massage & energy balancing
Mar/16/2009 10:26
Recently I had several hours of private instruction on massage and hands-on energy healing from Nancy Alcorn and Karen Duffy at Lotus of Light in Glendora, CA. Nancy did most of the instructing, while Karen served as guinea pig.
I am new to massage, and it was fascinating. I learned about muscles and physical structure, and how different strokes and movements are used on different areas of the body. One thing that was fun was using not just my hands, but other things like my forearms to stroke the long muscles of the legs. I was surprised at how much pressure was wanted to work on certain areas, and how the stance and footwork of the therapist are important as she moves over the person resting on the table. One useful thing was learning how to find knots and rub them out of someone’s back or shoulders.
Bodywork is a loving art.
What I was most interested in, though, was the energy healing portion of the class. This is a subject I've been drawn to for a long time. Many years ago, I had an actual dream of healing a child with my touch, and I've always wondered if that could come true.
Everyone has their theory about energy healing. Old occult sources divide the multidimensional reality of a person into several layers or bodies, such as the astral body, the emotional body, the mental body, etc. People talk about auras, vibrational rates, balancing the chakras, but I think some things are just beyond intellectual understanding.
In my previous classes and experiences of energy healing, it involved a feeling of sending or pushing out, as if you're supposed to 'send' out or ‘direct’ or 'run' energy to another person. Nancy and Karen's tradition seems to require less effort. You don’t need to focus or push or do anything, they told me. Just rest your hands on a person with a mild loving intention, and trust the universe to do the work. All you have to do is relax, and wait for a shift.
In our class, within a few seconds of placing my hands on Karen’s ankles, I saw in my mind a vision of a misty glade of towering coastal trees. In deep green hues they stood, a natural cathedral, so strong and still. Beneath the stillness, I could feel the deep hum of their life vibration. While I was touching Karen, I learned that when that forest vision and hum became strong and clear in my mind, it meant that the area of Karen that I was working on was balanced or ready, so I could change my hand position. Up her body I went, staying until that feeling of clarity clicked in, then moving along. A finishing pass upwards, and she was calmed, balanced, and very relaxed. And I felt terrific!
When the time is right, I hope you will take a class about something that interests you.
-S
I am new to massage, and it was fascinating. I learned about muscles and physical structure, and how different strokes and movements are used on different areas of the body. One thing that was fun was using not just my hands, but other things like my forearms to stroke the long muscles of the legs. I was surprised at how much pressure was wanted to work on certain areas, and how the stance and footwork of the therapist are important as she moves over the person resting on the table. One useful thing was learning how to find knots and rub them out of someone’s back or shoulders.
Bodywork is a loving art.
What I was most interested in, though, was the energy healing portion of the class. This is a subject I've been drawn to for a long time. Many years ago, I had an actual dream of healing a child with my touch, and I've always wondered if that could come true.
Everyone has their theory about energy healing. Old occult sources divide the multidimensional reality of a person into several layers or bodies, such as the astral body, the emotional body, the mental body, etc. People talk about auras, vibrational rates, balancing the chakras, but I think some things are just beyond intellectual understanding.
In my previous classes and experiences of energy healing, it involved a feeling of sending or pushing out, as if you're supposed to 'send' out or ‘direct’ or 'run' energy to another person. Nancy and Karen's tradition seems to require less effort. You don’t need to focus or push or do anything, they told me. Just rest your hands on a person with a mild loving intention, and trust the universe to do the work. All you have to do is relax, and wait for a shift.
In our class, within a few seconds of placing my hands on Karen’s ankles, I saw in my mind a vision of a misty glade of towering coastal trees. In deep green hues they stood, a natural cathedral, so strong and still. Beneath the stillness, I could feel the deep hum of their life vibration. While I was touching Karen, I learned that when that forest vision and hum became strong and clear in my mind, it meant that the area of Karen that I was working on was balanced or ready, so I could change my hand position. Up her body I went, staying until that feeling of clarity clicked in, then moving along. A finishing pass upwards, and she was calmed, balanced, and very relaxed. And I felt terrific!
When the time is right, I hope you will take a class about something that interests you.
-S