Usually I ask my clients what they would like me to work on, or how they might like to feel after the session. We call this setting of intention ‘Framing’.
It is amazing how powerful the effect of framing is on your experience of the session.
The field is wide open for any outcome you might imagine.
Some ideas to help you get to sleep including:
Before bed
Distraction
Physical pain
No distraction
Divide and conquer
Rebalance
There’s also my Christmas message, some Admin T’s and C’s stuff, and a minor change to Pro Bono appointments.
You’re probably aware I’m always banging on about living life in the present moment, because being anywhere else is missing out on the living part. But also probably giving ourselves a headache, or in Buddhist terms, creating ‘suffering’ for ourselves. When we are not here, then we are usually getting in our own way, making life harder for ourselves.
One of the most popular ways to do this is to concern ourselves about what others might be thinking about us.
As you know, bodywork helps us to be more mindful, present, and connected with our body (‘embodiment’ is the technical term). If we could only work on those three things a little bit every day, our life would be so much more peaceful, happy and fulfilled. It comes down to choice.
This month I’ve also included an excerpt on the founder of Zero Balancing, Dr Fritz Smith MD. It’s really interesting background to how and why he chose to develop ZB.
Contents:
A simple tip to change your life
What seeds will we cultivate?
Mindfulness and Pain Reduction (study)
Founder of Zero Balancing – Dr Fritz Smith MD
Pro Bono Days
Music Corner
This month I’ve written quite a long piece on the yawning chasm in the public healthcare system, and why more people are turning to complementary therapies to redress this void in their own self-care.
The Yawning Chasm in New Zealand Healthcare
Free Life Coaching Offer from a Client
Pro Bono Days
Music Corner
I came across this YouTube interview with a Zero Balancing client in the UK, sharing her experience of how ZB helped her release buried trauma, that she didn’t know was there, but had been inhibiting her life. The results have been very liberating for her. Like many ZB clients she’s not able to describe what ZB is exactly, but that is less important than the outcome…
Also My Birthday, Difficult People, CranioSacral Training, Pro Bono Sessions and more …
Recently some clients referred a new person to me. Like most people they struggled to describe exactly what it was that I do, but they summarised for her as: “You’re in less pain and you feel better.” Lol! I had to agree that is the desired outcome after all.
Bodywork is very gentle so very safe. Lately I’ve been seeing more children and getting encouraging improvements for them too.
However, I have been concerned for a while that I wasn’t reaching everyone that might get some advantage from bodywork that really needs it. As a one-person operation it is very difficult to continually fund advertising to get the message out there. And especially hard to get across bodywork’s potential when, even people who have had it can only really describe the outcome….
Say No To Arthritis – How to prevent, relieve and resolve joint and muscle pain - Patrick Holford 2021 – Book review
This advice may just help with your own physical niggle, even if it is not arthritis. Did you know, for example, that Vitamin C supplementation helps relieve back pain?
Oh, you’ll live longer too!
“The amount of antioxidants that you maintain in your body is directly proportional to how long you will live”
I summarise some of the key idea’s here but I encourage you to get your own copy of the book if it piques your interest.
Dr Alexander is a US neuro surgeon who contracted meningoencephalitis. His outer brain, the neocortex, was basically fried by an infection which is almost always fatal. The few survivors usually have permanent brain damage. In his case, after 7 days in a coma, doctors were advising his family to prepare for the worst…
Stress, especially perpetual stress, that can’t be immediately released, gets physically held in our body – stored in bone cells, fascia and soft tissue. This creates barriers to healthy functioning of our body. Elevated cortisol levels also create an unhealthy metabolic environment for our cells, which may eventually lead to persistent pain, reduced immunity and serious illness.
True beauty shines from within, no matter what the age. It comes from a play of acceptance, joy and enthusiasm - living in the present moment. We all recognise that inner light shining in the eyes of someone living this way, be they a small child or a wise old grandmother – it’s a powerful thing and it gladdens the heart of everyone just to see it!
