Joint pain and Healing Touch

I've had some knee pain off and on for several months. I believe it started when I was lifting and dragging tree limbs from the front yard to the woods in back of my home after the hurricane of September 14, 2008. The back yard has an incline to it and when I threw the limbs into the woods I twisted my back and noticed that I had a slight knee pain. It only lasted a moment and so I didn't pay much attention to it. After heavy exercise the knee would be a little uncomfortable but nothing major.

In the spring of '09 I began to take Zumba classes. If you know anything about Zumba you know it's a fast paced, latin dance and very aerobic. There is some pivoting and jumping involved if you choose to do it. I chose to pivot and jump, unfortunately, and now know I did not have the correct shoes. Needless to say, I injured my knee more. So the pain increased. I have received Healing Touch many times for my knee and it helped relieve the pain totally. But thinking everything was OK I went back to my destructive dance routine. Again, the pain returned until it was keeping me up at night. I finally saw an orthopedic doctor and am awaiting the results of an MRI. I received Healing Touch this morning and am giving it a chance to really integrate into my system. That means very little exercise: walking and yoga are OK but nothing with a high impact such as Zumba or even weight lifting. This is a new lesson to me: if the body hurts when doing an exercise regime then it's time to evaluate. I will no longer continue on thinking "no pain, no gain." That does NOT work for me. I've learned to honor my body and do exercise that will help maintain health and wellbeing, not break it down.

Another lesson is the fact that Healing Touch does NOT take the place of traditional medicine. I've been to the orthopedist and will co-create a doable recovery plan for myself. I will listen to his expertise in this field and use Healing Touch as a good complementary modality. Besides, Healing Touch just makes all systems work better and I feel soooo good. When I receive Healing Touch all systems are go!

Thanks for reading, dear reader!

Healing Touch and Back Pain

Providing Healing Touch to clients with mild to severe back pain requires the practitioner to be very gentle and intentional. As a practitioner I always ask God or the Universal Energy Source for the highest good of the person I am about to work on as well as my own highest good. Generally speaking, if the person is able to lie on their back a Chakra Connection is a good technique to begin with after the initial assessment of the energy field. Then depending on how mild or severe the back pain the practitioner can have the person lie on their side or on their stomach. The back is then assessed using the hands or a pendulum.

Let's say for sake of an example the client has pain in the central part of the back and the practitioner's assessment shows the congestion is indeed there. Starting with placing one hand on the top part of the spinal column and the other at the base near the lower back, energy is sent between the hands balancing the flow. As a back client myself I can say that this feels very good as the warmth from the practitioners hands opens up the spinal flow. From there vertebral spirals on both sides of the spinal column release any energy congestion that may have accumulated. Then, if necessary, a technique called the "Hopi" is provided adding additional healing.

Bending the wrong way, or lifting heavy items can place stress on the back. Many folks love to have their back "worked on" including myself. Healing Touch may help to keep the back in good condition. It works well with traditional western medicine. For those times in between doctor visits or Healing Touch may be the exact modality that helps keep the body, mind and spirit well!