Abundance is a concept we’re hearing a lot about these days.  The abundance of the universe, and how we can open ourselves to trust in that abundance so that we may receive more of all that we need and desire in life. But have you ever thought of how your digestive system is related to receiving abundance?  According to the ancient wisdom of Chinese medicine, the state of our digestion is a gauge of how open and ready we are to trust and accept abundance in our lives.

Think about it. Digestion is how our bodies take in and absorb nourishment from the earth and release back to the earth that which we don’t need or want.  Plants use solar power to create living food energy, and our digestive systems work to use and release this solar energy back into the system.  The earth represents nourishment, stability, grounding.  So earth energy issues are issues about our basic needs: our physical nourishment, the ability to assimilate knowledge and to receive emotional support.

Abundance is also related to the emotion of “worry”.   We’re all aware of the unhealthy use of worrying, but there is also a natural and healthy kind of worry. If you’re familiar with the phrase, “The dog worried the bone”, this is a definition of worry that means to see something from all sides, looking for every bit of nourishment we can find from it.  This is what our digestive activity does with our food – turns it this way and that, over and over, to mix it with fluids and to absorb all the nourishment possible for our benefit.

Earth energy asks the question, “Are my needs being met?”, and this leads to worrying or considering what we need, as well as what others need.  A healthy relationship to earth energy is to honor our own and others’ needs in balance, and to trust that life essentials can be met for us all by an abundant universe.

So here are some symptoms, all of which begin in the digestive system, which may indicate that our earth energy, our trust in abundance, needs attention:

Lack of or low appetite, tiredness and low energy, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, anxieties, lack of clarity in decision-making, obsessions, over-concern for others and world affairs.

Even more fundamental are those thoughts which underlie the symptoms.  Some belief systems that relate to digestion and trust in abundance are:

I’m not worthy of receiving – Life is overwhelming (over-concern with the needs of others) – There’s always something, something to worry about – It’s all up to me; God needs my help – What’s going to happen next? – There’s never enough

When we address our health issues at the level of the belief systems that help to create them, significant improvements can unfold.  The BodyTalk System facilitates communication with the natural, innate wisdom of the body/mind to identify all the many factors and contributors to health issues, including the underlying belief systems and emotional patterns that so often block our progress. When we talk to our bodies and listen to what they have to tell us, we can unlock the doors to our own abundant health and begin to participate more fully in the joys of this abundant universe!