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Jodi Peister, MD

GJ Peister, MD

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Welcome Beloved:

The Caduceus is the symbol of the
Science and Art of healing. The serpents
and the staff represent the main
channels of energy up the body. When the journey up the body is complete, full development, (enlightenment) is reached as represented by the wings of glory.

Wellbeing is the normal or natural state of being human. Wellbeing is our birth rite. When we are in the state of Wellbeing we feel at ease, at peace, joyful, vibrant, and connected. We feel good! Our health is good on all levels: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Like a child, we are aware of the infinite possibilities available to us. We have access to all our greatest abilities. We feel alive.

Wellbeing has commonly been called “being in the zone”. “Being in the zone” refers to a point when exercising where the exercise becomes effortless, the sense of time passing stops, and we feel ecstatic. Yet, the concept of "being in the zone" limits the scope of Wellbeing,
because we can live our daily lives in the state of Wellbeing.

This is a representation of the heart center (chakra). When open, we feel unconditional
love, joy, forgiveness, compassion. We are
centered and peaceful. We are open to
receive and give love, and have loving and meaningful relationships. We trust.

We can understand our true potential for Wellbeing by broadening our perspective of what it is to be human. On all levels we are part of the Universe. We came from it, and we are made of it. “Until we have an adequate story about ourselves in which we fit into the story of the Universe, we will be alienated from ourselves”. (Thomas Berry, renowned cultural historian and ecotheolgian)

This symbol is the tree of life superimposed on the flower of life. Found in all major religions it contains the patterns & mathematics of creation as they emerged from the "Great Void" in the Big Bang.

Here is a simplified version of the story of the Universe, our story, as told by the movie “The Awakening Universe”. The Universe as we know it erupted into existence at the moment of the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago: a stupendous explosion, a burst of energy that came from nothing, absolute nothing. What existed prior to this event is completely unknown. Everything that ever existed, began at this moment.

This explosion of energy expanded at a precise rate allowing the formation of the first atoms of gas. After about 300 million years, these atoms of gas clumped together and formed the first galaxies. Had the Universe expanded slightly slower it would have collapsed into a black hole. Had it expanded slightly faster, no galaxies would have formed, and there would simply be dust. One hundred billion galaxies formed. Galaxies, initially big balls of gas, ignited the fires of fusion in their centers. The first stars formed.

These first stars existed for millions of years and then expired in Supernovas, huge explosions which formed new atoms and new elements. From the Supernova debris, the remains of the first stars, came the birth of new stars.

K Teramura, UH IIA

One of which was our star, the Sun. The debris from the formation of the Sun formed planets, our home, planet Earth was created. This ball of star debris became a ball of molten lava. The lava cooled, forming the oceans and the atmosphere.

Life began on Earth. More and more complex life forms developed. The Earth became filled with life forms. Plants, birds, fish, reptiles, insects, mammals,… Human life.

The entire process, the unfolding of the Universe from Big Bang to the development of life, reveals the brilliance and intelligence of the Universe. Whatever force is driving this intelligent development, we must know that we also came from it and that we are made of it.

If we look at our individual development we continue to see the supreme genius and wisdom of the Universe of which we are made. We all began as double stranded DNA

: a sperm fertilizing an ovum. This single cell divided fifty times and formed every cell in the body. One hundred trillion cells formed. Each cell became a specific type of cell in a specific location performing a specific function for the system. Yet, every cell actually does six trillion things a second. Our development also mirrors the genius of which we are made. (Depok Chopra)

From an energetic perspective everything in the Universe is energy. All energy came from “Source” at the moment of the Big Bang. (Basic Quantum Physics) We are energy. Physics also teaches that all energy is connected. We too are connected to everything. In terms of quantum physics, there is only one. We are one. The first metaphysician from Ancient Greece, Parmenides, stated this as "all is one".
Leonardo DaVinci's drawing "Proportions of the Human Figure".

We can now awaken to a new perspective of being human. We are innately brilliant and magnificent, unique expressions of the Source or Universe. We are pure energy. We are profoundly connected and related to everything. We no longer need to feel alienated, isolated, or separate. We can relax. There is communality, communion, and connection with everything in the Universe.

As humans we are unique in that we are aware of our own existence. We are actually the brilliant Universe which has developed the ability to be aware of itself. We are the Universe reflecting upon itself. We are conscious Universe or conscious energy.

The true gift of being human is that we can not only be aware of the process of Universe, but we can consciously participate in this process. We can participate with the choices that we make. These choices are the key to maintaining our Wellbeing. When our choices are in alignment with the flow or genius of the Universe, they yield health, when they are not “dis-ease” is created.

Human life mirrors the process of the Universe, unfolding. Each of us can awaken to discover our true nature, our magnificence as expressions of the one. We can allow the process of the Universe to unfold within us and be unique expressions of it through our own Self expression. Becoming ill is then not a mistake, but part of the process.

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