Two forms of energy dominate the universe as well as our bodies. The state of expansion and the state of contraction. Disease results when these two states become unbalanced which is what makes us crazy.
Our ancestors were unable to open up bodies. They instead became keen observers of our behavior. Two very different energies have been documented century after century. The Chinese refer to these two opposing energies as Yang (the state of expansion) and Yin (the state of contraction).
When neurological systems rear their ugly head, the two energies are unbalanced. Yang energy becomes the driving force of our life. What is wrong with Yang energy? Nothing! That is what makes us successful in whatever we choose to in our life. We focus, set goals and activate the energy required to manifest our dreams.
It is indeed difficult to surrender the get up and go energy that makes us successful in life. But when this expansive state dominates our life day in and day out, our neurons become stressed out and exhausted. It is this imbalance that is what makes us crazy as troublesome symptoms of Parkinsons surface.
While medicines and supplements thankfully suppress problematic symptoms, the solution to soothing overexcited neurons is to learn over time how to balance the two energies so that there is not too much Yang nor too little Yin.
The four seasons best describe the energetic state that is necessary to engage a successful journey down the road to recovery.
- Summer: Mostly yang (expansion)
- Fall: More in balance
- Winter: More Yin (contraction)
- Spring: Balance of two energies
Yang is known as hot energy. Yin is known as having cool energy. The liver (which gets overloaded with toxins with symptoms of Parkinsons and the brain are both considered the hot organs of the body.
Cooling down what makes us crazy requires an ongoing balance of the two diametrically opposed energies. Members of the Parkinsons Recovery audience tell me frequently that their symptoms seem to vanish for a day or week, then explode. It becomes a vicious juggling act.
What is happening here? The welcome relief surfaces when the two energies are at long last balanced: Not too much expansion nor too little contraction.
To summarize, we can always turn down the volume of what makes us crazy and frantic with confronting tremors that flare up and impaired mobility. It is not a question of medications or supplements. It is all about living a day to day existence that balances the “get up and go” energies with the “let go and relax” energies.
Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery
Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease
robert@parkinsonsrecovery.com




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