No one wants to experience physical pain, firstly not being able to move the way you wish and to have a constant feeling of limitation or disability that affects your life and daily activities.

Long lasting pain or injury can be a constant daily frustration causing emotional symptoms such as anger, sadness, hopelessness and or other emotions that can be challenging to hold or contain without becoming depressed.
Physical pain can also lead to a person having to push through or ignore a part of the body in order to function daily. Having to limit oneself at work, or in a sport or hobby can create an underlying stress in the body that becomes something else to carry and can feel overwhelming.
Often people go from one specialist to another seeking help, sometimes finding a little benefit long term. Sometimes one can get some relief only to find that in 2 weeks time the pain returns.

There is a difference between pain from an actual injury, pain from inflammation, pain from stress activities and pain from disease as examples. Each way that pain is experienced for an individual is different and requires a different approach in recovery.

So how does one apply and use somatic bodywork treatments when it comes to pain. Often when I see clients who carry long term pain, where treatments with chiropractors and other physical experts have not held or resolved the issue, and it is not a disease, it can be coming from something deeper. It can be psychosomatic or from previous trauma and life issues.

Our health is deeply affected by childhood, by relationships, by work and all that we encounter daily. Any past trauma that is being triggered in daily situations creates a stress pattern in the body that often goes unseen and un-felt and is often side lined and never confronted. We are often taught to push through and continue with things despite there being discomfort, a lot of the time it is also because we lack time and the patience needed to really discover what is there.
We have to work, look after the kids and clean, there is often no time to tend to discomfort or unresolved patterns. Many times there is also little ability or capacity within the nervous system to go into unresolved places and feelings in a way where you are able to resource yourself. To resource oneself means to harness good feelings and safety in a way where you feel stronger in yourself.

A deep pattern in the brain takes about 4-9 months to change with constant work. This may seem like a long time, but it is also a beautiful thing to actually have a time line and know that it is possible to really reset old patterns that could benefit your health and relieve a pain pattern long term.

It is hard to be with pain, to acknowledge its presence and messages. To be willing to change in a way where we are willing to really listen to the body first and adjust to what is needed. Where body and mind work as one and we are learning to be gentle and kind to the self. Slowing down and adjusting life, seeing limits not as set backs but as regulating factors in life itself and finding a way to come into alignment with those limits in a positive way.

Attached here is a link describing the different types of pain a person may get in order for you to understand that pain actually is complex and varies in stages and its causes. It is a deep manifestation in the body signaling discontent and a message of no more and change required. Our bodies are constantly communicating and sending messages in hope of good care and health. Our systems are created to signal us when someone is not in line with our natural state of being.
https://www.healthline.com/health/types-of-pain#acute-pain


In somatic bodywork I often encounter individuals with chronic pain. Pain that has been present for a long period of time without knowing the full reason why and or having tried many normal treatments for it without success. Stiff shoulders, headaches and migraines, stomach pains and irritable bowl syndrome, unknown constipation, back pains and more.
I work with your breath, slow movement and soft touch to see what the body needs to say and the pattern of pain being held. This patterning of pain is the way in which your body copes, we slow down and apply somatic tools for you to discover your bodies message to you. I look at your childhood, current relationships which includes work and other activities in order for us to understand why your body is holding pain and how to release it over time. I watch your body intently while you communicate, stopping you at times to help you discover the holding pain pattern. In this way you start to discover your body and triggers which gives you conscious choices in daily challenges allowing you to respond without pressure.

This is not a quick fix and it takes time. It probably took years for this blockage or pain pattern to occur in your system and it takes time for you to unlearn bad holding body habits and to listen deeply to your body in a new way, breath with it, and relax into it when in more challenging situations. It may also mean making some new life choices and changing toxic cycles or people in your life. Together we work through frustration, anger, pain, any suppressed emotions and trauma. It takes time and a willingness to be there for the parts of yourself that are literally screaming for attention and love.
Somatic bodywork can bring in anything from slow movements with breath, to releasing rage in a sacred way or ceremonial holding space, to body trembling exercises called TRE.
Slowly allowing for deep holding patterns in the body to surface, be released and for new ways of self-relating to replace older archaic learnt behaviours.

I am deeply passionate about this work. Having had a prolapse myself and being limited in my own capacity in life brought about a big understanding of how holding patterns from life affect certain parts of the body negatively and create blockages and weaknesses for us in order to listen deeper and open up with grace and humbleness to the wonder of this body. A prolapse may just be a prolapse for example and some people recover easier then others. For some people an injury like this may bring up a lot of emotions and may be a massive trigger that when you think of it creates a deep unease. This is usually a signal for deeper work and this is what I offer.

