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Everything’s Connected
Table of contents for Change, Transition and Transformation
Part 7 in the Change, Transition, and Transformation Series
When my neck was in pain, I knew that my muscles had tightened up and locked into place. According to Dr. Lou, my chiropractor, the massage had not been effective because my muscles were not the source of misalignment. Rather, the muscles had tightened up in response to the misalignment of my vertebrae.
I continued to see Dr. Lou so he could make adjustments to realign my spine. But, in between visits, my back would become misaligned again and the pain would return. Interestingly, the muscles were so used to being in a tightened, resistance mode, they would fall back into the familiar role by force of habit, pulling my spine out of alignment in the process. The muscles, rather than supporting the adjustments, were working against them.
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Balance, Alignment, and Support
Table of contents for Change, Transition and Transformation
Part 9 in the Change, Transition, and Transformation Series
As James Baldwin stated:
“Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the end of safety.” As we undergo change, even desired change, we do temporarily lose ourselves – we lose the identity that we knew and that was familiar to us. As a result, we end up feeling unsafe, uncertain, and off balance.
As is clear from my earlier posts, being able to move through change and transition and successfully come out transformed on the other side is about balance and alignment. Read more
Interconnections: Injuries and Healing at the Micro Level
Table of contents for Injury, Reparation, and Realignment Series
- Interconnections: Injuries and Healing at the Micro Level
- Interconnections: Injuries at the National and Global Level
- Interconnections: Injuries at the Systemic Level
I continue to be amazed at the intricacy of connections both at the micro (human body) and the macro (global) levels. In my Change, Transition, and Transformation Series, I wrote about the ways our physical, emotional and mental selves are interconnected and need to be aligned and in balance. And, I wrote specifically about how all the parts of the body are interconnected as well. Read more
Being Mindful of Physical Sensations
Table of contents for Change, Transition and Transformation
Part 5 in the Change, Transition, and Transformation Series
While I was at the retreat center, I decided to pamper myself. I had a kink in my neck and shoulders that had been there fore a few weeks. I assumed that taking a few yoga classes would alleviate the pain, they didn’t. So, I decided to take advantage of the massage services available. I had a massage and it was fabulous and relaxing. Yet, as soon as I got up afterwards, I realized that even though the rest of my body was relaxed, my neck and shoulders continued to feel stiff and hurt. So, then I decided to get a special deep tissue massage. But, just as with the first one, the rest of me felt great but the pain in my neck and shoulders persisted.
I realized that up until then, I had not been paying enough attention to how I was feeling physically to realize just how much tension I had been holding in my neck and shoulders. It was only when I had stopped my constant doing and started being in and paying attention to my body that I was able to become aware of it. I realized that I unconsciously put all my tension and stress in my neck and shoulders. Since I have had this kind of kink in my neck a number of times in the past and since two massages did not even begin to provide relief, I realized this habit of mine was probably long-standing. Apparently, I had been deaf to the messages my body was sending me for a long time.
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