Mind-Body Connection: How It Works

You are all powerful human beings and it is only the way that you have been brought up and the taking in of what society has taught you that has stopped you from getting in touch with your inner power. Well the time has come to realise your power. Below is some of the substantial scientific evidence that exists today that explains how your mind is connected to your body and to why you are so powerful

Every Thought And Emotion That You Have Affects Your Body
It has been scientifically proven that every time we have a thought certain chemicals get released trough the body that are called Neuro-Peptides (Pert, 1999, Chopra 1989). These Neuro-Peptides are than absorbed in every organ of the body by what are called cell receptors, which also located in every organ of the body. This means that every organ in our body listens & takes in what you are thinking and feeling & this in turn affects the healthy state of the organ, especially when you keep have the same constant thoughts (be they positive or negative)

References

Chopra. D, Quantum Healing, Bantom Books, 1989, Sydney,  

Pert. C, Molecules Of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind/Body Medicine, 1999, Touchstone, New York,

Examples Of How Your Body Reacts To Your Thoughts/Emotions On A Daily Basis
Our minds connect to our bodies on a daily basis and we just do not realise it as when we take it for granted. However when we do, we than start to see how powerful our thoughts and emotions are & how they affect the body. Below are examples common to all of us that illustrate how our minds & bodies interact on a daily basis.

Blood Flowing To The Head:
Whenever you get embarrassed, notice how you become red in the face. What happens here is that you have the thought that you feel embarrassed (after a particular incident) and as soon as you have it blood starts to flow to your face (to make it look red). This is an example of how a simple thought creates a physical movement in your body (by your blood flowing to your head)

Heart Beating Faster:
Whenever you get a fright & notice how your heart starts to beat faster all of a sudden. In this case you have the thought that you are scared & immediately extra blood flows through your heart to make it beat much faster.

Physical Reactions Which Occur When You Are Stressed:
Next time you get or feel very stressed as a result of an incident or a particular situation, watch for changes in your body or worsening of a particular Condition (e.g. notice how you get a headache at work when you get stressed, how you start to sweat if you are nervous)

Physical Movements:
Every time you move a body part (e.g. arm, decide to walk) you have a thought that precedes this movement & commands it. This is the most obvious example how your mind affects your body. You only move your individual body parts once when you have a thought that directs the body part to move.

The Placebo Effect:

The placebo effect occurs when you give a person a dummy medicine (e.g. sugar pill) during a medical study and the dummy medicine has the same affect on the person as if they would taken te real medicine. This affects occurs becacuse the person believes that the dummy medicine is the real medication and it is this belief that causes the body to behave in the same way that it would if it had absorbed a real medication. The placebo effect illustrates the power of our beliefs when it comes having a direct affect on our bodies.

You Are Conscious Human Beings Which Means That You Have The Power To Choose How You React To Circumstances That Occur In Your Life And Whether You Have Positive Or Negative Thoughts/Emotions To These Certain Events.
You create and react to your reality by choosing which thoughts/emotions you have to certain situations that occur. These thoughts/emotions are based on your own personal perceptions and it is these perceptions that dictate how we cope with certain situations. A clear example of this is how some people find a particular piece of humor funny whilst other people find the same piece of humor not funny at all. Another example is how some people are able to overcome certain adverse situations in their lives whilst other people are not able to overcome these same circumstances. The differences in these people is how they perceive these same situations snd how they react to them. Remember, what makes us happy or sad is not the events that occur in our lives but how we personally react to these events. Therefore you have the power to choose which thoughts you have and how you react to things that occur in your life.

You Have The Power To Overcome Any Type Of Adversity
Within every human being there is the capacity to overcome any type of adversity using all the talents, skills & willpower that we all have. What has been achieved other great men/women in our history can also be achieved by you.