In my work with pain patterns I often discover deep layers of stress relating to pain or force in situations in a persons life. Perhaps shame, discontent, a feeling of being stuck, frustration, unmet sadness. In some cases big life traumas that never had the time or correct containment for recovery. These things affect us in the long term. They are emotional or energetic impacts on our system that accumulate over time and affect our health in the form of pain or injury. With regulation and release, pleasure can be learned instead once again. Pleasure replaces pain pathways in the nervous system and help reduce the pain threshold.

Our bodies are speaking if only we take time to listen to them. With bodywork healing we learn to listen, we learn to discover with curiosity what is waiting to be held in a tender and profound way in each of us. This is uniting with ourselves and finding a deeper connection in the self.

Generally most people book me for a consultation session of an hour where we meet and address your needs, goals, background and how things work. Then my suggestion is to try 10 sessions at a minimum, 2 a week or 1 a week to actually give us a chance to release and delve into your pain pattern using various techniques and connection. Deeper childhood or big traumatic situations require longer therapy. We need the time to undo old patterns and teach your nervous system to do things differently and also at times to resolve areas that have not been met. You loose nothing in sessions and as we progress you can start to see shifts in your life and health if you apply what you learn. Everything is done in small doses from any movements in the physical body to tackling emotional relational issues too.

At the bottom of this article is an example of an emotional pain chart. This is only an example of how some people have found certain issues to relate to the areas of the body and is not a fit for all:

Suggested reading and resources in understanding the body:
Bessel Van de Kolk’s book, the body keeps the score: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748
Gabour Mate, when the body says no: https://www.amazon.com/When-Body-Says-Understanding-Stress-Disease/dp/0470923350

Lousie L. Hay wrote a list in her book called ‘you can heal your life’ explaining different illnesses and her findings of what they meant (just examples below to assist in self, personally I do not agree with them all but it is just to give an idea of relating factors in the self):

Symptoms list:
A
Abdominal Cramps: Fear. Stopping the process.
Abscess: Fermenting thoughts over hurts, slights and revenge.
Accidents: Inability to speak up for the self. Rebellion against authority. Belief in violence.
Aches: Longing for love. Longing to be held.
Acne: Not accepting the self. Dislike of the self.
Addictions: Running from the self. Fear. Not knowing how to love self.
Adrenal Problems: Defeatism. No longer caring for the self. Anxiety.
Alcoholism: Feeling of futility, guilt, inadequacy. Self-rejection.
Allergies: Denying your own power.
Alzheimer’s Disease: Refusal to deal with the world as it is. Hopelessness and helplessness. Anger.
Amenorrhea: Not wanting to be a woman. Dislike of the self.
Anemia: “Yes-but” attitude. Lack of joy. Fear of life. Not feeling good enough.
Ankle: Inflexibility and guilt. Ankles represent the ability to receive pleasure.
Anorexia: Denying the self life. Extreme fear, self-hatred and rejection.
Anxiety: Not trusting the flow and the process of life.
Apathy: Resistance to feeling. Deadening of the self. Fear.
Appetite, Excessive: Fear. Needing protection. Judging the emotions.
Arm: Represents the capacity and ability to hold the experiences of life.
Arteries: Carry the joy of life.
Arthritic Fingers: A desire to punish. Blame. Feeling victimized.
Arthritis: Feeling unloved. Criticism, resentment. – Rheumatoid Arthritis: Feeling victimized. Lack of love. Chronic bitterness. Resentment. Deep criticism of authority. Feeling very put upon.
Asthma: Smother love. Inability to breathe for one’s self. Feeling stifled. Suppressed crying.
Athlete’s Foot: Frustration at not being accepted. Inability to move forward with ease.


