Materials: teak, cement, brass rods, danish oil.
Dimensions: (h)64 cm x (w)31cm x (d)14cm
Weight: 9.5kg
"The body catches what the mind misses." - Gabor Maté,
author of 'When the Body Says No'
'The Compassionate Intentions of Illness' - Dr. Tony Humphreys
The stomach is an amplifier of the brain: there are more nerve fibres
running up from the stomach to the brain, than there are running down
from the brain to the stomach. Information is taken in via the senses,
interpreted in the brain's emotional centres which then travels down to
the stomach where the interpretation or feeling is amplified and sent
back to the brain. Hence the term 'gut feeling.'
What if we ignore these feelings? When we cut them off in repression
or supression, the information still travels to the gut which will
continue to respond with muscle contractions, blood flow changes, and
the secretion of a multitude of biologically active substances
(hormones). While all of these are essential for survival, they can
turn toxic when kept at high levels. And this can lead to illness.
Furthermore, when we do not line ourselves up with what we truly value,
our energy becomes divided and the self is thrown off kilter making
us unsteady and prone to faltering.
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