A Woman, a Pioneer, an Inspiration: Caroline Myss

Caroline Myss

If you have benefitted from any treatments based on Energy anatomy, or are even if you are contemplating trying them, you have Caroline Myss to thank for it! Caroline is an internationally renowned speaker who has written several bestselling books based on holistic healing practices.

Myss is a naturally intuitive healer and is known to be able to profile a person’s emotional, psychological and family histories if she’s given his/her name and age. Building on her intuitive skills, Myss did extensive research and developed the field of Energy Anatomy, a holistic healing philosophy according to which all our diseases are related to our emotional, psychological, spiritual or physical stress and anxiety patterns.

Through Energy Anatomy, Myss addressed a very important issue that has baffled humans for centuries. For instance, perhaps you’ve wondered why some people heal and others don’t. According to the principles of Energy Anatomy, all our thoughts are converted into matter by our mind and are stored within the body. The areas in which this matter is stored are our energy centers, or chakras. Our negative thoughts are obviously converted into negative matter, which ends up blocking our chakras and causing diseases. The greater the accumulation of negative matter, the more complex the healing process becomes.

Myss has not only written bestselling books on the subject, but she has also conducted talks and seminars and runs her own educational institute that offers programs related to personal development and holistic healing.

Myss’s contribution to energy healing stands out because through her research and intuitive skills she has been able to connect ancient healing practices with modern healing techniques. These include various Eastern ancient healing techniques involved working with the chakras, from Indian Yoga to Chinese acupuncture and acupressure techniques, and many other alternative healing practices involved in working with energy centers in our bodies. The Energy Anatomy philosophy explains how energy centers are related to our emotional and spiritual traumas, thereby helping us understand how our actions, karma and life situations affect our body.

In investigating the underlying reasons concerning why people sabotage their healing processes, Myss identified a syndrome she calls "woundology," which is characterized by a person's reliance on the power of illness for manipulation of his or her world as opposed to attaining an independent, empowered state of health.

Through her research and books, especially the bestseller Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can, Myss attempted to throw light on how some of us sabotage our own healing processes. She calls this syndrome “woundology,” and it means that sometimes people get so dependent on their illness that they start feeding it unconsciously instead of focusing on healing and empowerment. This syndrome is often seen in people with a victim mentality. This is because in such individuals, their illness gives them the ammunition to manipulate the situations and people around them.

Myss’s work is path breaking in many ways; however, the most important aspect of the healing technique she has developed is that it has helped people understand they truly have the power to transform their lives through their own actions.

When we view life through our own perspective lens without feeling the need to be adjusting it as we experience new things or learn new concepts, our lens can become foggy, chipped and simply out of focus. Thanks to Caroline Myss and her work, we have been provided the gift of a cleaning cloth. It is highly recommended to have her books on your “to read” list if they aren’t already to begin the cleaning of your own perspective lens.

Until next time, embrace your inner wisdom.

Namaste,
Karen