B
Back Issues: Represents the support of life. Back Problems: – Rounded shoulders: Carrying the burdens of life. Helpless and hopeless. – Lower Back Pain: Fear of money or lack of financial support. – Mid-Back Pain: Guilt. Stuck in all that stuff back there. “Get off my back!” – Upper Back Pain: Lack of emotional support. Feeling unloved. Holding back love. – Back Curvature: The inability to flow with the support of life. Fear and trying to hold on to old ideas. Not trusting life. Lack of integrity. No courage of convictions.
Bad Breath: Anger and revenge thoughts. Experiences backing up.
Balance, Loss of: Scattered thinking. Not centered.
Baldness: Fear. Tension. Trying to control everything.
Bedwetting: Fear of parent, usually the father.
Belching: Fear. Gulping life too quickly.
Bell’s Palsy: Extreme control over anger. Unwillingness to express feelings.
Bladder Problems: Anxiety. Holding on to old ideas. Fear of letting go. Being “pissed off”.
Bleeding: Joy running out. Anger.
Blisters: Resistance. Lack of emotional protection.
Blood Pressure: – High: Longstanding emotional problem not solved. – Low: Lack of love as a child. Defeatism.
Body Odor: Fear. Dislike of the self. Fear of others.
Bones: Represent the structure of the universe. – Bone marrow: Represents deepest beliefs about the self. How you support and care for yourself. – Breaks: Rebelling against authority.
Brain: Represents the computer, the switchboard. – Tumor: Incorrect computerized beliefs. Stubborn. Refusing to change old patterns.
Breast: Represents mothering and nurturing and nourishment. – Cysts, Lumps: A refusal to nourish the self. Putting everyone else first. Over mothering. Overprotection. Overbearing attitudes.
Breath: Represents the ability to take in life. – Breathing Problems: Fear. Not trusting the process of life. Getting stuck in childhood. Fear of taking in life fully. – Bronchitis: Inflamed family environment. Arguments and yelling.
Bruises: The little bumps in life. Self-punishment.
Bulimia: Hopeless terror. A frantic stuffing and purging of self-hatred.
Burns: Anger. Burning up. Incensed.
Bursitis: Repressed anger. Wanting to hit someone.


C
Calluses: Hardened concepts and ideas. Fear solidified.
Cancer: Deep hurt. Long-standing resentment. Deep secret or grief eating away at the self. Carrying hatreds.
Candida: Feeling very scattered. Lots of frustration and anger. Demanding and untrusting in relationships. Great takers.
Canker Sores: Festering words held back by the lips. Blame.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Anger and frustration at life’s seeming injustices.
Cataracts: Inability to see ahead with joy. Dark future.
Cellulite: Stored anger and self-punishment.
Cerebral Palsy: A need to unite the family in an action of love.
Chills: Mental contraction, pulling away and in. Desire to retreat.
Cholesterol: Clogging the channels of joy. Fear of accepting joy.
Circulation: Represents the ability to feel and express the emotions in positive ways.
Colds: Too much going on at once. Mental confusion, disorder. Small hurts.
Colic: Mental irritation, impatience, annoyance in the surroundings.
Colitis: Insecurity. Represents the ease of letting go of that which is over.
Coma: Fear. Escaping something or someone.
Conjunctivitis: Anger and frustration at what you are looking at in life.
Constipation: Incomplete releasing. Holding on to garbage of the past. Guilt over the past. Sometimes stinginess.
Corns: Hardened areas of thought – stubborn holding on to the pain of the past.
Coughs: A desire to bark at the world. “Listen to me!”
Cramps: Tension. Fear. Gripping, holding on.
Crohn’s Disease: Fear. Worry. Not feeling good enough.
Crying: Tears are the river of life, shed in joy as well as in sadness and fear.
Cuts: Punishment for not following your own rules.
Cysts: Running the old painful movie. Nursing hurts. A false growth.
Cystic Fibrosis: A thick belief that life won’t work for you. “Poor me.”


D
Deafness: Rejection, stubbornness, isolation. What don’t you want to hear? “Don’t bother me.”
Depression: Anger you feel you do not have a right to have. Hopelessness.
Diabetes: Longing for what might have been. A great need to control. Deep sorrow. No sweetness left.
Diarrhoea: Fear. Rejection. Running off.
Dizziness: Flighty, scattered thinking. A refusal to look.
Dry eyes: Angry eyes. Refusing to see with love. Would rather die than forgive. Being spiteful.
Dysmenorrhea: Anger at the self. Hatred of the body or of women.


E
Ear: Represents the capacity to hear. – Ache: Anger. Not wanting to hear. Too much turmoil. Household arguing.
Eczema: Breath-taking antagonism. Mental eruptions.
Edema: What or who won’t you let go of?
Elbow: Represents changing directions and accepting new experiences.
Emphysema: Fear of taking in life. Not worthy of living.
Endometriosis: Insecurity, disappointment and frustration. Replacing self-love with sugar. Blamers.
Epilepsy: Sense of persecution. Rejection of life. A feeling of great struggle. Self-violence.
Epstein-Barr Virus: Pushing beyond one’s limits. Fear of not being good enough. Draining all inner support. Stress.
Eye: Represents the capacity to see clearly past, present, future. – Astigmatism: “I” trouble. Fear of really seeing the self. – Hyperopia: Fear of the present. – Myopia: Fear of the future.


