— Nowadays, people are younger and have more spiritual and existential questions. There was a need in Shehnaaz’s life for comprehensive spiritual and sensible information, yet that was difficult to find. Her work is about the moral and spiritual dilemmas in modern society, that we’re facing with integration of religions, cultures and spirituality.
Among other themes, she writes about the difference between religion and spirituality, the difference between spirituality and practical spirituality and the difference between exercising practical spirituality and its effect on your being.
Valeria Teles interviews Shehnaaz — the author of “Touch Beyond Religious Madness.”
Shehnaaz grew up in the Netherlands, West Europe. As she grew up, she was always interested in holistic treatments and spirituality. First, Shehnaaz found that the connection between the mental and emotional aspect of a human being is important, and later she found that the actual connection between the physical and the mental aspect of a human being actually matters and mostly the mental aspect influences the physical symptoms. Some psychological symptoms can influence the physical health and some physical condition can also influence the way we think if we want to recover from a trauma.
So, Shehnaaz felt that a holistic way of looking at mental and emotional trauma or difficulties fits better with her idea of healing, health, and recovery. She wanted to combine more therapies together so she could apply holistic treatments for different life issues. As she grew older, her interests broadened in the direction of spirituality and relationships. She gained more knowledge about healthy sexuality, spiritual practices, and healthy lifestyle.
The real need to create the art that she makes is because she feels that there is this double standard around expression. Shehnaaz feels that in the religion she grew up in, as a woman she didn’t get to express her true feelings. Also, the way she was raised, she wasn’t even allowed to show a picture. So, the whole feeling of being stuck became quite stressful, and people didn’t seem to understand how her life was being closed. The closed-up culture and religion made Shehnaaz want to break through the box, because she felt it wasn’t fair anymore.
She felt that much needed to change according to the idea of love, relationships, and single life. Shehnaaz is a Holistic Counsellor, Bodyworker/Esthetician because she had her own experiences in life, and she felt it is important to have a place to feel soothed and relaxed and to work on your own physical health and care.
To learn more about Shehnaaz and her work, please visit: https://www.iluminavida.ca/
— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.
