Let’s Get Metaphysical: Health Edition

Nov 10

When I first started on my wellness journey, I started out by looking solely at the physical side of what was occurring to me (like many do). Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that I would have had the experiences I have had with not only physically addressing what happened to me, but emotionally and spiritually as well.

I wanted to dedicate a post to discuss the top 5 metaphysical ways I have learned and practiced to take a whole approach to my health (and continue to do so). At the end, I’ll provide a list of my Metaphysical Tools that have truly helped me (and I continue to use).

1. Energy Matters

Everything is made up of energy. Energy has always been a part of healing, whether it’s in the form of your body’s meridians, as noted by Traditional Chinese Medicine, or a part of Quantum medicine. This concept of energy is even more important if you are a part of the 20% of the population that are Highly Sensitive People. A highly sensitive person (HSP) is someone with a finely tuned nervous system that processes stimuli more deeply than average, often due to increased activity in brain areas linked to empathy and emotional processing (aka mirror neurons). These neurons allow HSPs to deeply sense and "mirror" the emotions and experiences of others, making them incredibly empathetic and attuned to subtle social and environmental cues. This heightened sensitivity extends to physical and emotional factors, meaning they may feel overstimulated by loud noises, strong smells, or chaotic environments.

For a highly sensitive person, energy isn’t just a concept: It’s a daily experience. Your nervous system takes in more from the world around you: Light, sound, emotion, even subtle tension in a room. When that energetic input piles up, your body can interpret it as stress, leading to fatigue, anxiety, digestive issues, or inflammation. But sensitivity isn’t a weakness; rather, it’s a finely tuned awareness system. When you protect and balance your energy through grounding practices like breathwork, gentle movement, time in nature, or mindful solitude, your body begins to regulate again. Your immune, hormonal, and nervous systems stabilize because they’re no longer on constant alert. Learning to manage the energy you absorb and release what isn’t yours is one of the most powerful forms of self-care for a sensitive body.

If this sounds like you, limiting your exposure to negative people, circumstances, places, and media (especially social media scrolling) will be crucial to your health and well-being. To learn more about Highly Sensitive people, I highly recommend this book. Lastly, make sure that you are regularly cleansing your energy, or “cutting cords” with draining people and situations. I will link my favorite quick meditations for both at the end of this post.

2. Plan It on the Planets

Thankfully, more and more people are becoming aware that astrology goes beyond the horoscope you read in a magazine. Astrology can influence your health in a few ways. The first would be something called your natal chart: Your energetic blueprint, so to speak. By understanding this blueprint-how your body, mind, and emotions respond to stress, nourishment, and rest-you can then learn what your unique needs are and how to tend to them. Each zodiac sign and planetary placement highlights strengths and sensitivities in different areas of your physical and emotional well-being. For example, an Aries may experience tension in the head and need regular movement to release heat and energy (or suffer more from headaches, sinus issues, or head trauma), while a Taurus often benefits from grounding into their body and being present to their senses. Your birth chart can also show how you process emotions, where inflammation or fatigue might show up, and what rhythms (daily or seasonal) best support your vitality. By aligning your habits, like nutrition, movement, and rest, with your astrological makeup, you start working with your natural energy rather than against it. In essence, astrology helps you listen to your body’s cosmic language, guiding you toward balance and long-term wellness.

The second way astrology can affect your health is through transits: How the current planets are moving through the sky. Planetary transits can temporarily influence your health, mood, and energy, and even bring up past unresolved issues. Your birth chart acts as your energetic blueprint, while transits are the real-time movements of planets interacting with it, creating waves of change in your body’s rhythm and emotional tone.

For example, a Mars transit can bring bursts of energy, motivation, and drive, but if ignored, it can also spark inflammation, restlessness, or burnout. A Saturn transit may call for discipline, rest, and physical boundaries, sometimes surfacing fatigue or old health patterns that need tending. When the Moon moves through your chart, you may feel fluctuations in digestion, hydration, or sleep, mirroring the tides it governs.

By tracking these cycles, you can tune into your body’s shifting needs: Resting more during intense transits, supporting your adrenals during fiery ones, or grounding yourself when airy planets stir up anxiety. Over time, you start to recognize that your health isn’t random; it’s in rhythm with the cosmos. Understanding this connection helps you plan your routines, nutrition, and self-care with cosmic precision, aligning your body’s healing with the timing of the stars.

Curious? For starters, you can run a free natal chart online to discover what your natal chart says about you. All you will need is your date of birth, time of birth, and location of birth (city, state, country). At the very least, knowing your Sun sign, Moon sign, and Ascendant will get you farther in knowing yourself than just saying, “I’m an Aries.” If you want to go deeper on the link between astrology and health, check out this book.

Whether you’re a skeptic or a believer, astrology is an interesting lens through which to view your life. As Argyle from Stranger Things would say, “Don’t deny before you try.”

3. Human Design (specifically Environments)

First off, let’s jump into what Human Design is. Human Design is a self-awareness system that blends ancient wisdom and modern science. It combines astrology, the I-Ching, the Kabbalah, and the chakra system with quantum physics and genetics. Your “BodyGraph” reveals how your energy naturally moves, how you make decisions, and how you interact with others. It helps you understand your strengths, patterns, and innate operating style. Instead of trying to be like everyone else, it guides you to live in alignment with who you truly are. Think of it as a user manual for your unique energy blueprint.

