what can animals teach us about "healing"?

Last week my dog was sick. She had eaten something on the beach her body couldn't process. After getting it out of her body she laid down to rest. Eventually I laid down next to her and she let me hold her, belly up. I put my hand on her and allowed every energy to flow to her, that her body needed in the moment. Very often, I offer it to her and she refuses, because nothing is needed. That day, she stayed and let me work. She slowly calmed down and after a few minutes her eyes closed. She relaxed so much she became heavy in my arm and the energy was flowing like a river. She simply received, because now it was required.

20 minutes, maybe more she was there motionless and then her body started entering the deeper sleep state, where dogs start twitching, some even start running in their sleep.

After a while I carried her to her bed, and she rested. The next day she was much better, another day later she was back to herself.

What most animals do easily is exactly that, they receive what they need, when they need it.

What if we could do the same with and for our bodies?

Very often our healing process with any little or big disease is shaped by our personality and what we've learned about medicine and health. Hardly ever do we just look neutrally at what would help the body the most in the moment. Energy is in most cases generally unconsidered. Relaxation as well.

Even in cases where the body clearly speaks through disease or accidents, we struggle to actually give it the rest its asking for.

What is different between us and animals?

We judge and we get caught up in stories and personalities.

Animals don't think the way we do. They are just being with their body, and they follow its wisdom and make space for its self-healing abilities. Unless there is something really wrong, an animal will rest, when the body asks for it.

We don't rest ever. Even if our body gives us an excuse to do so, we don't. Because we don't stop judging and we don't manage to step away from the story we call life. Or the personality we claim is "us".

What if we learned that skill from the animals? To allow our bodies their intelligence and give that some space in our stories.

would that maybe take a lot of pressure of our health?

would that allow for more fun with bodies as well?

would that be too bad?