F
Face: Represents what we show the world.
Fainting: Fear. Can’t cope. Blacking out.
Fat or Weight issues: Over-sensitivity. Often represents fear and shows a need for protection. Fear may be a cover for hidden anger and a resistance to forgive. Running away from feelings. Insecurity, self-rejection and seeking fulfilment. – Arms: Anger at being denied love. – Belly: Anger at being denied nourishment. – Hips: Lumps of stubborn anger at the parents. – Thighs: Packed childhood anger. Often rage at the father.
Fatigue: Resistance, boredom. Lack of love for what one does.
Feet: Represent our understanding – of ourselves, of life, of others. – Foot Problems: Fear of the future and of not stepping forward in life.
Fever: Anger. Burning up.
Fibroid Tumours: Nursing a hurt from a partner. A blow to the feminine ego.
Fingers: Represent the details of life. – Thumb: Represents intellect and worry. – Index: Represents ego and fear. – Middle: Represents anger and sexuality. – Ring: Represents unions and grief. – Little: Represents the family and pretending.
Food Poisoning: Allowing others to take control. Feeling defenceless.
Frigidity: Fear. Denial of pleasure. A belief that sex is bad. Insensitive partners. Fear of father.
Fungus: Stagnating beliefs. Refusing to release the past. Letting the past rule today.


G
Gallstones: Bitterness. Hard thoughts. Condemning. Pride.
Gas: Gripping. Fear. Undigested ideas.
Gastritis: Prolonged uncertainty. A feeling of doom.
Genitals: Represent the masculine and feminine principles. Worry about not being good enough.
Gland Problems: Represent holding stations. Self-staring activity. Holding yourself back.
Gout: The need to dominate. Impatience, anger.
Glaucoma: Stony unforgiveness. Pressure from long-standing hurts. Overwhelmed by it all.
Gray Hair: Stress. A belief in pressure and strain.
Growths: Nursing those old hurts. Building resentments.
Gum Problems: Inability to back up decisions. Indecisive about life.


H
Hands: Hold and handle. Clutch and grip. Grasping and letting go. Caressing. Pinching. All ways of dealing with experiences.
Hay Fever: Emotional congestion. Fear of the calendar. A belief in persecution. Guilt.
Headaches: Invalidating the self. Self-criticism. Fear.
Heart: Represents the centre of love and security. – Heart Attack: Squeezing all the joy out of the heart in favour of money or position. Feeling alone and scared. “I’m not good enough. I don’t do enough. I’ll never make it.” – Heart Problems: Long-standing emotional problems. Lack of joy. Hardening of the heart. Belief in strain and stress.
Heartburn: Fear. Fear. Fear. Clutching Fear.
Haemorrhoids: Fear of deadlines. Anger of the past. Afraid to let go. Feeling burdened.
Hepatitis: Resistance to change. Fear, anger, hatred. Liver is the seat of anger and rage.
Hernia: Ruptured relationships. Strain, burdens, incorrect creative expression.
Herpes Genitalis: Mass belief in sexual guilt and the need for punishment. Public shame. Belief in a punishing God. Rejection of the genitals.
Herpes Simplex: Bitter words left unspoken.
Hip: Carries the body in perfect balance. Major thrust in moving forward. Fear of going forward in major decisions. Nothing to move forward to.
Hives: Small, hidden fears. Mountains out of molehills.
Hodgkin’s Disease: Blame and a tremendous fear of not being good enough. A frantic race to prove one’s self until the blood has no substance left to support itself. The joy of life is forgotten in the race of acceptance.
Hyperactivity: Fear. Feeling pressured and frantic.
Hyperventilation: Fear. Resisting change. Not trusting the process.
Hypoglycemia: Overwhelmed by the burdens in life.


I
Impotence: Sexual pressure, tension, guilt. Social beliefs. Spite against a previous mate. Fear of mother.
Incontinence: Emotional overflow. Years of controlling emotions.
Indigestion: Gut-level fear, dread, anxiety. Griping and grunting.
Infection: Irritation, anger, annoyance.
Inflammation: Fear. Seeing red. Inflamed thinking. Anger and frustration about conditions you are looking at in your life.
Influenza: Response to mass negativity and beliefs. Fear. Belief in statistics.
Ingrown Toenail: Worry and guilt about your right to move forward.
Injuries: Anger at the self. Feeling guilty.
Insanity: Fleeing from the family. Escapism, withdrawal. Violent separation from life.
Insomnia: Fear. Not trusting the process of life. Guilt.
Intestines: Represent assimilation and absorption.
Itching: Desires that go against the grain. Unsatisfied. Remorse. Itching to get out or get away.


J
Jaundice: Internal and external prejudice. Unbalanced reason.
Jaw Problems: Anger. Resentment. Desire for revenge.
K
Kidney Problems: Criticism, disappointment, failure. Shame. Reacting like a child.
Kidney Stones: Lumps of undissolved anger.
Knee: Represents pride and ego. Stubborn ego and pride. Inability to bend. Fear. Inflexibility. Won’t give in.


