Most of the time, these newsletters are about the body—how to move better, breathe easier, and feel more at home in your skin.
But today, I want to take a brief detour.
This message is more personal.
It’s not about mobility or flexibility.
It’s about something that runs deeper than any technique I use: the way I want to live, and the kind of life I hope we all strive for—a life that recognizes God in the details.
But todays message still ties into wellness. We’ll come back around to that.
Recently, someone left a comment on one of my YouTube videos—a free, detailed guide I created to help people understand and use Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises.
At the beginning of those videos, I briefly mention how the human body—its design, its intricacy, its capacity for healing—is one of the things that testifies to me that there must be a Creator.
The more I study and work with the body, the more I see God’s hand in it.
It was a simple acknowledgment.
But for this viewer, even that brief mention was too much.
She essentially said:
“I was really interested in your content, but the moment you brought up religion, you lost me. People with religious trauma don’t want to hear about God in this setting. If I wanted a sermon, I’d go to church.”
I understand where she’s coming from.
Religious trauma is real.
People have been hurt by institutions and individuals who misused the name of God to control, manipulate, or shame.
That pain is valid, and I don’t take it lightly.
But with all due respect, I won’t pretend faith isn’t part of my life.
And I don’t think any of us should feel pressured to hide what’s most meaningful to us.
There are moments—like in that video—where I speak about God out loud.
But more often, I hope faith is seen in the way I live:
And honestly, isn’t that the kind of life we all want to live?
A life where our actions speak louder than our words, where kindness, integrity, and compassion are at the center.
There’s a quote by St. Francis of Assisi that captures this beautifully:
“Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.”
The way we show up in the world—how we treat others, how we carry ourselves—speaks louder than any message we try to verbalize.
So yes, you may hear me mention God from time to time.
But my hope is that it’s how we live, not just what we say, that leaves the greatest impression.
If hearing the word “God” in a wellness context is upsetting, then this may not be the right space for you.
And that’s okay.
There’s a verse in the Book of Mormon that says:
“All things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it… and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator.”
(Alma 30:44)
I know that’s true.
And I don't say that blindly. Real faith is built by questioning, prayer, searching, and being honest with ourselves.
We all benefit from leaning into our questions, not avoiding them.
That’s how we grow.
I see God’s hand in the work I do every day.
The body is divinely designed.
It’s incredibly intelligent—capable of self-regulating and maintaining balance on its own.
It only takes one small thing to go wrong for the whole system to go haywire… and yet, most of the time, it doesn’t.
The body adjusts, corrects, and keeps itself going.
That kind of precision and resilience doesn’t just happen by accident—it speaks to the hand of a Creator.
Dr. William J. Huls, the founder of myopractics, once wrote:
“This is God’s work. It’s not man-made work. God created man perfect in His own image, and then He breathed into him the life of motion… for the body to work as God intended it to.”
That’s the foundation of my approach.
As a myopractor, I’m just a mechanic.
I’m not the one doing the healing.
I simply help create the space for the body to restore itself.
Dr. Huls also offered this profound advice to his students:
“Sometimes you’ll be lost. Ask for help. Do the first thing that comes to you. That is God’s message. Don’t do the second—that’s wrong. The third is half right. But the first one is right.”
I’ve experienced this many times in practice.
In a session, I’ll have a quiet thought—an impression of what to do next with a client.
When I follow that first impression, I often see outcomes that go far beyond what I could have anticipated.
Those impressions come from God.
He is involved in every part of the work I do.
But this isn’t just about me. I’m still learning to listen, to trust, and to follow those quiet impressions myself. But I’ve found that the more I do, the more natural it becomes to hear those promptings again.
But imagine if we all lived with a little more openness to inspiration, a little more willingness to act on those quiet nudges to do good, to help, to serve.
What would our homes, our workplaces, our communities look like?
None of us are the answer for everyone.
We each play a part in each other’s healing, but rarely the only part.
God works through all of it.
He uses many people and many paths to bring healing and comfort.
If you’ve ever felt small or insignificant in this vast universe, let me share something Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf once said that’s stayed with me:
“This is a paradox of man: compared to God, man is nothing; yet we are everything to God… He created the vast universe for us. He loves us because He is our Father.”
You matter.
We all matter.
God knows each of us.
He sees our pain, our questions, our fears.
Even when we don’t see Him—He’s there.
And He never stops loving us.
Thank you for letting me share what I know to be true, and for being part of a community that’s willing to ask questions, seek truth, and live with purpose.
With faith and gratitude,
Jason Alston
Myopractor – Natural Motion Myopractics