“A problem cannot be solved on the same level of consciousness  that created it.” – Albert Einstein

Healing is a hard thing to pin down.  People can feel when it has occurred, but may never actually know what it is, what it did, or even what changed.  It is about the quality, the feeling of an experience.  It may be hard to graph.  And it never quite happens in the same way twice.

Healing can happen slowly, like a stream patiently cutting through rock over centuries, or quickly, like a lightning strike or a flash of insight.

We all have the capacity to heal.  Sometimes it’s a matter of getting obstacles out of the way.  Even when it takes much effort and work, when healing actually occurs, it can feel effortless, like a moment of grace.

Often, healing comes when people have the courage to explore something new, something different from the habits and patterns that have brought them to seek care.

This can mean a new diet.  A new relationship with the body.  A new way of thinking.  A new approach to relationships.  An emotional release.  An intimacy.  A letting go.  An acceptance.  A spiritual experience. Or an everyday experience.

Regardless of the change, it is rooted in a person’s choice to be well.  It is not something that can be done to someone from the outside.