Abstract

There is an adage that says, “Time heals all things.” We are asked to accept this on faith rather than using science as a guide. We live in ever vacillating internal waves of consciousness from before birth until our last breath. These waves are facilitated by the science of time, Chronobiology [1,2], the biological rhythms underlying oscillating chains of events which recur in a regular temporal sequence and persist internally in the absence of environmental input [3]. We review how the 4-stage Creative Cycle imbedded within the Chronobiology of ultradian rhythms can effectively harness these robust biological healing rhythms. Through understanding natural chronobiological ultradian rhythms and applying the 4-Stage Creative Cycle [1,2,4-11] a balance emerges between excitation/arousal and rest/rejuvenation that can facilitate health and happiness and open new abilities for adapting, learning and developing creative zests for life. These inner states of peace and clarity allow the brain to cope more effectively with intellectual disabilities to mitigate trauma, loss and grief. When signals for arousal or rest are ignored, stress, disruption and malfunction can result making it difficult or impossible to adapt to new incoming stimuli to create effective and resilient change. Is it possible to harness time for optimal healing for transformation and emotional resiliency? The answer lies within How Time Heals.

Keywords:Insensibly working; Underlying oscillating; Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; Ultradian rhythms; Longevity gene