Health and Consciousness

You Can Alter Your Body Using Your Mind

Through intention and mindset, the possibilities are endless.

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It may seem strange to imagine, but our bodies are changing constantly. We’re so used to thinking about these pieces of flesh that we occupy as static. But of course, we are always aging and we have also seen how the body can heal itself. The body does amazing things without conscious mental effort.

Each cell has an intelligence of its own — programming, perhaps, or maybe even a will of its own — and can alter its path at any time, organizing with other cells in new ways. When a cell changes what it’s doing at a micro level, we can see its effects at a macro level.

Many ancient spiritual systems from around the world viewed the relationship of the human body to the mind differently than we are taught today by modern science. In the old days, many cultures saw the seat of consciousness as being in the heart — or even located in the whole body.

Each small part of you, down to every cell, contains your essence and your intelligence. Your mind pervades.

We could also ask why the mind has to sit in your body at all, and whether it exists…