The language of my body
“The language of my body” stands, at the Kyborg Institute, for an interpreting view: we sometimes read bodily symptoms also symbolically – as a possible hint that something in life is burdening or has come out of balance.
Symptoms as an invitation to self-perception
For many people it helps to ask: what is doing me good right now, what is burdening me? In our reading, a symptom can be a spur to look at stress, overload, fear or unfulfilled needs – and to provide for more rest, self-care and a mindful dealing with one’s own energy. It is about self-perception – no one is “to blame themselves” for an illness.
A model of order: the division of the body
As an aid to interpretation we order the body, in our reading, along time and along right and left.
Above/below as an axis of time. We read the body roughly from top to bottom as present → past: what we take in (food, breath, speech) belongs to the present and lies rather in the upper body; what is already digested and used up lies in the lower body and stands, pictorially, for the past. Even in the brain this order is to be found again – planning for the future is connected with the front frontal lobes, memory with rear areas. In this interpreting view it can help some people to bring present themes rather into connection with the upper body and things longer past rather with the lower body.
Right/left. Traditionally – also in Far Eastern conceptions (yin/yang) – one side of the body is ascribed rather to the rational, outward-directed pole, the other rather to the feeling, intuitive one. Anatomically, one cerebral hemisphere in each case steers the opposite side of the body. We use this polarity as an image for the interplay of intellect and feeling – not as a fixed ascription of “male” and “female” to persons; these terms mean here two inner qualities that every human being carries within them.
What does that mean in practice?
- Use the soul-related view as a suggestion for self-perception.
- Do not let yourself be put under pressure by readings; they are an offer, no duty.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Kyborg Institute claim that thoughts cause or heal illnesses?
No. We understand symptoms as a possible spur to look at one's own life.
How can this view be helpful?
For some people it helps to read a symptom also as a hint of stress, overload or unfulfilled needs. It is about self-perception.
Change history · last updated on
- — Notes shortened, text tidied.
- — Frequently asked questions revised.
- — Address of this entry localised: it now carries the English term instead of the German one. The old address redirects.
- — First English version.
Sources
- D. Harald Alke: Gesundheitslexikon (Health Encyclopedia). A detailed account of health-relevant topics and therapeutic methods; bundled, overlapping experiences from around 30 years of life counselling with clients. Kyborg Institute.
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