Finding your “whimsy” - the path to your wellbeing
I very rarely create content, so when I do it’s because I’ve been inspired. Often my patients inspire me and recently I had a patient tell me she wanted to “find her whimsy”.
According to the Cambridge English dictionary, the word whimsy refers to ‘unusual, funny, and pleasant ideas or qualities.’ It brings to mind imaginative and playful ideas and ultimately connects to things that are more fun, that spark joy and that bring us closer to our purpose. Isn’t that what healing is all about?
Lately, the wellness world has become a deluge of things you have to do: walk 10,000 steps, track this do that - the list is endless. How can you possibly find your whimsy if you are tracking everything you do and living life as a series of routine? Many times, I have had to simplify people’s routines because obsessing over what you are doing is not going to help you feel better.
From a Chinese medicine point of view, the whimsy aspect to me would show up in our ‘Shen’ or spirit that is housed in the heart. When we are truly living our purpose this will always shine through. From a face reading perspective, you’ll see it in the subtle glow on the cheeks, the strong purpose lines along the nasolabial folds and a slight glint or glimmer in the eyes.
When you are living your purpose through joy, everything automatically becomes easier. You feel lighter and in flow. This makes sense because when we are aligned, our Qi or energy that runs through the body and meridians will be flowing without too many blockages. If we feel angry or resentful, well that will show up in the body. Maybe tension in the shoulder or jaw or constipation, back pain, painful periods and more. There is so much that can be said for letting go of these things.
Which brings me to HOW you can find your whimsy. Well therapies like acupuncture can help. I used to joke that many of my patients would change career after they came to see me but when you are truly aligned and in flow - you find your way.
I also love to work with Australian Bush Flower Essences - there are over 70 of them which help with many psycho-emotional problems. I always know which ones to select and sometimes involve my patients when I bring in the cards of all the flowers and get them to choose! If you are wandering and feeling lost, well there might just be a flower essence for you.
And that brings me to homeopathy, which I am studying at the moment and now in my final year. It is a total system of medicine and helps not only our mind and body but our spirit too. And just like Chinese medicine we take you as a whole - so that whimsy you are searching for is part of everything else you are experiencing. Choosing the right remedy or remedies therefore will stimulate your body to make the right changes for you. When your energy changes, your energy field changes and then things will change around you.
Frequency medicine is powerful - it is not just for emotional or physical problems - it can help treat our soul and spirit - leading towards us our true soul journey. Many people will think they can only help with one aspect but the truth is, all these systems can help with your shoulder pain, your anxiety and your existential crisis during your Saturn return! (And so on…you get the idea…)
And lastly, if we look at our 5th house in astrology of fun and hobbies - well this might just be where we will find our whimsy or at least find clues!
This is how I like to work - encompassing the whole and never treating things in isolation.
The soul knows the way - and whimsy wellness is just part of the journey.
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