Can We Manifest Mental Health?
Is it possible to manifest joy, happiness, and all the feel-good feelings? Even more importantly, can we manifest mental health?
We’ve answered these burning mental health manifestation questions below.
Here’s what you’ll learn from this article:
Our take on manifesting mental health.
Why it’s totally OK to feel ‘bad’.
4 spiritual practices that improve mental health.
Let’s get to it!
CAN WE MANIFEST MENTAL HEALTH?
The short answer: Yes and no.
The long answer…
We can use the 4-step process we outlined in last week’s post along with other lifestyle shifts (e.g., food, exercise, meditation, community, etc.) to slowly work our way into higher and higher emotional states.
BUT this doesn’t mean we’ll never experience lows, difficult emotions, and dips in our mental state.
There is absolutely power in positive thinking.
But to believe that positive thinking alone is the answer to everyone’s emotional struggles undermines the experience most people have when it comes to mental health.
If it were that easy, we’d all hyper-focus on sunshine and rainbows, right? ☀️🌈
And we wouldn’t be seeing such a large percentage of the population struggling.
IT’S OK—GOOD EVEN—TO FEEL ‘BAD’
It’s just as important to make space for “negative” emotions as it is positive ones.
What we resist persists, right? This statement couldn’t be more true than when it comes to mental health.
The more we normalize the full range of emotions encompassed by the human experience—ups, downs, and apathy included—the more fully we can live.
And the more fully we can experience positively charged emotions like joy, love, and gratitude.
We can’t numb the bad without also numbing the good.
And so we have to make space for and appreciate all emotions.
“Be in a state of gratitude for everything that shows up in your life. Be thankful for the storms as well as smooth sailing.”
—Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
This isn’t to say that we shouldn’t reach out for help when we’re struggling. We absolutely should.
This is merely to point out that our greatest challenges are also our greatest teachers if we allow them to be.
And that the only true way out is through.
MANIFESTING HIGH-VIBE EMOTIONS
As you’ve probably gathered, we’re not about to sit here and trivialize mental health struggles with naive, sweeping suggestions such as, “Just think positive thoughts!”
Having said that, there are a few spiritual practices that are powerful agents for change when it comes to mental health.
Here are our 4 favorites:
#1 Sound Therapy
Did you know there are certain frequencies of sound associated with emotional and physical wellbeing?
It’s true.
Of particular usefulness when it comes to mental health is the frequency of 432Hz.
432Hz is known as the “miracle tone of nature” and is hailed for its emotional healing properties.
Specifically...
432Hz resonates with the frequency of 8Hz in the standard music scale, and it’s said that the earth has a fundamental “beat” between 7.86Hz and 8Hz (also known as the Schumann Resonance).
432Hz activates the pineal gland and synchronizes the two hemispheres of the brain—referred to by scientists as “whole brain synchronization”. When whole brain synchronization is achieved, the brain undergoes beneficial changes in hemispheric blood flow and chemistry.
432Hz is particularly useful for those struggling with anxiety, fear, and worry.
Here’s one of our favorites. We like to put this on in the background while we work.
For those wanting to learn more, look into 528Hz (aka the “love” frequency), too. This frequency is associated with repairing DNA and healing the solar plexus chakra.
#2 Meditation
We know. The last thing you want to do when you’re at odds with your thoughts is to sit alone in silence with them.
And that’s why we’re suggesting something a little different when it comes to meditating for mental health.
If your usual meditation approach isn’t helping (e.g., it’s drawing more attention to racing thoughts), try tonal meditation instead. Tonal meditation uses various tones and sounds to ground and heal. Here’s one of our favorites.
#3 Existential pondering
Mental health struggles tend to shackle us to our immediate circumstances. When we’re in deep, it’s easy to forget about the bigger life picture. It may even feel as if the world has collapsed in on us.
During a funk, it can be helpful to widen our lens on life.
How, exactly, you do this depends on you, but our personal favorites are:
Getting out in nature, reading books like A Return to Love or watching a good Ted Talk, and watching space documentaries (talk about zooming out on life). We love Gaia TV and Curiosity Stream.
#4 Connection
When we’re struggling, our first inclination is to hide ourselves away and withdraw from others. While this often feels easier in the moment, it’s detrimental to our long-term progress.
Community and connection are imperative to our mental health, and they’re even predictors of long-term physical health.
It’s true: Those who feel connected to others are healthier, inside and out.
If you’re struggling, here are some helpful phrases you can use to reach out to others (even in a text) to ask for their support:
Hey, I’m struggling with some mental health stuff right now. I don’t want to talk about it, I just want the company of someone I trust. Can you come over?
Hey, I’m struggling right now. I don’t want to get into it, but I’d love to get out of the house. Can we meet up for coffee/a walk?
Hey, I’m having a difficult time with [insert mental health struggle] right now. I don’t need you to solve it, but I’d love a listening ear. Do you have time to chat?
REACH FOR BETTER FEELING FEELINGS
Remember, this is about reaching for better feeling feelings. For instance, the movement from shame/despair to anger is an improvement because it’s a higher frequency feeling.
If you’re struggling, reach for whichever feeling feels one step better than we’re you’re at now. Use this handy image as a guide.
This isn’t about a single, overnight leap from despair to joy. But about encouraging ourselves to do something that could make a shift.
This also isn’t about the attainment of a permanent state of joy. But if you’ve found the path to that, do hit ‘reply’ to let us know!
INTENTION
I make space for all emotional experiences so that I can live most fully.
DO THIS TODAY
Pick one practice from today’s email and give it a try.
WRITING PROMPT
Grab a journal and writing utensil. Place your hands over your heart, close your eyes, and take a moment to imagine your most authentic, empowered, joyful, and expansive self. Ask what advice that version of you would offer the you in this moment. Then, open your eyes and write what was shared without editing or judgment.