A Holistic View of Natural Healing and Meaning

[tvali]

This is the ChatGPT version of my text, to be posted here: https://github.com/tambetvali/SpiBody/blob/LaegnaAIBasics/notes/healingscienceparadox.md.

What if healing isn’t about fixing one broken part, but about understanding how everything relates? Much of modern medicine still treats problems as isolated events. Pain is localized. Diagnosis is narrowed. Treatments are applied like patches to faulty software. Yet real healing — especially in chronic, subtle, or "incurable" conditions — often begins when we stop narrowing our lens and begin to see the body as a system, or even more: a living language.

The natural healing approach I’m exploring suggests that healing should be systemically invariant — that is, it should be useful regardless of what specific result occurs. This perspective is not about chasing miracle cures, but about building conditions in which intelligence emerges in the body. We don’t need to know in advance which action heals which disease. If we remove root causes, reduce unnecessary strain, and restore balance, the body often starts to reorganize itself in surprising ways.

For example, in cases like dental health or degenerative conditions — areas considered largely "non-healable" without surgery or drugs — we can still take steps that strengthen the system: reducing inflammation, shifting jaw pressure patterns, training muscles to restore micro-movement around the bones. These may not regrow a tooth overnight, but they do something more fundamental: they signal that the system is still responsive, still learning.

Taoist inner alchemy and traditional Chinese medicine have long recognized this systemic view. The Tao Te Ching speaks of the “uncarved block,” the original state of balance before fragmentation. In this light, healing is less about fighting disease and more about removing blockages to return to flow. Taoist practices like qigong, bone breathing (explored by Mantak Chia), and inner energy work aim to create conditions where the body self-corrects over time. These practices don't directly aim to "cure" a particular issue, but often result in healing as a side effect of systemic restoration.

This is consistent with modern systems theory and somatic therapy. Pain, fatigue, or dysfunction are not just signals of local damage, but often symptoms of miscommunication across levels of the body-mind system. When we train ourselves to feel these layers without resisting them — through mindfulness, slow movement, or even meditation with attention directed to organs or bones — we begin to notice how healing isn’t a straight line. It is a kind of tuning.

From a meta-religious point of view, almost all spiritual traditions point to the possibility of regeneration — whether it’s Christian resurrection, yogic siddhis, or Taoist immortality. The outer metaphors differ, but the inner logic remains: healing is not just about matter; it’s about meaning. The moment we approach our body as a teacher, not a machine, we open a path where every experiment adds something — whether or not it produces a result immediately.

This is where the idea of “invariant usefulness” becomes powerful. If an approach removes causes of fatigue, improves alignment, enhances circulation or clarity of thought, then it is already healing — regardless of whether the final “problem” vanishes. In game theory terms, this is a multi-win strategy: every move you make improves some aspect of the system.

For example, some report being able to move teeth microscopically with jaw or head exercises. While this may sound unlikely in a clinical setting, it reveals something deeper: bodily structures are more dynamic than we assume, and the musculoskeletal system has intelligence we rarely train. Whether or not the tooth shifts significantly, the attempt itself reactivates neural and muscular pathways. That is already progress.

We also know from biology that bones and teeth share stem cell origins, and that recent experiments using lasers and bioelectric stimulation have shown some ability to encourage dentin or enamel growth in rats. But these are early-stage. In the meantime, natural healing aims not at immediate regeneration but at system readiness — preparing the body so that, if such regenerative technologies emerge (or hidden capacities awaken), we are already aligned to receive them.

If you're looking to go deeper into this kind of healing logic, some useful sources include:

• Mantak Chia’s works on Taoist bone breathing, microcosmic orbit, and inner smile practices. While stylized, they offer frameworks for sensing internal processes often neglected in Western thought.
• Dr. Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory, which links nervous system states to healing potential, especially in trauma.
• Feldenkrais and Alexander Technique, which are movement-based practices focusing on awareness through body systems.
• Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi, especially the chapters that deal with harmony, alignment, and the idea that effortlessness comes from understanding the whole.
• Meta-studies on spontaneous remission, such as those collected by the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which attempt to understand healing outside mainstream expectations.

Ultimately, the body is not just a sum of cells, but a field of meaning. Healing becomes less about returning to a “previous state” and more about entering a deeper coherence. The goal is not just to cure, but to become sensitive to the ways our system seeks health when we stop resisting it.

In this view, natural healing isn’t just possible — it’s already underway, the moment we choose to listen.