L
Laryngitis: So mad you can’t speak. Fear of speaking up. Resentment of authority.
Left Side of Body: Represents receptivity, taking in, feminine energy, women, the mother.
Leg: Carry us forward in life.
Liver: Seat of anger and primitive emotions. Chronic complaining. Justifying fault-finding to deceive yourself. Feeling bad.
Lockjaw: Anger. A desire to control. A refusal to express feelings.
Lump in the Throat: Fear. Not trusting the process of life.
Lung: The ability to take in life. Depression. Grief. Not feeling worthy of living life fully.
Lupus: A giving up. Better to die than stand up for one’s self. Anger and punishment.
Lymph Problems: A warning that the mind needs to be recentered on the essentials of life. Love and joy.


M
Malaria: Out of balance with nature and with life.
Menopause Problems: Fear of no longer being wanted. Fear of aging. Self-rejection. Not feeling good enough.
Menstrual Problems: Rejection of one’s femininity. Guilt, fear. Belief that the genitals are sinful or dirty.
Migraine Headaches: Dislike of being driven. Resisting the flow of life. Sexual fears.
Miscarriage: Fear of the future. Inappropriate timing.
Mononucleosis: Anger at not receiving love and appreciation. No longer caring for the self.
Motion Sickness: Fear. Bondage. Feeling of being trapped.
Mouth: Represents taking in of new ideas and nourishment. Set opinions. Closed mind. Incapacity to take in new ideas.
Multiple Sclerosis: Mental hardness, hard-heartedness, iron will, inflexibility.
Muscles: Resistance to new experiences. Muscles represent our ability to move in life.
Muscular Dystrophy: “It’s not worth growing up.”


N
Nails: Represent protection. – Nail Biting: Frustration. Eating away at the self. Spite of a parent.
Narcolepsy: Can’t cope. Extreme fear. Wanting to get away from it all. Not wanting to be here.
Nausea: Fear. Rejecting an idea or experience.
Neck: Represents flexibility. The ability to see what’s back there. Refusing to see other sides of a question. Stubbornness, inflexibility. Unbending stubbornness.
Nephritis: Overreaction to disappointment and failure.
Nerves: Represent communication. Receptive reporters.
Nervous Breakdown: Self-centeredness. Jamming the channels of communication.
Nervousness: Fear, anxiety, struggle, rushing. Not trusting the process of life.
Neuralgia: Punishment for guilt. Anguish over communication.
Nodules: Resentment and frustration and hurt ego over career.
Nose: Represents self-recognition. – Nose Bleeds:A need for recobnition. Feeling unnoticed. Crying for love. – Runny Nose: Asking for help. Inner crying. – Stuffy Nose: Not recognizing the self-worth.
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O
Osteomyelitis: Anger and frustration at the very structure of life. Feeling unsupported.
Osteoporosis: Feeling there is no support left in life. Mental pressures and tightness. Muscles can’t stretch. Loss of mental mobility.
Ovaries: Represent points of creation. Creativity.


PQ
Pain: Guilt. Guilt always seeks punishment.
Paralysis: Paralysing thoughts. Getting stuck. Terror leading to escape from a situation or person.
Pancreas: Represents the sweetness of life.
Pancreatitis: Rejection. Anger and frustration because life seems to have lost its sweetness.
Parasites: Giving power to others, letting them take over and life off of you.
Parkinson’s Disease: Fear and an intense desire to control everything and everyone.
Peptic Ulcer: Fear. A belief that you are not good enough. Anxious to please.
Phlebitis: Anger and frustration. Blaming others for the limitation and lack of joy in life.
Pimples: Small outbursts of anger.
Pituitary Gland: Represents the control center.
Pneumonia: Desperate. Tired of life. Emotional wounds that are not allowed to heal.
Poison Ivy: Allergy Feeling defenseless and open to attack.
Polio: Paralysing jealousy. A desire to stop someone.
Premenstrual Syndrome: Allowing confusion to reign. Giving power to outside influences. Rejection of the feminine processes.
Prostate: Represents the masculine principle. Mental fears weaken the masculinity. Giving up. Sexual pressure and guilt. Belief in aging.
Psoriasis: Fear of being hurt. Deadening the senses of the self. Refusing to accept responsibility for our own feelings.


R
Rash: Irritation over delays. Immature way to get attention.
Right Side of Body: Giving out, letting go, masculine energy, men, the father.
Ringworm: Allowing others to get under your skin. Not feeling good enough or clean enough.


