An Interview in Eden Magazine with Dina Marrone – Part 3

Having a bespoke practice is, to my mind, essential as everyone is a unique individual and deserves to be treated in that way as much as possible. How can you apply the same mathematical rule to every - body and get the same result? You cannot because we are all genetically different, so we react differently. 

Patients need time to be seen and heard in a therapeutic space, which cannot happen with a short visit. My interest lies in the truly integrative mind-body approach to medicine, in the process, changing the whole health model that we seem to have accepted nowadays.

Any form of meditation is about connecting with yourself - mind and body - in a state of mindful awareness. 

Stress is the cause of most diseases. When you are stressed, the autonomic nervous system is in fight or flight, and your brain waves are in survival mode. Our brains operate on various frequencies, some fast and some slow. Every brain wave has a frequency, and every emotion has its own frequency. 

When you are in this state, otherwise known as survival mode, you cannot repair, create, or do anything to make your body more whole and complete. Significant blood flow leaves the frontal lobe to supply the muscles. On the other hand, when you are resting and relaxing, that's an entirely different matter. That's when our bodies repair. That's when our creative forces come into play. 

Meditation, however, brings us to a place of deep relaxation, allowing our bodies to regenerate, repair, and renew themselves. In our fast-paced world, we often become addicted to the stress of “doing” and forget the importance of simply “being.” Meditation is a practice of letting go. 

There are different types of meditation, including lying, sitting, standing, and walking. A walking meditation allows us to be fully present, moving mindfully without thought, ideally in a peaceful setting like a beach. It is a powerful way to restore balance, enabling the body and mind to experience positive change.

I want to say that I don’t necessarily see these treatments as “alternative.” We should call them complementary. If the patient is at the heart of the consultation, then all well-researched and scientifically proven treatments may have a role to play. The whole point is that it's not either one or the other for me. Let's bring all potential solutions to the table to see how we might tackle a problem. We have several ways of doing this. 

Some patients have a set idea of why they have come. Others are looking for guidance and for me to devise a highly individualized plan to help them on the road to a healthier life. I enjoy making joint decisions with patients when formulating any treat - ment plan incorporating all lifestyle aspects of care and any healing modalities that might suit them on their journey.

Part 4 - the next part of the interview will be released in one week

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