Science proves that journaling can boost your immune system, and decrease stress (stress weakens the immune system).
This article gives scientific evidence for 5 Powerful Health Benefits of Journaling. Here is an excerpt.
“Improves Immune Function. Believe it or not, expressive writing can strengthen your immunity and decrease your risk of illness. Those who journal boast improved immune system functioning (it strengthens immune cells!) as well as lessened symptoms of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. Expressive writing has been shown to improve liver and lung function and combat certain diseases; it has even been reported to help the wounded heal faster.”
Read the whole article here. I felt inspired to get back to journaling just by reading this
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Immanuel Journaling
I’ve been doing the Immanuel Approach for over 6 years, and have greatly benefitted this practice of interacting with Jesus for healing and intimacy with him. I just started this form of journaling, and I am reaping benefits from it already. Here is an excerpt from the blog post from Presence and Practice website.
“IJ is a writing exercise or practice that helps us to explore our life events, especially our interior life including our thoughts, feelings and body sensations with our GOOD God, Immanuel. It is a simple process to help you become aware of God’s compassionate presence in the painful as well as mundane moments of your life.”
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Journaling topics for this time of Corona Virus Crises
What will be different in my consciousness after this is over?
How will I help create the drastic changes needed for the planet–ecologically, spiritually, socially and economically?
Who will I become if I let the Corona Virus be my teacher at this time?
Where will life lead me?
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Here is a method called Harmony Story which can be used as a journaling technique which Joanna Blad and I have created based on my other people’s ideas around the topic of manifesting a beautiful future by acting as if it is happening now.
“Here is a practice that can help us to envision the beautiful future that we have only imagined can be true. It is a way of bringing into the present something that we believe is in alignment with universal truth–a world where all life can thrive. Here are the instructions:”
Read more here.
