The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Learning about the body makes it seem wise rather than broken.
- In plain terms
- Study the body to see its wisdom, not just sickness.
- What can you take from it?
- See the body as wise when you study it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you see your body?
- What does it try to tell you?
Another view
Sometimes the body does fail.
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