Can alternative therapies be used to achieve holistic health?
The human body is not made to rush all the time. Sometimes we rush in very short spurts. The body can withstand 90 seconds of stress, but beyond 90 seconds, the human rhythm must slow down, walk gently on the earth, stop, celebrate life, look at loved ones, think deeply, feel deeply. Those who slow down can savor life.
There are five basic things that every human being needs to practice if they want to live a healthy life.
- Breathe properly: All medical treatment revolves around breathing. Breathe in deeply and exhale slowly and fully. The longer you breathe, the longer you will live.
- Eat slowly, eat mindfully. Chew your food thoroughly and swallow. Eating mindfully allows you to taste every bite of food in your mouth. There is harmony and synchronization between you and the universe. Restoring your body to a state of health and wholesomeness, chewing thoroughly, not eating in a rush, and not eating distractedly are essential for good health.
- Connection with nature: Get some sun in the morning and evening. The sun is one of the most amazing healing agents out there. After all, our life force, life on earth, is somehow based on the sun. So getting some sun every morning and evening is a daily recommendation in every medical field.
- Take it slow and don’t rush. This is a key aspect of any medical treatment. Meditation helps with this. When I want people to relax, I teach Soul Sync meditation and Serene Mind practice at Ekam. You can find it in the Breathing Room meditation app.
- To live more in the present: A mind that is always living in the past or future is not svasthya. Satya means health, or being serenely rooted in the present. This is how Ayurveda defines health. So unless you go to the past to gather information or visit the future to make conscious plans, you are living in the present, detached from the past and future. Otherwise, living more in the present is necessary for good health.
These are the five keys to maintaining excellent health, regardless of what system of medicine you practice.
