η τέχνη του ευ ζήν
Live Happy Life
Martha Kosta
The art of living Happy Life
my goal is Eutrapelia
Ευτραπελία = Eutrapelia
in the ancient Greek literature means
"the play of the spirit"
The "eutrapelic" person is the person who can channel humor
to the company or to the collectivity,
in order not to "fall" into depression,
the person who knows how to make self-criticism,
to think from the "inside",
to give the experience a predominant meaning.
Aristotle in "Ethical Nicomacheia"
parallels the "eutrapelic" person with the wise person
Ευ-τρέπω = Eu-trepo
I change easily
I live a happy life !!
Health
as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO)
is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Eu Zin
life characterized by quality and completeness
A prerequisite/necessary condition for "Eu Zin" (good life)
is the achievement of physical and mental health
"Healthy mind in a healthy body"
"Eu Zin" is a way of life that leads us to "Happiness"
According to the ancient Greek rendition
"Happiness" is defined as "a moment of joy"
Holistic Health
holistic from the word
"ΟΛΟΝ" = "ALL"
whole approach of person
is actually an approach to life
Rather than focusing on illness or specific parts of the body,
this ancient approach to health considers the whole person
and how he or she interacts with his or her environment
Since antiquity they have known the mental state affects our health
and how certain negative senses tend to turn into certain diseases.
For us to be healthy, balanced, happy we must activate/balance
the 4 interrelated dimensional parts:
body - spirit - emotion - mind
since ancient times
(Hippocrates, Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese doctors)
they knew that our body has the ability to self-heal
as long as we give out bodycells the right ingredients:
- right nutrients
- oxygen (proper breathing)
- clean water
- positive emotional environment
- training for the proper transfer of nutrients
and the effective elimination of toxins
...science today recognizes that poor nutrition, negative feelings
poison us and lead us to premature aging and illness ...
today the main cause of diseases is chronic intoxication.
The toxins we can take from outside, but we also create them
in the largest toxin producing system, that is our gut.
From the outside we get toxins (literally and metaphorically)
through what we eat, drink and breathe in the body, mind and feeling.
So, we eat drink and breathe
food, liquids, anger, fear, sadness, guilt, insecurit....
We end up weakening our defense system !
on the contrary
proper nutrition, laughter, play, dance,
positive emotions, proper exercise, relaxation ...
can stimulate our immune system, our energy,
self-esteem, cheerfulness, imagination, creativity....
Changing the way we think, can reprogram the functioning of our brain,
creating new ways of interacting with the world,
and improving our quality of life
help us live a happy life !!
« φύσις νόσων ιατρός »
"Nature is Disease physician"
Hippocrates
