The opioid crisis shows how out of control our desire to numb ourselves from feelings of discomfort has gotten. This crisis of mass addiction has escalated over the past twenty years and is now gaining ground more than 100,000 lives in the US every year. The risk of death becomes a price that opioid addicts are willing to pay so that they can gain temporary relief from pain and emotional distress.
But instead, we can learn how to use a completely natural and effective alternative to opioids: our own body’s natural ability to process pain and suffering. Our brains are able to produce chemicals that produce the kind of endorphins that make us feel as good or high as drugs or alcohol can. Plus, we all have the ability to tap into it through tools like mindfulness and meditation. Both can be used to activate the neurotransmitters in our brains that make us feel high.
Those of us who become aware of this ability, including veterans with PTSD, are able to reduce stress and anxiety and connect to feelings of harmony and happiness.
Use mindfulness
Each of us can learn to tap into Mindfulness – or awareness of the present moment – and reveal the moments in our lives as rich in meaning. Mindfulness not only helps to alleviate our suffering, but also to experience joy, gratitude and a higher state of consciousness. Mindfulness is for us when we want a boost of energy and excitement to lift us out of the problems of everyday life.
Our spirits deserve not only to be nourished and loved, but also to feel uplifted. When we experience this kind of joy, activate our neurotransmitters. When we are kind to ourselves and can appreciate who we are, we essentially nourish and heal our spirit.
Each of us, in our own way, longs to join the universe in its oneness. When we practice Mindfulness, we are able to achieve a change in consciousness that essentially helps raise consciousness on the planet. With Mindfulness we remain in the awareness of the present moment, commit to self-surrender and lift the veils of untruth. By doing this we feel the shift in our consciousness as it connects to the collective whole.
In essence, what we do individually to heal ourselves through mindfulness and connecting to higher consciousness impacts the universal consciousness of the planet. When we try to find that connection through drugs, alcohol, or other mind-numbing influences, we rob ourselves, and therefore part of our humanity, from finding union with the divine spirit within and around us.
How to heal yourself through mindfulness
Use this silent contemplation as a guide to tapping into your body’s self-healing power through mindfulness:
- Find a quiet place to sit.
- Let your mind rest in non-doing.
- Open your mind to receive by telling yourself that you are open to knowing.
- If your mind is active, engage it in a question, for example, “Who am I?” or “What is this life?”
- Spend time allowing yourself to be with what you ask for.
- Say you’re ready know.
- Dwell on what you hear or feel.
- Allow yourself to go deeper into reflective thinking and follow your introspection where it takes you.
- Call forth God, Source, Eternal Spirit, or whatever the divine means to you.
- Let yourself fall freely into your connection with the divine.
Give yourself the gift of self-healing through Mindfulness every day. Find time to be still and present and tap into your body’s natural abilities to calm yourself, reduce stress, and connect with feelings of harmony and happiness.
Author biography
Ora Nadrich is a groundbreaking Mindfulness expert, international keynote speaker and coach, and the founder and president of the Institute for Transformational Thinking.
She is a sought-after expert in the field of Mindfulness, transformational thinking and self-discovery Says who? How one simple question can change the way you think foreverAnd Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to AuthenticityNamed “one of the 100 best mindfulness books of all time” by BookAuthority Mindfulness and mysticism: connecting present moment awareness to higher states of consciousnessAnd Time to Awaken: Changing the World with Conscious Awareness. More information at oranadrich.com.
