Cold & flu

Cold and flu we understand at the Kyborg Institute not solely as a matter of viruses, but as themes of our energy and feeling balance: from our view they often indicate that somewhere there is too little energy or that the energy is just now not flowing properly. That is a worldview-based view, no medical judgement.

What is it about?

Cold and flu affect above all the mucus-producing organs in the ear-nose-throat region. In the nose we take up the air, smell what is going on around us, and regulate our energy through the manner of breathing. Many people today are overstimulated and at the same time exhausted; a slight extra strain can then suffice for such an illness to make itself felt.

The common belief that cold draughts alone, too thin a shirt or wetness in the rain make us ill, we hold to be too short-sighted. Whoever easily falls off track through cooling or wetness was, from our view, already weakened beforehand. A certain reserve of energy that carries us is therefore desirable.

How do we see the connection with feelings?

We readily consider colds in connection with our emotional life, our soul-related well-being and our sexuality. All mucus-forming regions – mouth and nose, intestine, sexual organs – react, according to our observation, sensitively to thoughts and feelings. Whoever cannot live out their feelings or feels left alone reacts more easily with a cold.

An illness in one part of the body always delivers, for us, hints of tensions elsewhere. If the ENT region is disturbed, frequently at least indirectly the urogenital region is involved too: a nervous bladder, inner weakness, little desire or frustration. Dry, burning mucous membranes in mouth, nose and throat we read conversely as a sign that the energy likewise does not run smoothly – with women at times in connection with the need for vitamin B6.

We find it interesting that many natural means – essential oils and plant remedies – that are experienced as beneficial in the urogenital region are also felt as pleasant in the nose-mouth-throat region.

Why do we speak of “adjustment illnesses”?

Cold and flu are, from our view, typical “adjustment illnesses”. When we change our view of the world and reorder our life, such phases appear from experience – this can well be a good sign. My uncle, an experienced doctor, used to say: “If you go to the doctor, these illnesses last 14 days. If you stay at home, 2 weeks.” With routine in Energy Training, I experience such phases as shorter.

What does that mean in practice?

Instead of thinking above all about colds, it is worth it, from our experience, to do a little more for one’s own vitality. An active, positive way of life, good relationships, mental agility, enough movement and a balanced supply of vitamins many experience as helpful for their well-being.

Since I began in 1976 to practise Kundalini Yoga regularly, I have experienced such phases differently, for myself; I was then snuffly when there were restrictions in the private sphere – with feelings and sexuality. That is a personal observation, no promise.

Important to us: this energetic reading replaces no medical assessment. With persistent, severe or unusual complaints, the clarification belongs in medical hands, and about prevention and vaccination questions you best decide together with your doctor.

Note: This article renders a personal, worldview-based view and is not medical advice. It replaces no medical diagnosis or treatment. For health questions please turn to a doctor or pharmacy; do not discontinue prescribed medication on your own initiative.

Autor: D. Harald Alke