The "hot button" topic I chose is mind-body connection. I'm not sure
if this is actually a universal controversial topic or not, but it is
certainly one that is important to me. Mind-body connection matters
to me because I have personally experienced it. A few years ago,
when I first started doing yoga on a regular basis, I had no idea about
emotions being stored in the body. Only a few days in, I was coming
out of lizard pose, and started crying for seemingly no reason. Even
though my hips were tight and sore, the tears were actually from a
release of emotions stored up from previous years. As it turns out, the
hip area is closely associated with the sacral chakra (I know, I know,
hippie dippy stuff) which processes emotions like fear and sadness.
This topic affects individuals as well as society, I'd assume because
mainstream culture is unaware of how much the mind and body are
connected. Think of how your body begins to ache, your head hurts,
you begin to have stomach issues when you're feeling stressed out or
anxious. a
Perhaps the nature vs. Nurture concept could help with some
understanding of mind-body connection. The human body is
obviously a naturally occurring entity but without proper love, nuture
and emotional education, the body is likely to fail the connection with
the mind.
Mind-body connection can apply (as with everything else I choose) to
self-care and emotional intelligence. These both apply because when
you practice self-care, you are more in tune with your mind,
preventing the body from holding onto unprocessed emotions.