S
Scabies: Infected thinking. Allowing others to get under your skin.
Sciatica: Being hypocritical. Fear of money and of the future.
Scleroderma: Protecting the self from life. Not trusting yourself to be there and to take care of yourself.
Scratches: Feeling life tears at you, that life is a rip off.
Senility: Returning to the so-called safety of childhood. Demanding care and attention. A form of control of those around you. Escapism.
Shin: Represents the standards of life. Breaking down ideals.
Shingles: Waiting for the other shoe to drop. Fear and tension. Too sensitive.
Sinus Problems: Irritation to one person, someone close.
Skin: Protects our individuality. Anxiety, fear. Old, buried things. I am being threatened.
Slipped Disc: Feeling totally unsupported by life. Indecisive.
Snoring: Stubborn refusal to let go of old patterns.
Solar Plexus: Gut reactions. Center of our intuitive power.
Sores: Unexpressed anger that settles in.
Spleen: Obsessions. Being obsessed about things.
Sprains: Anger and resistance. Not wanting to move in a certain direction in life.
Sterility: Fear and resistance to the process of life or not needing to go through the parenting experience.
Stiffness: Rigid, stiff thinking.
Stomach: Holds nourishment. Digests ideas. Dread. Fear of the new. Inability to assimilate the new.
Stroke: Giving up. Resistance. Rather die than change. Rejection of life.
Stuttering: Insecurity. Lack of self-expression. Not being allowed to cry.
Sty: Looking at life through angry eyes. Angry at someone.
Suicidal thoughts: See life only in black and white. Refusal to see another way out.


T
Teeth: Represent decisions. – Teeth Problems: Longstanding indecisiveness. Inability to break down ideas for analysis and decisions. – Root Canal: Can’t bite into anything anymore. Root beliefs being destroyed. – Impacted Wisdom Teeth: Not giving yourself mental space to create a firm foundation.
Throat: Avenue of expression. Channel of creativity. – Throat Problems: The inability to speak up for one’s self. Swallowed anger. Stifled creativity. Refusal to change. – Sore throat: Holding in angry words. Feeling unable to express the self.
Thrush: Anger over making the wrong decisions.
Thymus Gland: Feeling attacked by life. They are out to get me.
Thyroid Gland: Humiliation. I never get to do what I want to do. When is it going to be my turn. – Hyperthyroid: Rage at being left out.
Tics, Twitches: Fear. A feeling of being watched by others.
Tinnitus or Ringing in the Ears: Refusal to listen. Not hearing the inner voice. Stubbornness.
Toes: Represent the minor details of the future.
Tongue: Represents the ability to taste the pleasures of life with joy.
Tonsillitis: Fear. Repressed emotions. Stifled creativity.
Tuberculosis: Wasting away from selfishness. Possessive. Cruel thoughts. Revenge.


U
Urinary infections: Pissed off, usually at the opposite sex or a lover. Blaming others.
Uterus: Represents the home of creativity.


V
Vaginitis: Anger at a mate. Sexual guilt. Punishing the self.
Varicose Veins: Standing in a situation you hate. Discouragement. Feeling over-worked and overburdened.
Vitiligo: Feeling completely outside of things. Not belonging. Not one of the group.
Vomiting: Violent rejection of ideas. Fear of the new.


WXYZ
Warts: Little expressions of hate. Belief in ugliness. – Plantar Warts: Anger at the very basis of your understanding. Spreading frustration about the future.
Wrist: Represents movement and ease.

I always think of a big oak tree, strong, wise and a tree that has and can weather many storms. Each oak tree sheds its acorns, a little seed filled with the entire essence of itself, to grow just like itself, to become just as big and strong if it is able. I see us the same way, we are the ultimate light of God here on earth, and we are the seeds of God or the light in its completeness. We have it all inside us to grow and develop and become enlightened beings over many lifetimes in most cases as this process takes time and practice. I treasure this in people, that divine essence, that spark, that blueprint inside just like a seed. It is sacred, it is unique and it is the will of the universe.

Breaking the shell
We all have the ability and opportunities in our lives to make good choices, to access healing in most cases, and to improve. Some people with harder childhoods and traumas may find it a constant battle to just attain their idea of normality, but in many cases even with extremely hurt individuals the pain of life helps break them into a more spiritual self, and in many cases gives an extra strength to continue forward. This can be viewed as the breaking of the shell, where the pain can break one open to a deeper sense.

Breaking the shell

The inner healer
Inside each person is an inner healer for themselves, a higher aspect of themselves, a doctor of sorts. This is the energy of the light, of God, leading his children back to their own fullness. Every person wants to feel complete, wants to heal the small or large parts of themselves and be able to better connect with others in peace and love.

