This Article was written for the annual journal of The Laurence Society of Holistic Medicine.
The Society is in Honour of My Great Grandfather, Dr George Laurence, who was a Surgeon and Doctor, who felt that treating the symptoms was not the way to health but rather to treat the cause.
As a result, he developed a new branch of Homeopathic Medicine, Psionic Medicine.
Aubrey T Westlake, Doctor and Author of ‘The Pattern of Health’, quoted
“Psionic Medicine, constitutes, I believe, the most significant breakthrough since the days of Hahnemann. So much so that I see that I have described Laurence the Hahnemann of the 20th century”. After 4 decades, it continues to be considered progressive in the realm of Holistic Health methods.
The Book, Psionic Medicine, can be found on Amazon and other online book sites.
How Pain can Empower us
The mind-body relationship is becoming an increasingly documented topic, especially when it comes to the subject of pain.
Throughout my years practicing bodywork and kinesiology, I have found that the mind and the body are impossible to disconnect. When I delve further into the psyche in regards to the client’s pain or other physical symptoms, there is always a non-physical attribute to accompany it.
Plato quoted “The greatest mistake physicians make is that they attempt to cure the body without attempting to cure the mind, yet the mind and body are one and should not be treated separately”
When we look specifically at physical pain, it is an easy symptom to measure. Not only for the practitioner, but the patient or client is usually able to discern between the levels of pain.
Looking at the mind-body approach, we could say that the pain level may indicate the level of accompanying emotional or traumatic pain.
When we look at it in this way, we are able to begin the enquiry into the emotional world and start the journey to clear the pain at its core level.
There are many scientific research articles out there including neuroplasticity and the like, relating to this topic.
They talk about how pain is a signal from our body to let us know something is unsafe and that pain is not just a physical expression but actually an expression of a network of elements such as memory, emotion, stress, senses, everything to do with your inner and outer world.
Pain is the moment when the brain decides something is unsafe and we need to know about it. So the brain uses the body to create a warning signal which we experience as physical pain.
So looking at what was happening at the time of the injury/ time the pain began might be a starting point to join the dots. What was happening emotionally? What were their thoughts? Are they on the right path? Or do they continue to do things they know aren’t making them happy?
This kind of questioning opens the door for the patient or client to take a look at how their physical state can link to other areas of their life.
There are many things to consider here but you get the point.
Often, when I work with a client on the mind-body level, if a pain is being experienced, as we delve deeper, it worsens. This is always a great sign that something is shifting. You see it in homeopathy, worsening of symptoms before they get better.
So pain is our friend, it is there as a message for us to pay attention. When working with a client in this way, allows the client to connect with the pain in order for them to release it. I have found it to be a very empowering process for my own clients and I feel is something we can apply to our personal lives as well.
Kimberley Laurence