Body as a Marker of the Way

From the very first days of his life a man receives into his possession an enormous treasure, a fount of mysteries and secrets, a collection of perfect engineer solutions and mechanisms with performance index of ca. 200% (in case of emergency), the instrument of enjoyment and cognition. I mean – the body. The human body. The one that we are used to feed, sometimes to treat, or even to “whack” – actually, you may choose your own option and attitude. But what is more, making friends with it and trying to comprehend it is also a cool thing to do. To cognize the laws of its arrangement and the rules of its parts’ “teamwork”. It’s amusing, but the deeper you go into the process of research work the more aware you become of how much knowledge you still lack. So that you become even more attracted by this ocean of unknown aspects – the laws of our body.

The human body obeys a well-set and adjusted mechanism of the “cause-and-effect” rules. The funny thing with it is that the reason is not always obvious. Here is a simple example: we often complain about having some discomfort in shoulders zone and the back of the head; it is accompanied by tension in this zone’s muscles so that the massage will bring some relief. But it will not last long, since most probably this area is a “hard worker” (the place of favourite compensation) so that it gets engaged in work upon every step, every turn and hand lift, even prior to all other parts. Accordingly, it will be the first to get tired as well. It’s like they have it in that movie: “Who’ll go to the meat-packing factory? - Me! - Who will go to the cement mill? – Me!” – so that this “me” is in time for this and this object and event. But what comes as a result? One’s having customary fatigue in this body zone, some habitual emotional state, some chronic behavioral stereotype. It is probably this initial understanding that may initiate our conscious learning and perception of the body. While the painful symptom may serve as an indicator that will show the direction of your search and modification.