When the mind & body separates - the yin yang split - how to avoid and correct it

yinyangmichael (61)in #life • 6 years ago (edited)

In my acupuncture and yoga teaching practice, I often see people who have what I have termed a ‘yin-yang split’. It occurs when the mind and body become disconnected.

The mind, as a result of overactivity and over thinking (which usually includes some form of obsessive behavior with computer technologies), and the body being understimulated (due to lack of physical exercise or movement), creates the condition where the energy of yin and yang "split" within the human being. It can also happen if someone takes large doses of psycho-active substances and does not have a solid connection to their body to begin with.

This yin yang split appears to becoming increasingly common due to the modern lifestyles that focus on an over active mental life, with an underactive physical life.

Because this splitting of yin and yang within the human being goes against nature, it creates a complex condition that can affect the human being on many levels. When the mind and body disconnect, the spirit is dislodged and confused and when ongoing, can lead to mental delusion, instability, physical body degeneration and spiritual disassociation. The mind and body need to be connected for the mind and body to function in a healthy way as well as providing an inner environment for the spiritual aspect of our natures to abide in safely.

Therefore, when the mind and body are split, all spiritual guidance is greatly impaired and the human will tend to take on a very confused, scattered, and lost demeanor.

From my experience, the best thing to re-link the mind and body connection is to practice 'movement with breath'. Slow graceful movements with breath synchronizations assist in reconnecting the nervous and energetic system. For example, Qi Gong, Tai Chi, and some forms of yoga are ideal for this practice.

It is often hard for some people to learn how to move slower with breath awareness, because many people have movement style patterns and behaviours well engrained in their nervous and muscuskeletal system, making it an often long and difficult process to unlearn these well established, unhealthy movement patterns.

Bringing yin and yang back together can be as simple as practicing your preferred set of Qi Gong or yoga movements with your full attention and focus for 5-10 minutes twice a day.

Another helpful way to bring the mind and spirit back to the body is through intense physical training, like strength focused training or the martial arts. These practices not only help to build Qi and blood through the body, it forces our mind and awareness to become "here and now", in other words, to connect and unify. If we are not "here and now" when we are practicing the martial arts, we can be easily taken out and hurt and, in regards to strength training, as I'm sure you are already aware, demands our full attention.

As we continue to develop greater awareness of our inner state, we can come to recognize more easily when we have spent enough time doing a particular activity. Stress signals such as digestion problems, any feelings of nausea, eye problems, and a stiffening of the neck and body are all signs that the mind and body are under stress and beginning to disconnect.

When we sense our bodies and minds beginning to disconnect from each other, we need to take necessary action to avoid this from becoming too excessive, which is usually as simple as stepping away from your computer or activity, taking a drink of water, and stepping outside for 5 minutes to stretch and relax.

During these ‘break times’, avoid loud music or TV’s because they fill up the space and impair your nervous system and energetic system the ability to settle and reorganize. Just observe. Feel your body, feel the sensations, allow your breath to settle, and stretch a little. Just be with it and wait a little while. When you wait long enough, nature will make it obvious when it is time to return to your project.

Don't let your mind take over your heart and your life :)

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