by The most important learning I have gleaned and seen unfold to some degree with all clients is that healing really takes a significant leap when there is a mind-body (I am going to add – psyche/soul) connection made. It’s often when some of the symptoms and/or their intensity subsides, one can REALLY realize that ‘stress’ (in the form of thoughts, worry, unresolved grief, haunting or unprocessed memories) is (most of) the underlying cause.
As the points are held the meridians/qi get more balanced, the layers of symptoms fall aside with repressed material associated with the actual points, the body segments/area and the Elemental/meridian psychosocial material all being activated. Connections to past accidents, traumatic or not, memories/flashbacks of physically and emotionally painful events, wonderings or intuitive hits or ah-huhs, increased dreaming, and increased emotions are common ‘side effects’ of 5E Acupressure.
Thus, a deeper, more personal and profound issue to be addressed has surfaced. It becomes less about the symptom and more about what we need to learn from the symptom. As Jungian James Hollis (my fav!) would say … What is being asked of you? What is psyche asking you (ego) to let go of and step into? What have these symptoms (or the one that still remains) been about? When and how did it start in your mind/body-soul and how has it influenced your life?
When we ‘get’ the answers, actually felt-sense it – REALLY feel and understand what the symptoms are telling us, now we can get more movement.
The process (shift) starts with all those above mentioned connections being made … often with some level of frustration or anger (at what happened or keeps happening) – “I’m done with ______________!!!” and then some level of loss/sadness (We are actually grieving the part that no longer serves us and/or the time lost when we weren’t as true to ourselves as we (NOW!) want to be). To name the ____ that one is ‘done with’ is key. As is healthily expressing any anger about what happened to you and to mourn any losses.
So I begin to hear clients start to question and then affirm: “I don’t care as much about what people think!” “You know, I’m not responsible. It’s not my fault.” How about, “I no longer have to live like/believe as my mom/dad/culture did anymore and that’s ok!” “I think I feel better when I don’t ______.” “Maybe I should just do what is best for me.” “You know, I’ve always wanted to ……” “It’s time to let go of these items/story/patterns.”
These cognitive shifts then set the stage for action – starting with a softer kinder way with self (& others), setting boundaries, taking those risks, and feeling happier and more content, even more free or relieved.
Of course, it takes a strong enough (humbling) ego (or perhaps enough pain/suffering) for one to see, name, develop a relationship (wrestle with) with the connections made, and take action. Well done to those who are working these connections and changes, wherever you are on the journey.
