In our quest for health and wellbeing, it is imperative that we release stress and tension, be it mental or physical.

We now seem to have a far greater awareness that our unresolved thoughts, emotions and the negativity we hold on to, manifests in the body. We are realising that as a result, our body becomes the battlefield for the war games of the mind and the end result may be emotional turmoil or ill health.

Modern science has concluded that the emotions, mind, body and soul are connected and play a vital role in health, indicating that our mind and body are involved in constant two-way communication. Like traffic on a highway, messages are sent from the cells of our body to the brain and from the brain to the body. Blocked emotions, unexpressed or repressed feelings create a traffic jam, resulting in emotional turmoil that can have a negative impact on our health.

The need to work with the body and subconscious mind in order to heal has been proven through a vast amount of research released by the US scientist, Dr. Candace Pert. She was the first to discover "molecules of emotion" located in the body. In fact she suggests that our whole body is our subconscious. Her pioneering research shows how the chemicals inside our bodies form a dynamic information network, linking mind and body, establishing the biomolecular basis for our emotions. We know our conscious brain stores some memory, however the deeper, older messages are stored in the subconscious and the body. She suggests that we cannot heal emotions by talk alone, for effective healing we need to work with the subconscious body/mind.

Successful people, who seem to us to function well, nevertheless may at at times be aware that they have difficulty in maintaining relationships. Some are depressed, others are anxious, stressed or have some specific issues that have continued to bother them throughout their lives. But, very much like you and me, when they realise that emotions are at the root of their problems they seek treatment to provide a way of accessing and healing those aspects of themselves that are outside of their awareness or conscious mind. These people realise that optimum health and vitality depend on a healthy balance between mind and body.

This article is intended to be informative and interactive. Readers are invited to participate, by writing to us with their thoughts or comments and to request topics of interest, relating to health issues.

Back to Top of Page

Sydney Wellbeing Centre

Colin Ifield 02 9652 0308

Katherine Ferris 02 9652 1818

- For enquires or to send message -
or e-mail to: