Quanisha’s Integrative Writing Week One

            My ideas about the body and what I tried to convey in my mandala, is that our bodies are perfectly designed to exist in harmony with each other and with the world around us. In her book Anchored, author Deb Dana speaks on the necessity of interpersonal connection to our well-being. She states, “With connection we feel safely embodied, accompanied by others, at home in the environment, and in harmony with spirit” (Dana, 2022, p.12). This was the main point of my design, to take the colors of each chakra and surround them with the “colors” of the universe and convey that there is no separation between the body and the spirit. The energy, so to speak, that powers the universe is the same energy that moves us every day. In his book The Healer Within, Roger Jahnke says, “The naturally occurring self-healing ability of your own body, mind, and spirit is the world’s greatest healer (Jahnke, 1999, p.7). I think this does a great job of expressing how powerfully connected we truly are. Ultimately though, I believe our bodies are beautiful enigmas and are capable of more than we know. As Bill Bryson so perfectly wrote, “Your body is a universe of mystery” (Bryson, 2022, p.35) and I could not agree more.

References

Bryson, B. (2022). The body: A guide for occupants. Doubleday.

Dana, D. (2021). Anchored: How to befriend your nervous system using polyvagal theory. Sounds True.