Sunshine Sharing - Harnessing the Healing Power of the Mind

What goes on in your mind is a critical, and often overlooked, factor for everyday health. And it’s even more critical to the process of healing, especially in serious illnesses. That’s because your mind has a powerful, and direct, effect on the health of your body. 

Few people recognize, let alone utilize, the power of the mind in their search for health, but in this issue of Sunshine Sharing, we’ll not only share how important it is, but also provide practical suggestions about how to harness the power of the mind for healing. Before we elaborate on these three ways you can use your mind to heal, and the mental obstacles you may face, let’s start by affirming the powerful role the mind plays in both health and disease.

Harnessing The Healing Power of the Mind

What goes on in your mind is a critical, and often overlooked, factor for everyday health. And it’s even more critical to the process of healing, especially in serious illnesses. That’s because your mind has a powerful, and direct, effect on the health of your body. There are three important ways you can harness the power of your mind to heal your body and keep yourself healthy. The first is the ability to choose the beliefs you hold about your health. What you believe impacts what you’re…

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Taking Action with Your Mind

Positive thinking or faith isn’t the same as wishful thinking. If wishing you could be healthy was all you needed, no one would ever be sick. But belief isn’t a passive thing. Genuine belief propels you into action. So, if you believe you can get well and have identified things you can do to improve your health you have to start testing them by doing them. Returning to the issue of the placebo and nocebo effects, it’s important to choose to do the things you feel most confident about. Accepting…

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Additional Resources

Head First: The Biology of Hope by Norman Cousins

Peace, Love, and Healing by Bernie S. Siegel

Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine by Larry Dossy,

The Pleasure Prescription by Paul Pearsall

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay

Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol K. Truman

The Heart’s Key to Health, Happiness, and Success by Steven Horne

Minding the Body, Mending the Mind by Joan z. Borysnko

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