Different paths
There are many paths to enlightenment and many people are trying them these days. There are paths like Buddhism, Zen, qigong, religious sects like Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism etc., the path of Tantra, Sufism, Pagan rituals and magic, plant medicine, the warrior paths, and many others. Many people are born into spiritual beliefs or religious paths and keep following what they are taught, others change or discard those paths for others, and some don’t believe at all. All paths are life and life is one long road to knowing the self.

Blockages and tests
When following ones spiritual path and growing from it, one will encounter many blockages, or tests, hurts and pains, truths and half-truths. This path has countless illusions and booby traps along the way. There are names for it such as ego, shadow-side, pain body, traumas in some cases, darkness etc.

Ignoring the ego
I don’t believe ego is negative or something to be ignored it is a step in our process and has been created for a reason. Yes we are supposed to eventually overcome our ego aspects, but they take time and work as love comes more into the spirit, there is less reason for the ego to react.
Many times on the path to inner development we encounter beautiful moments of peace, harmony and love. They can fill one with joy and bliss. There are also many masters teaching this such as well-known Eckhart Tolle or Mooji etc. Sadly when the ego is mentioned by many of these people, it is interpreted as bad or must not be tolerated or seen. This can create spiritual bypassing where people ignore the ego, we say it is bad and holds us back so I won’t have it, I won’t see it in what I do. The idea is beautiful as people want to be good, but unless the ego has been mastered it is still there and using this is then an illusion. One may think mentally they are in bliss but in fact it may be ego itself.

Bypassing pain
Another common way of spiritual bypassing is when pain is overwhelming. The pain body as some may know it. When people have incurred trauma, or even if no trauma has occurred but one still feels a lot of pain internally, spirituality can be used to bypass that pain. They may focus on I am light, everything is only light, there is only love and truly believe it, but without having faced their own shadows and the pain inside. Often in cases like this, a dark night of the soul will show over time and can be difficult to integrate unless one can be honest about where one really is in the process of learning. One can choose to ignore a dark night of the soul but realize that balance must always occur. All aspects of our development must be integrated in balance and not without denying a part of ourselves.

Embodiment
Spiritual bypassing comes in many forms and illusions. Attainment is not a goal, it is a journey, and when seeing advanced beings on the path of enlightenment they generally preach the word of compassion and learning and share the light with others once ready and called with Gods permission towards this step. This comes with further tests and growth; it requires a sense of being the learning not knowledge, but complete inner action and stability. We have such powerful and strong minds, that often we think ourselves into a practice or belief rather than to embodying it completely. Embodying means to integrate it on every level, physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually and into life itself through every action and deed without having to watch it all the time or oneself, only awareness of the movement of the cosmos. It is who we are, not something to think or mentalize about.

Mentalization
Why do people mentalize? We are used to thinking as adults. As children we play, life is open, we are connected but slowly we are taught the strength and needs from the mind in the world. It is normal and necessary for functioning and survival. Through this mind education we also learn how to push the mind, even force it sometimes in order to acquire what we want or need. We may be tired but yet have to work so we push, something intellectual challenges us or requires learning so we push to achieve, we may be sick or having a hard day but we need to tend to kids, clean the house, study and push more. We live in a world of achievement and that success brings approval in society. Often we need to study a lot and use the mind to achieve to survive and attain higher standards of living. It is not negative, sometimes it is good that we mentally challenge ourselves and progress to survive and thrive but not at the cost of losing the other areas of development, such as emotional, physical and spiritual. Those areas are just as important and will constantly need refinement too. If those areas are left without nourishment and strength, then the mind takes over and we think ourselves into spirituality. The mind is strong, we can think ourselves over hot coals these days, so why not into spirituality as well.

All areas are important

Dismissing ourselves
When we bypass, on some level we dismiss ourselves, we ignore an important part. All the parts of ourselves are needed as completeness means unifying the self. There is no short cut to our spirituality through the mind, the mind is there to direct the ship and maintain the body and path. The path is long and there is often the temptation to skip the struggle and pain and do only the fun practices. Questioning oneself many times helps to see more clearly in situations, and also accepting the consequences for actions of decisions. When making decisions internally about spirituality, know there will be mistakes and errors, also over time with new learning, old learning or beliefs might also shift. Over time we may see the error of some beliefs, being then able to learn how to tell what is right and what isn’t, what comes from ego and what doesn’t, how to be humbler in decisions because perhaps later one might improve the wisdom further.

