Mindfulness and epigenetics as factors of human health transformation

Abstract

The pandemic context has reproduced a lot of information about health regulations, strongly oriented by useful scientific schemes. However, there are other humanitarian ways to take care of health affectations, beyond biologically measured facts, but an emotional component with transformational potential in the organism, which requires listening to the wisdom of the body's nature, as an expression of spirituality. In fact, mindfulness and epigenetics focus on the wisdom of the body's nature. As a consequence, in the next paragraphs, several academic works have been reviewed related to mindfulness and body, and epigenetics not just in humans, but also in animals and trees. This approach is based on the idea that an inclusive project requires to transcends the human being and paying attention to the integration of natural beings. As a methodical approach, the bases come from sociocritical paradigms and depth-hermeneutics. The aim is to create a dialectical social health discussion by considering different ideological constructions. This communication is a contribution to health educational projects, which implies criticizing the practices that have been reproduced for years, with their strong intercultural and unconscious connections.