Holistic Health: Connection with Community | Nicole Apelian
How can you actually have more connection with community? In our current society, we live in nuclear families in isolation. For the most part, we sequester our elders away in nursing homes. Children have dependence on only their parents, instead of on our larger ‘village.’ We’ve isolated ourselves, sequestered our generational wisdom away from our main family unit, and stopped relying on the surrounding community for the support we all need. When we understand and practice the interdependent relationship of ourselves, our earth, and our community we’ve truly embodied holistic health. There’s a great South African tribal expression, ubuntu, which means you are generous, you’re hospitable, you’re friendly, caring, and compassionate. You share what you have, and my humanity is bound up in yours. We all belong to a bundle of life. Interconnection is key. My humanity is bound up in yours. Excerpted from a talk by Dr. Nicole Apelian at OAND (for health care providers), this discussion is pertinent to folks from all walks of life. Watch and listen to all five videos in the Holistic Health series from Nicole Apelian here on YouTube. Read all blog posts in this series at: Holistic Health Series Archives | Survive and Thrive with Nicole Apelian https://buff.ly/2X9oVDv