Avoidance and denial
This leads me to spiritual bypassing to avoid errors and feeling hurt. Avoidance and denial are common. We do this for many reasons, we might fear rejection, we want to fit in, we want to be equal to peers, we want to be important maybe even superior, so in many cases from fear or ego, but mostly it is because we don’t want to feel pain. However, often pain is seen as what breaks one through to something more. Pain is the very fuel we need often to strive for bliss; they are but the same coin. This is not punishment; there is a difference between pain and suffering. Touching a hot stove reminds us it is hot and not to do it. That is the nervous system of the body, but we have a spiritual nervous system too. When we avoid the shadows or ego to be only light, we are not being true to ourselves, in a sense we are lying to ourselves. Lies consume time and hold one back, for it is only in truth that we come alive.
Identifying with our practice
Sometimes we get so caught up in a spiritual practice, and the effects of that practice or the dogma, that we get lost in an idea of where we should be going. We practice and practice and have effects and then are sure we are something because of it. We have an identity as a spiritual person or practitioner of a big teaching. We force ourselves to be that practice and in a sense again force it. Using spiritual tools or teachings to be someone or something other than compassionate, real and present. Often a sense of falseness or non-presence can be felt in these cases. Also obsessiveness can settle in because without the practice I am not enough.


Humbleness and grace

Being humble to the process and grateful for every moment is one of the best ways to internally stay aware and embodied. Humble to God’s grace, open to learning, open with one’s heart and willing if needed to go through a shadow when and if it comes with gratitude and hopefully grace. Grace can’t always be guaranteed. But to bow ones head before the greatness of the universe and realize even in our greatness, there is another greatness. Being humble for life and the path.

Take your time
Be authentic and your unique self. Seek the truth and learn the inner freedom of the self, free each chain of inner slavery with inner conviction and glory. One by one, you will gain strength to overcome the next, don’t rush, take your time, feel your body and let the spirit grow strong.

Written by Inon

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Selve øvelsene er svært enkle og passer for alle, og fysisk utmattelse eller lignende er ikke et mål. Det hele blir gjort i en trygg setting hvor man også skal være tilstede, her og nå, og bare la kroppen jobbe i sitt eget tempo på en rolig og trygg måte.

Mange opplever ofte mer glede, sanselighet, forbedret søvn og vitalitet etter utførte øvelser – men i noen tilfeller kan en også få fysiske reaksjoner som kan midlertidig oppleves som ubehagelige da kroppen kan gi slipp på noe uønsket. 


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Hva er TRE: Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (spenninger/traume-frigjørende øvelser) er en enkel serie av fysiske øvelser som assisterer kroppen til å gjøre en potent forløsning i muskler, stress, anspenninger og traumer. TRE er utviklet av Dr. David Berceli, PhD og er en metode som på en trygg og kontrollert måte aktiverer naturlige nevrogen skjelving/ristning som har en stressregulerende og beroligende effekt. Metoden bidrar til å få nervesystemet ut av høy aktivering og får kroppen tilbake til hvilemodus og her og nå.

Selve øvelsene er svært enkle og passer for alle, og fysisk utmattelse eller lignende er ikke et mål. Det hele blir gjort i en trygg setting hvor man også skal være tilstede, her og nå, og bare la kroppen jobbe i sitt eget tempo på en rolig og trygg måte.

Mange opplever ofte mer glede, sanselighet, forbedret søvn og vitalitet etter utførte øvelser – men i noen tilfeller kan en også få fysiske reaksjoner som kan midlertidig oppleves som ubehagelige da kroppen kan gi slipp på noe uønsket.


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Hva er TRE: Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (spenninger/traume-frigjørende øvelser) er en enkel serie av fysiske øvelser som assisterer kroppen til å gjøre en potent forløsning i muskler, stress, anspenninger og traumer. TRE er utviklet av Dr. David Berceli, PhD og er en metode som på en trygg og kontrollert måte aktiverer naturlige nevrogen skjelving/ristning som har en stressregulerende og beroligende effekt. Metoden bidrar til å få nervesystemet ut av høy aktivering og får kroppen tilbake til hvilemodus og her og nå.

Selve øvelsene er svært enkle og passer for alle, og fysisk utmattelse eller lignende er ikke et mål. Det hele blir gjort i en trygg setting hvor man også skal være tilstede, her og nå, og bare la kroppen jobbe i sitt eget tempo på en rolig og trygg måte.

Mange opplever ofte mer glede, sanselighet, forbedret søvn og vitalitet etter utførte øvelser – men i noen tilfeller kan en også få fysiske reaksjoner som kan midlertidig oppleves som ubehagelige da kroppen kan gi slipp på noe uønsket.


Tid: Fredag 8 februar kl 18:30 – 20.00
Sted: Leitehagen 25, Sandnes
Fasilitatorer: Inon and Jonas
Pris: Kr 250 (vi tar kort, kontant, eller kan sende deg faktura i ettertid)
Ta med: Yoga matte (gi beskjed dersom du ikke har), et pledd, vannflaske, komfortable klær (typisk joggebukse e.l.)
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- Maks 10 personer, første mann til mølla.
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