The intimacy of the intima

Hi there:
Just about all of us have hearts that are yearning to be opened-to be touched and cared for and to touch and care for others. That is what gives us our humanity. One of the main reasons that we are here on this blog is because we do feel, whether or not we are conscious of that. We are continually working with the process of getting in touch with our hearts and healing the heart on deeper levels than just the physical.

Dr. Kirk Laman (http://blog.drkirklaman.com/ ) speaks of the cluuter we have in our hearts and how that clutter can injure us physically.
"It seems that life tends to clutter our hearts.We hold onto things we shouldn't hold onto- pain, fear, anger, jealousy.Clutter in the form of negative emotions can clog up our psyche's.They can lead to overload and overwhelm of the heart.Such negative emotions don't just trouble us psychologically, they can also injure us physically.It's true.Negative emotions have been clinically proven to actually cause heart disease. They can lead to inflammation of the lining of the heart called the intima.The intima is a one-celled lining of the arteries that should normally let cholesterol move in and out of the cell. But when people's heart's become cluttered with negative emotions the intima becomes dysfunctional. It stops working normally and cholesterol begins to build up inside the artery. This is the beginning of heart disease.So it can be critical to have a ritual of de-cluttering the heart. We need to clean the heart of dangerous negative emotions."

Isn't that interesting? The "intima" becomes dysfunctional with negative emotions. And when that happens, then, cholesterol builds up in the artery. I would like to lay a wager that also what happens is that we also can stop becoming as "intimate" as we may have once been - both with others and with ourselves. We find ourselves becoming more and more adept at isolating ourselves and keeping all our feelings locked up nice and safe.

So, we need to clean our heart of these dangerous negative emotions. We also need to clear our Bio-energy fields in order to re-establish the pattern and flow of intimacy. One is physical and the other is on a more spiritual level, although, I hesitate to use that type of naming because in reality it is all one and the same.

Dr. Laman does offer a couple ways to clear the heart:

1. Begin journaling for release.Writing down out thoughts and feelings on a regular basis is a good way to begin cleaning the heart. The simple act of expression can be healing. It can help us let go of things we shouldn't be holding onto. I recently wrote on the idea suggested on the blog

2. Breath more deeply.Most meditative techniques include some form of breath work. Yoga is particularly good for deeply breathing. Deep breathing relaxes us and helps remove toxins from our bodies. If you practice deep breathing on a regular basis you have more energy.

I would also offer that in order to clear the Bio-energy field that one participate in some form of vibrational healing. There are many forms of this (including the one I practice www.vibrationalvitality.com) and you just need to find what works for you.

Namaste