Wednesday, September 9, 2009

A Work In Progress

Often when things get really, really slow in my work, I take it as a sign that I need to do some healing work on myself. When I taught hypnotherapy at Marilyn Gordon's Center for Hypnotherapy Certification in Oakland, CA, I always encouraged students to go for a tune-up healing session with a professional at least once a year. I still feel that putting myself in the role of being a client every so often is the best way to stay in touch with how difficult it is for a person to pick up the phone, ask for the help, and keep the appointment. Boy was that theory validated big time today!

You'd think that after nearly 20 years of working on myself it would get easier. During the night, I woke up with anxiety and did several rounds of EFT to calm my agitated spirit. In the morning, I left in plenty of time and yet managed to miss an easily recognizable turn. I ended up wandering long enough to make me 15 late for the appointment. Once I got there, I had trouble following the simplest directions because I had somehow forgotten how to distinguish my left from my right. And, in case all that wasn't humiliating enough, I discovered that I had left my purse -- and wallet -- at home.

The practitioner was gentle, understanding and very kind. I had a terrific healing session. I left her office a bit dazed but feeling lighter and freer.

Chances are that some of you reading this have had similar experiences getting to my office, especially for your first appointment. As the saying goes, we are all one. Everybody's got "stuff," and everybody faces resistance in letting go of our stuff; even me!

Fore!

Got a call from Mr. D, a golfer I've been working with. He was beside himself with joy. Over the weekend he shot a 78 on an 18-hole golf course. Now, I'm not a golfer but even I recognize a terrific score when I hear it. He's been hovering in the 90's, with an occasional dip into the high 80's. This was fabulous news for us both.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Spiritual Midwifery

I am of the opinion that sometimes we have issues, especially physical problems, whose sole purpose is to bring us closer to Spirit. Sometimes, my most valuable role in healing is as a spiritual midwife. Over the years, in the course of my work, I have witnessed many remarkable spiritual awakenings. One happened yesterday that I will long remember.

This was the fourth or fifth visit of this particular client to his "House of Healing." I call these kinds of hypnotherapy sessions where the client speaks to me while in a deep hypnotic trance Essential Healing because such work produces dramatic results. Usually after one or two Essential Healing sessions, a client's issue clears up.

For this man, the decades-old issue wasn't budging but he was feeling lighter, clearer, more peaceful after each session. Even his wife noticed the improvements in him. His "Inner Wisdom" was adamant about his ability to completely overcome his problem, so the lack of progress was a little frustrating for both the client and me. Because of his Inner Wisdom's unequivocal promptings, we kept at it.

So, there he was in his House of Healing, which for him was very much like an old Greek or Roman temple. He described in detail the few objects in the House as well as the landscape around it. Then slowly, with long pauses in between, he described a feeling of great peace, deep acceptance. He said he'd never felt like this before. Tears began to slip down his cheeks. This man who professed no particular faith, religion or spiritual beliefs quietly said, "I am filled with the grace of God."

Before his Essential Healing session concluded, his Inner Wisdom appeared more tangibly than ever before with yet another assurance that his problem could and would be resolved. After what I had witnessed, I couldn't possibly doubt that.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Some things are not for everyone

In my August e-newsletter, I wrote about an extended training I had with Donna Eden, energy medicine guru. I was so impressed with her genuineness, her expertise and her caring. When she recommended 5 daily energy exercises for "every body," I took on the practice.

I don't know why, but something about those 5 exercises did not work for me. I became overly emotional and depressed at the same time. My husband noticed. My Body & Brain teacher noticed. Both urged me to stop the exercises and I did. I very quickly felt more like myself again.

Donna Eden's work continues to inspre me and I continue to be fascinated by its power to heal. At the same time, because of my own experience, I am more cautious about recommending those 5 daily exercises to my clients and friends. This energy stuff is serious business and a "one size fits all" approach is apparently not the way to go with it after all.