The Wellness Journey

The meaning of Health and Wellness is very individual.  We are all bio-diverse beings that bring with us influence from our past.  To me Wellness is having the energy and vitality to do the things that I love, having a purpose in my life and being able to connect emotionally with those around me and giving gratitude daily.  The meaning of Wellness can change over time. 

 

Before my health crisis I thought I was very healthy "the picture of health" in fact.  I was physically very active participating in marathons and triathlons all over the country,  practised yoga, ate a vegetarian/vegan diet and had an all around great life.  Health and Wellness meant something different to me pre diagnosis. If we want to move through life with ease and have good health we have to let go of old thought patterns to prevent stagnation and sometimes dis-ease. 

 

I started on  my wellness journey asking the questions why did I get this dis-ease, what am I doing wrong and what are you trying to tell me I have to change.  I asked myself What are the Essentials for a balanced healthy life and I came up with 10. 

 

                Physical                              Emotional                           Spiritual

• Drink filtered water            Give Gratitude                   Develop a relationship
• Get enough sleep                Give Forgiveness               with God               
• Eat nutritious food              Be Accepting
• Enjoy your activity             Give and Receive Love
• Breathe Deeply

Some of these Essentials I had mastered but it became clear to me that I really needed to work on my emotional and spiritual ones. 

 

What does Health and Wellness mean to you?  How are you doing with the 10 Essentials of Health and Wellness?  I would love to hear from you

 

May you be safe, May you be happy, May you be free

Paula

A little bit about Healing with Gerson

The Gerson therapy is not for the weak at heart. It is a vigorous, very scheduled therapy for healing chronic dis-ease such as cancer. This therapy has been in effect for over 100 years, with a clinic in Tijuana Mexico. This therapy requires you to drink 13 freshly pressed juices every hour each day, fresh whole foods for your meals and coffee enemas every 4 hours for a total of 5 a day. When I started on this therapy March 19, 2013 I found it very taxing and did not know how I was going to survive and commit to this for a two year period. I decided that if I was going to do this I needed help!  My sister-in law was between jobs so I hired her 5 days a week for 4 hours in the morning. This took a huge load off of me. She washes the 100 pounds ( not a typo) of organic produce each week, prepares the coffee for the coffee breaks (aka enemas), makes my soup, salads and juices for me. This has freed me up to do the healing I need to do. It seems that every minute is accounted for when you are getting real about healing. This is a typical day for me on Gerson

5:30 - wake up, kettle on, oatmeal on, squeeze a grapefruit and orange into a glass
6:00 - coffee break
6:45 - 1st juice, oatmeal, reflexology machine for 30 minutes ( HTE ERE)
7:15 - dry brush, shower, essential oils application
7:30 - e-power machine (HTE electrical impulse machine)
8:00 - green juice, jump on rebounder
8:30 - carrot/apple juice, emails, work on course
9:00 - carrot/apple juice, HTE SOQI bed ( infrared and chi machine), meditation
10:00 - carrot juice, yoga, coffee break
11:00 - green juice
12:00 - carrot/apple juice
1300 -  green juice, lunch, ERE machine
1400 - carrot juice, run errands, appointments, coffee break
1500 - carrot juice, SOQI bed
1600 - carrot/apple juice
1700 - green juice
1800 - carrot/apple juice, supper ERE machine, coffee break
1900 - E power machine, SOQI bed
2000 - rest
2100 - coffee break

I will blog about how this therapy is helping me and some of the intense healing reactions I have had.   Until then, 
May you be safe, May you be happy, May you be free
Paula