No, this is not the most glamorous topic, but judging from the response from the videos I posted on Instagram about this, I’d say there is a lot of interest in this topic and few people are talking about it.

It seems like digestive issues are the norm these days. Everyone is chronically stressed, eating processed, chemically laden food, and not exposed to nature or adequate sunlight. Our gut microbiomes are very imbalanced and this can lead to a whole slew of digestive issues.

Most women are chronically constipated, which I define as having less than one bowel movement a day. This is a big deal.

What’s the energy of certain infections? Why does one person get sick but another person doesn’t when they’re exposed to the same microbe? What’s going on from an energetic perspective?

We are walking ecosystems. We have microbes all over our body-- on our skin, in our intestines, and on all of our mucosal surfaces from our mouth to our anus. In fact, we have far more microbial cells than human cells, which begs the question if we should be calling ourselves “me” or “we.”

I’ve noticed two trends that seem to permeate the spiritual and physical healing circles that represent two sides of the same spectrum and are missing the overall picture.

The trend to ignore the physical body

On the one hand, some spiritual practices are encouraging people to stay way out of their bodies a lot. That's great, don't get me wrong, but let's not forget we still have to eat, sleep, poop, and pay the bills. No transcendental meditation or hypnosis can make us avoid the fact that we inhabit human bodies on Earth.