Let’s go deeper and discuss something called “Environments” within Human Design. Environments describe the types of physical and energetic spaces that best support your body and nervous system. They’re not about décor or style; they’re about how your body relaxes, regenerates, and takes in information from the world. Your Human Design environment can have a profound impact on your overall health because it influences how your nervous system regulates, how your cells repair, and how your energy flows throughout the day. When you’re in the right environment, your body feels safe enough to rest, digest, and heal; your parasympathetic (rest-and-restore) system takes the lead. When you’re in the wrong one, your system stays on alert, subtly draining energy, immunity, and focus over time.

Altogether, there are 6 environment types in Human Design: Shores, Valleys, Markets, Kitchens, Mountains, and Caves. For instance, someone with a Valleys environment may feel healthiest around conversation, sound, and sleep the best in a bed that’s not too high off the ground (and the same goes for their home). Too much isolation and sleeping in a high-rise building can dull their energy. A Caves person, on the other hand, needs security and control over their space, and crafting their bed into some sort of “Cave” (eg, tucked into a corner, sleeping in the basement level of a home, etc.). A Mountain person might literally breathe easier in elevation or clear air (hello, camping) and on a higher level of a building.

By honoring your environment type, you’re essentially giving your body the conditions it was built to thrive in. Hormone balance more easily, sleep deepens, digestion improves, and mental clarity returns; not through forcing change, but through being in sync with the energy your system naturally understands. It’s your body’s way of saying, “Yes, this is where I can heal.

4. Release Trapped Emotions

Before I jump to the metaphysical side, let’s get grounded in science first for you non-believers out there regarding the effect trapped emotions have on our bodies. In the book, The Molecules of Emotion, a concept introduced by neuroscientist Dr. Candace Pert, describes how our thoughts and feelings are biologically linked through chemical messengers in the body. These messengers, called neuropeptides, act as the physical carriers of emotion, connecting the brain, nervous system, and immune system. When you feel joy, fear, love, or anger, your body releases specific molecules that communicate that emotion to your cells, influencing everything from immunity to digestion to hormone balance. Fun fact: An abundance of these neuropeptides reside in your spine.

In essence, emotions aren’t just “in your head”: They’re embodied, chemical experiences that shape your physiology. Chronic stress, suppressed feelings, or emotional repression can disrupt this communication network, while emotional awareness, mindfulness, and somatic release help restore it. Dr. Pert’s work bridges the gap between mind and body, showing that healing your emotional life is truly part of healing your physical body.

Now let’s take this a step further. There are many ways that practitioners can address bringing up said trapped emotions to the surface to process, through practices such as NAET, deep breath work, EMDR, etc. This can be a beneficial process for many, but here’s the rub. Oftentimes, practitioners of a lot of emotional processing techniques can bring emotions up, but do not properly clear them. When this happens, the event or emotion surrounding it isn’t neutralized, and it still continues to have an affect on the person.

Enter Emotion Code/Body Code.

Emotion Code and Body Code, developed by Dr. Bradley Nelson, are energy healing systems designed to identify and release trapped emotional energy stored in the body. These trapped emotions can come from past experiences, inherited patterns, or even absorbed energy from others, and over time, they can disrupt the body’s natural flow, leading to physical discomfort or emotional imbalance. Using muscle testing and energy correction techniques utilizing magnets, practitioners locate these energetic blockages and help the body release them, restoring balance and communication between the mind and body. The Body Code expands on this by also addressing imbalances in organs, meridians, pathogens, toxins, structural alignment, and subconscious messages that play on repeat in your body. Together, these systems work to help you feel lighter, clearer, and more in tune with your body’s natural healing intelligence, freeing energy that was once stuck so it can finally move where it’s meant to.

5. Work With a True Medical Intuitive

I’ll come out of the gates swinging on this one. There are many, many, many individuals out there who claim that they are medical intuitives, and unfortunately, many aren’t. So what exactly is a medical intuitive? A medical intuitive is someone who uses intuitive perception, often described as a blend of heightened awareness, energetic sensing, and inner knowing, to identify imbalances or areas of disharmony in the body, mind, or energy field. Unlike traditional medicine, which focuses on symptoms and lab results, a medical intuitive tunes into the subtle energy patterns beneath those symptoms and receives messages about what may be occurring in the body. They may sense blockages in specific organs, emotional energy stored in the tissues, or energetic disruptions linked to past trauma or stress. Many medical professionals work with qualified medical intuitives when they have patient cases that they cannot find answers or solutions to.

It is truly hard to find a qualified medical intuitive, but there are a few ways to tell them apart. Most importantly, try to find one that makes you feel like they are helping you, versus them telling you that you need them. If that’s the case, run. A truly humble medical intuitive sets their ego aside to just help you: No strings attached, especially when you are at your most vulnerable state. Additionally, true medical intuitives always encourage you to work with medical professionals. If they say that, “you don’t need to consult other practitioners, just me,” skip to my lou your way, away from them. Lastly, true medical intuitives aren’t interested in parlor tricks (or constant thirst trap posting on social media). Always go with your gut, and if something feels off, it probably is.

One of my biggest hopes for humanity is that science and spirituality can both be at play when we look to help people heal on this planet. Medicine started out as a true art, and it included many different ways of addressing ailments. I hope that all sides of healing, from conventional medicine to energy medicine, can work together to truly help us heal.

As promised, here is my metaphysical toolbox: