“Become Nothing, and he will turn you into Everything.” ~ Rumi
By Brigitte Mouchet
Hardly a day goes by without getting a message in my inbox warning me about the dangers of this or that food, condition, or activity. I usually glance at the title but rarely open the email. Marketing gurus have invaded the wellness industry, and they are not very subtle about it. But that is not the point I’d like to make.
What I’d like to say is that we, as humans, have so much more power than we think—over not only our environment but also our genes. This is the field of epigenetics. This week, I discuss epigenetics with Charan Surdhar, a geneticist turned epigeneticist. Charan has a passion for helping people overcome feeling like a victim. Instead, she helps them find a state of freedom that is much more conducive to health, and where almost anything is possible.
Epigenetics is real. I invite you to listen to my interview with Charan. She discusses the basics of genetics and epigenetics as well as her experience with cases of diseases caused by genetic mutations that were successfully reversed. The most interesting part, I think, is to realize how our emotions can affect our gene expression. And this is something we should all be aware of.
Hero of the Week:
Each and every person—for every trouble they are facing—is a hero.
Let’s Go to the Movies:
Bursting the Bubble on Genes is a fun video created by Charan Surdhar and is a great introduction to the interview.
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Here is a Sufi story sent in by a wonderful subscriber which is so appropriate:
Nasrudin and the Plague
He was on his way to Baghdad when he met Nasrudin. This one asked him:
– Where are you going?
The Plague replied:
– To Baghdad to kill ten thousand people.
After a while, the Plague met Nasrudin again. Very angry, the mullah said to him:
– You lied to me. You said you’d kill ten thousand people and killed a hundred thousand.
And the Plague replied to him:
– I didn’t lie, I killed ten thousand. The rest died of fear.
Tale of Sufi tradition.
I cannot wait for this! I’m someone who has come back from severe mitochondrial breakdown. Dr Amy Yasko has also been an invaluable source of knowledge.
Love the Sufi tale – this type of thinking, specifically how our expectations can influence disease processes in our bodies (reminiscent of the observer effect) is also encompassed in German New Medicine, I think you would enjoy learning about this too and the findings of Dr Hamer and his story. Thank you!
Thanks Katie! I love this Sufi story too! I think Charan Surdhar mentions Dr Hamer in the interview as well. I had heard about him when I was still in Europe. Charan’s method helps heal those life traumas quickly and simply so that people can come back to a neutral emotional state without years of therapy. And this, according to Charan, changes our gene expression. I will check Dr Amy Yasko’s work as well.
Ah thanks Brigette. Yes, there are so many new things we can learn to take control of our health and ultimately, our destiny. Best wishes to you and happy learning 🙂
Thanks Katie 🙂
That is so great. And thanks for the references. There is always a way.
Yes, that’s my motto now – Where there’s a Will, there’s a Way!
Here is a Sufi story sent in by a wonderful subscriber which is so appropriate:
Nasrudin and the Plague
He was on his way to Baghdad when he met Nasrudin. This one asked him:
– Where are you going?
The Plague replied:
– To Baghdad to kill ten thousand people.
After a while, the Plague met Nasrudin again. Very angry, the mullah said to him:
– You lied to me. You said you’d kill ten thousand people and killed a hundred thousand.
And the Plague replied to him:
– I didn’t lie, I killed ten thousand. The rest died of fear.
Tale of Sufi tradition.
I cannot wait for this! I’m someone who has come back from severe mitochondrial breakdown. Dr Amy Yasko has also been an invaluable source of knowledge.
Love the Sufi tale – this type of thinking, specifically how our expectations can influence disease processes in our bodies (reminiscent of the observer effect) is also encompassed in German New Medicine, I think you would enjoy learning about this too and the findings of Dr Hamer and his story. Thank you!
Thanks Katie! I love this Sufi story too! I think Charan Surdhar mentions Dr Hamer in the interview as well. I had heard about him when I was still in Europe. Charan’s method helps heal those life traumas quickly and simply so that people can come back to a neutral emotional state without years of therapy. And this, according to Charan, changes our gene expression. I will check Dr Amy Yasko’s work as well.
Ah thanks Brigette. Yes, there are so many new things we can learn to take control of our health and ultimately, our destiny. Best wishes to you and happy learning 🙂
Thanks Katie 🙂
That is so great. And thanks for the references. There is always a way.
Yes, that’s my motto now – Where there’s a Will, there’s a Way!
Amazing…it brought to mind Neil Douglas-Klotz’s book ‘Prayers of the Cosmos’ Meditations on the Aramaic words of Jesus. “Hallowed be thy name” can be translated from the Aramaic as “Your name, your sound can move us if we tune our hearts as instruments for its tone.” Or “Focus your light within us-make it useful: as the rays of a beacon show the way.”
Hi Christine,
Thank you for your comment! Beautiful. It does seem like we have everything we need within us, and still it can be so difficult to believe it.
Yes, and I don’t think it’s a coincidence that we are constantly encouraged to invest our consciousness in a cornucopia of external distractions and mis-directions to divert us from looking and working within. This is a spell which needs to be broken.
Agreed. Thank you for your comment!
Amen!
Wow.