Flow With Your Tears — Scream, Cry, Let It Out!
Chinese Medicine and the healing power of tears
How would you handle death? Would you grieve for years? Would you hold in your tears? Would you scream? Would you cry? Would you let it out?
My mother-in-law passed away recently, and my husband let out a bellowing cry. This particular cry startled me, but once I settled into the eerie sound I was extremely relieved that he let out his grief in such a way.
This cry was different from other ones. I felt the depth of his sadness as if it released all the toxins inside his body. My husband didn’t cry when his father died years before, and because of this, he went into a deep depression.
When his mother died, and he let out all his pain from both his father’s and mother’s deaths. It was a FREEING CRY! The sound was haunting, I could feel the depth of his pain from this cry.
Our bodies are magical, we are all energy. In Taoism, there is a natural flow to all things in this universe. This includes our tears. It’s important not to hold on to our feelings but to flow freely with them.
Think of children, they are aware of the need to flow with their emotions. They will cry, get angry, yell at you, and let it out! Then they will turn around and say I love you, with complete sincerity. This is a superpower that frees up their energy.
If you watch nature animals respond in similar ways. Eckhart Tolle brings this up with The Duck Story: When two ducks fight, it never lasts long — they’ll separate and fly off. Each duck then flaps its wings vigorously several times. This releases the surplus energy that builds up in him during the fight. After flapping their wings, they fly peacefully as if nothing had happened.
In Taoism and Traditional Chinese Medicine, The release of tears, sadness, and grief helps the Lungs and works to increase their Qi. Smiling helps the Heart, the king of organs, that controls the mind, to let its Qi flow. Taoism opens the door to using sound and emotions to tune up the body and mind.
When you cry, feel your voice and the power and energy behind it. You release more tension and stress by going deeper. The goal is to cry, as tears are one of our most powerful healing tools.
Think about the gamut of emotions held by tears — people cry when they’re sad, angry, frustrated, worried, scared, excited, and happy! And did you know? Modern science has discovered that not all tears are the same. Your body is so smart that when it creates tears of sadness, they have a different chemical composition than tears of happiness. You’re turning this emotional energy into a physical substance, and allowing it to exit the body — for good. Tears are powerful, beautiful things.
There was a project called “Topography of Tears,” they used microscopes to give us an unexpected view of dried human tears. This ended up launching a multi-year photography project in which they collected, examined, and photographed over 100 tears from a handful of people and other volunteers.
Different types of tears under a microscope.
My husband is feeling much better. He tells me that his deep bellowing cry healed him. He was able to let go of both his parents. He now says he can feel his body lighter and his soul happier.
Let Your Tears Be Like Water.
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. — Tao Te Ching
Water has tremendous power, much like your tears. Let them flow organically — allow them to heal your heart. Never underestimate the healing power of your tears!
Blessings from my heart to yours!
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