for Joyce http://www.love-yoga.com/

[Guest guest]

Dear Joyce, I happened upon your incredible story

of healing in one of the editions of the online

magazine. How marvelous that it had witnesses,

and definitive before and afters. The healing

power of light...

 

What it brought forth for me is the healing

power of relaxation. The relaxation of the body,

yes, but perhaps moreso the relaxation of a mind

that relies so heavily on solidification of

thought and perception to maintain its seat.

 

A few years ago, I was in a car accident and

experienced whiplash. Initially, I left the

scene of the accident and went on to work,

teaching the first day of a humanities class

at the local U and then on to the office. By

5pm, I could tell something very wrong had

happened, and so called my doctor. Exams

showed that my C5 vertebra had slipped sideways

out of the column and rotated 45 degrees. So,

I commenced with all sorts of therapy -

chiropractic, myofascial release, craniosacral,

and so on. There were many months of unusual

experiences and much confusion from that.

Finally, it seemd that much progress had been

made, but there was still this one place,

at the C5, that resisted change. As a last

effort, my doctor offered to try a subset

of craniosacral work called Somato Emotional

Release. I arranged for the appointment and

he lent me a book on the technique to read

in the interim.

 

I read the book quickly, and then set it aside.

One day not long after finishing the book, I

was at work, taking a mental break and drinking

some tea. Daydreaming about nothing in particular,

my thoughts ran their course and landed on

contemplations of the book I had just finished

and some of the amazing experiences outlined in

that book. I had been rocking my head to the

side to stretch the side of my neck as I had been

advised by my chiropractor. There was, for a moment,

a stilling of my mind as the warmth of the tea

(and possibly the herbs in it - 'tension tamer'

was the name of it, I recall) took hold. A nice

feeling of relaxation of body and mind and then,

the warmth of the tea seemed to build in the

area of the lump at my C5. It grew in sensation,

quite hot, and as you described, flushed. There

was a rushing sensation of fat rubbery bands

unknotting, and then a great rush of ice cold through

that area. Then, the dams burst and I found myself

weeping at my desk!

 

So, what I am trying to say is that I recognized

your heart healing experience. Thanks for writing

about that...

 

Nina