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IC and Emotions: An Energy Science Perspective

IC and Emotions:  An Energy Science Perspective

VPK as a circleIn any chronic disease process an emotional roller coaster is potentially possible  This is particularly true for the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD. and fibromyalgia) due to the ups and downs of the painful flares

We are all unique not only physically but psychologically and because we are mindbodies what happens in the body, happens in the mind and vice versa…the mind and body are intimately spliced…you cannot separate them….so what happens in the body happens in the mind

In the energy science the individual reigns  What this means is that using the VPK(Vata Pitta Kapha) paradigm the type of emotions that crop up for someone will be different for a Vata individual than for a Kapha individual’s energy pattern

Tools of Observation and the Vata Energy Pattern

All the tools in the energy science such as the VPK energy patterns are basically to help us become better observers of ourselves  When we become observers of ourselves as energy patterns of mixtures of VPK we then can have choices as to how to treat ourselves

The Vata energy pattern is that of movement so the qualities of cold, light, mobile, dry, rough, subtle, and clear are observed when there is physiologic imbalance  And each of these qualities are associated with emotions  For example, the cold, light, rough, and subtle qualities bring about fear and anxiety

In general the emotions of Vata are fear, anxiety, loneliness, and insecurity and the best way to treat these unnerving emotions is to provide grouding in the form of a “heavy” nutrition(dairy, nuts, root vegetables), internal oleation with ghee and externally with oil massage, practices such as calming pranayama and asana yoga practice, and meditation

Emotions and the Pitta Energy Pattern

Pitta, the energy of physiologic transformation, is characterized by the qualities of hot, light, spreading, sharp/penetrating, liquid, and oily  As you can see these qualities deliver the transformative like emotions of getting things done  But when out of balance this need to accomplish can result in anger, irritability, impatience, rigidity, intrusiveness, and meddlesomeness

The rigidity arises from the emotion of “my way or the highway” type of attitude  When Pitta is out of balance there often is a need to control to the point of not listening to another’s point of view  This kind of controlling behavior can lead to intrusiveness and even meddlesomeness

The way to deal with these negative emotions is to cool the Pitta energy pattern off with foods, yogic practices, and ghee

Kapha and Emotional Inertia

Kapha, the energy of stability, is the most manifested of the energy patterns and thus has the most qualities of heavy, slow/dull, cool, oily, slimy/smooth, liquid, dense, soft, hard, static, gross, and sticky  These qualities when in balance are associated with positive human emotions of love, compassion, and empathy  But when out of balance they can lead to inability to leave relationships that are serving us…. inability to move at all so complacency, inappropriate acceptance, lack of initiative….being cloying or clinging in relationships

Too often for Kapha individuals they overlook the negative emotions and see themselves as loving and compassionate  This can be self destructive in the end  The way out of these tricky emotional situations is to MOVE and to eat a light nourishing diet

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