachers who offered anything beyond modern chemical or surgical solutions. Today, Hong Kong offers an abundance of integrated natural options for healing, like yoga, pilates, osteopathy, mindfulness, chiropractic, bodywork, kinesiology and energy healing in addition to local Traditional Chinese Medicine.
We are running out of excuses for not living a whole and conscious healthy life.
Healing our world begins with healing ourselves and the solution lies beyond access to information. I was once again rudely reminded of this simple truth when the long hours at the computer added up and I forgot to take care of myself. Leaning over to get laundry soap, I felt the twinge and within an hour I was on my back on the floor where I stayed for much of the following 2 weeks. It was the unscheduled time out I needed to reflect on just how much I was taking this beautiful body for granted. Aging serves as the perfect reminder of the importance of daily self care. Being well is so much easier than getting well.
During my healing crisis, I have missed my social connections and am happy to see the calendar filling up with interesting events like The Wellness 360 Fair. We have a vibrant local community offering insights and information to help with healing the mind and the body and the spirit which can lead to healing our families and our communities and our planet. As I ease back into regular movement, I am learning to take it easy, go slowly and be gentle with myself. This is a new discipline for me.
We can apply these same principles to healing our world — faster is not always better.
What are you ready to heal?
Naturally,
Founder & Publisher
www.heartbeat.com.hk
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“The greatest wealth is health.” Virgil
Events this week in Hong Kong
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12 > The Art of Healing | contact The Sanctuary
12 > The Urban Wellscape | contact Mayya Movement
12 > Raw Vegan Potluck | contact Natural Concierge
12 > Homeopathy Demystified | contact Charlotte Douglas
12 > How to tell science from bunk | contact HK Philosophy Cafe
13 > Local Solutions for Remote Communities | contact Green Drinks
13 > Divining Success with Acushla | contact The Sanctuary
13 > Galactic, Angelic and Elemental Energies | contact Reflections
13 > Healthy Gourmet Supper Club | contact SOL Wellness
14 > Progress and Achievements in Air Quality | contact Natural Concierge
14 > Meat Free Dinner Gathering | contact Meat Free Hong Kong
14 > The Healing Power of Touch | contact The Sanctuary
14 > Raw Vegan Potluck | contact Natural Concierge
15-16 > Queen Eco Pop-Up Shop | contact Natural Concierge
15 > Healing and Guided Meditation | contact Shakti Healing Circle
15 > Archangels Healing | contact Healing Centre of HK
15 > HandsOn Hong Kong 2015 Soiree | contact HandsOn Hong Kong
16 > New Moon Gong Bath and Meditation | contact Red Doors Studio
16 > Children’s Nutrition – From Bump to Teen | contact The Body Group
16 > Clean Shorelines Campaign | contact Living Lamma
17 > Mother Earth Groove | contact Natural Concierge
17 > Meat Free Sunday Lunch | contact Meat Free Hong Kong
17 > The Unknown Quantum Connection | contact Asia Society
17 > Wesak-Shambhala Meditation | contact Jenny Kakulu Kam
17 > Healing Angel Card Reader Course | contact Healing Centre of HK
18 > Rise – A Fundraising Dinner for Nepal | contact Child Welfare Scheme
18 > Creating Shared Value | contact CSR Asia
19 > City Carbon Vision 2015 – Risk & Resilience | contact ASrIA
19 > Shamanic Journey and Feather Healing | contact Reflections
19-23 > International Conference on Solid Waste | contact Natural Concierge
19 > Alleviating Poverty in China | contact Asia Society
19 > Homeopathy Demystified | contact Charlotte Douglas
19 > Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cooking Class | contact Olive Leaf
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