Sunday, April 17, 2011

Soul Health

There are many models of health and wellness.  Although some of these include the element of spirituality, none of them indicate that our soul is the driving force behind each and every aspect of our health.  Every emotion, physical symptom, ache or pain is a "symptom of the soul". 

Your car dashboard likely tells you when your fuel is low, your oil needs to be changed, or your engine needs to be checked.  Some cars even signal when you are too close to another car, while others have a built in gps system to get you to your next destination.  These are all symptoms that you need to be aware of in order to protect yourself and your vehicle.

Our soul acts much the same-- it signals that something isn't quite right by creating an emotion, an ache, or a pain that there is something in our world that needs some attention.  Soul Health is all about knowing your "engine" well enough to know how to take care of yourself as a "whole".

My soul health model outlines the 10 key aspects of human health that we need to attend to in order to reach our optimal well-being. (Physical, Psychological, Social, Interpersonal, Environmental, Intellectual/Occupational, Spiritual, Sexual, Financial, and Recreational).  Take a look at the model on my website (http://www.drkatherinetkelly.com/) for more information.

Your optimal health depends on it!

1 comment:

  1. Hello Katherine-

    I am curious to know, how do you define consciousness?

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