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Before returning to his slumber, the Rajah of the famous Hindi parable said, “Perhaps if you put the parts together you will see the truth”. Each of the six blind men, having known only small ideas of what parts of an elephant look like, argued with each other over the correct depiction of the mighty creature. One man believes the trunk is a snake, another finds the tail to be a rope, and another thinks the leg is a giant cow. The Rajah tells them that they are all none the wiser and that, perhaps, if they put their ideas together, they will find out what an elephant really looks like.

Indeed, the story of the Blind Man and the Elephant exemplifies the debate on the most effective approach to medicine today. Modern medicine is nothing without technology, laboratories, and other elaborate devices that amount to its empire. Even still, alternative medicine often pales in comparison during medical emergencies and fast-acting relief.

Instead of arguing over which approach is best, we need to come together and allow each method’s strengths to work their magic so that the total approach – mind, body, and spirit – can be adopted from a scientific lens. The merging of modern and natural medicine is a seamless integration.

Aromatherapy, Reiki, acupuncture — any ancient tradition — will do wonders for, at the very least, our relaxation levels, and, on a good day, possibly accent our medications for further benefit. Yoga, as one example, may work hand-in-hand with our SSRIs to fight depression, and CBD oil partners well with anxiety medications.

Really, it’s no wonder that integrative care hospitals are becoming so popular. Whatever route you choose to take, be mindful of the blind men who mistake the elephant for the cow. Although there is no one size fits all approach to wellness, the blend of Eastern healing traditions with Western medicine is a match made in heaven.

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Being locked up at home is certainly anxiogenic to most of us. Social interactions become limited and we can find ourselves overthinking and catastrophizing the situation. Besides, feeling lonely is common during those hard times, especially if you are quarantined alone. Now, we should all take a minute to reflect about how we feel in order to be able to work on those feelings and feel better. 

Are you feeling bored? Here are some fun activities to do alone or with your family. The more you keep yourself busy with activities, the less you feel bored.  

Exploit your artistic side

Even if you’re not an innate artist, you can devote your time to painting colourful canvas, drawing and creating art pieces. All you need to start is a pencil and a drawing sketchbook. Remember, it’s not the result of your art that counts, but the creative process you go through and the therapeutic moment when you escape reality and cultivate the fruits of your imagination. When you draw, paint and place colors together, you express your feelings and to me, this is the definition of healing. 

Here are some resources you can consult to feed your imagination: 

Cook with your heart 

Again, even if you’re not a natural cuisine chef, enjoy cooking new recipes and don’t be afraid to fail. Have you ever tried cooking a Tandoori chicken, Moroccan couscous or a Mexican tortilla soup? Maybe it’s time to give them a try. 

Here are dishes ideas you can cook and boast of having cooked them

Move your body 

There are so many ways to exercise, find your favorite. 

Here are some fun workouts: 

• Walk or jog to a beautiful destination. If there is a splendid view around you, walk alone (and far away from people) to it and appreciate it. If you are a sunset lover, you can jog to a park next to your home and watch the sun gracefully disappearing.
• Take Zumba courses on YouTube. Zumba is cheerful, it will make you happy… and a bit exhausted later.  
•  Take some belly dancing lessons. It will enhance your elf esteem and you’ll feel extremely desirable afterwards. 
• Practice Yoga and meditation 

Learn new languages 

You want to watch Money Heist in its original version? Learn Spanish and take online classes. Not only will it fill your time, but it will also increase your skills and enrich your resume. 

Save humanity by fighting boredom

Your free time, your motivation and your skills are definitely needed during this crisis. We need people like you to save humanity in their own way, even remotely from their houses. Not only you will help people and do good, feel needed and valued, but you will also increase your social interactions and fight your boredom. 

Now, you can also start your own project to help. There’s so many causes you can fight for in an infinite number of ways. 

Here are some inspiring stories: 

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For many (if not all of us), Thanatophobia – fear of death – is high-up on our worry lists. This fear, like so many fears, reverses itself with spirituality. Spirituality, defined here as a belief in something higher and cyclic, teaches what comes “next” and what it means for you.

Author and recovery voice, Beverly Conyers, bleeds through rationality with a Zen koan, or what she calls the “cryptic question”. “What was your face before you were born?” she asks, in her work – Find Your Light: Practicing Mindfulness to Recover from Anything. The answer is eternity.

Ancient wisdom finds that time moves only toward eternity and repeats in this way forever. As Conyers puts it, there is no “judgement day” as we move beyond the run of the river. So beyond, in fact, that traces of stardust can be found in our DNA. We are one with the entire universe, never dying, only re-birthing.

Knowing that you are made of godliness, that you, physical, pragmatic, you, are supporting yourself with spirit running through your veins, demolishes fear of death and fosters belief in healing that may be otherwise unfounded.

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