Mindfulness Meditation and Chiropractic Care: Harmonizing Mental and Physical Health

Meditation, particularly mindfulness meditation, teaches us how to observe and become intimately aware of the energy patterns enlivened within us. Through this quiet presence of observation, a core aspect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, we can receive the richness of information within these energy patterns, orchestrating the activities within our lives.

From this point of observation, we become aware of what patterns are dictating our actions before our conscious thought and reactive response. This heightened awareness is integral for maintaining mental and physical health, positioning meditation as a crucial practice within complementary and integrative health. The more receptive we are to the energy patterns fluctuating within us, the more we become empowered to choose our course of action, responding more authentically to the circumstances and experiences within our lives.

From a state of presence that allows for pure observation and receptivity, akin to the state achieved in spiritual meditation or walking meditation, we can move into a state of pure beingness. When we are “just being,” we are not absorbed by past realities of our experience. This profound presence is beneficial not only for individuals coping with physical pain, including chronic pain patients but for anyone seeking holistic health. When we are “just being” in the present moment, we are not deferring to past patterning, filtered beliefs or delusional perceptions. Rather, when we are “just being,” we are totally available to the here and now.

Chronic Pain and the Role of Chiropractic Care and Meditation

To some, this may sound reminiscent of the quality of experience that spontaneously emerges from within at the time of a chiropractic adjustment.

Incredibly enough, there is indeed a link between meditation and chiropractic, two pivotal elements in the realm of complementary and integrative health. In fact, research indicates that the same regions of the brain are stimulated in both chiropractic adjustment and meditation.

Very cool.

This synergy between chiropractic care and meditation can be particularly beneficial for chronic pain patients. By combining mindful meditation with regular chiropractic care, patients may experience significant health benefits, including improved management of chronic pain and possibly even lower blood pressure.