2007/3 « I Dare to Heal!

Tuesday | March 27, 2007

Swedish Deep Tissue & Reflexology

Today I received a Swedish Deep Tissue massage. I combined the massage with deep elongated yawns. This is an ideal combination for releasing toxins in the body. When the massage therapist in this case Ken Clauser, phone 619-665-8041 used his fingers and hands to massage my body along the pressure points and meridians of the body. I synchronized my circular yawn by pulling oxygen into those places, and connected with the tension and then on the exhale released the toxins. Mr. Clauser is an excellent massage practitioner and I highly recommend him.

My circular breath was in harmony with the massage that Ken Clauser provided. The absolute best massage/breath work combination is the ideal for release of toxins. Unfortunately, overwhelming tension and emotional defenses that inhibit release of feelings reflective of emotion perpetuate tension. Trauma (chronic distress) in the body is often re-triggered and one most keep on keeping on with a method that enables continued release of the toxic feelings reflective of dissonant emotion. Deep tissue massage is an excellent method to facilitate connection, going into and the release, surrender, and letting go of stress.

There are several categories of tension. They include: daily stress, past accumulated stress, present unfulfilled and past unfulfilled needs, emotional/physical hurt, trauma, and any stress or distress reflective of defenses and our socialization process.

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Monday | March 19, 2007

PRESENTATION THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 23RD, AT THE FIRST UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH IN SAN DIEGO

I will be doing a presentation on Friday, March 23rd at the First Unitarian Universalist Church at 4190 Front Street, San Diego, CA. 92103, phone # 619-298-9978. The parking is free. Please remember to bring your parking ticket into the singles gathering. You will receive a stamp that will enable you to park free. We will begin at 7:00p.m.

The Unitarian Singles have invited me to speak. I will be speaking about the liberation of those parts of ourselves that have been shut off from the wholeness, how we can reemerge from the distress that has shut parts of ourselves down. How through for example animated laughter we can once again reemerge from distress and experience a rebirth of those parts of ourselves. We will learn what gets in our way and how we can address it in a focused, efficient, and effective way and have fun doing it! We will learn how we can restore faith, hope, and self-confidence once again to those parts of ourselves that have been lost in emotion/physical hurt and trauma of shadows, darkness, and the black holes of self. All are welcome and the presentation is free.

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Wednesday | March 14, 2007

A LETTER TO PETRA

THERE ARE SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING A SENSE OF THEMSELVES IN THE WIDE WORLD. THEY ARE SEARCHING AND SEEKING THEMSELVES. THEY ARE SEEKING A MENTOR IN THE WIDE WORLD. THERE ARE MANY WHO ARE JUST LOST SEEKING SOME GROUNDING, SOME ANCHORING IN THEMSELVES. THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN. THEY DON'T KNOW WHO TO TURN TO. THEY ARE SEEKING ANSWERS TO MANY QUESTIONS. MANY ARE SEEKING MODELS TO WHOM THEY CAN DEPEND UPON FOR ANSWERS.

THE QUESTIONS

THERE IS THE QUESTION OF WHO AM I?, WHAT DO I WANT? WHO CAN I TRUST TO GIVE ME ANWERS TO SPIRITUALITY, TO THE MEANING OF LIFE, TO RELATIONSHIPS IN THE WIDE WORLD, TO MY HURTS, AND MY TRAUMAS?

THE ANSWERS

We can determine the answers to these questions through personal growth methods and the healing of our emotional/physical hurts and traumas. It is through these activities and others that we experience maturity and a deeper understanding of ourselves. We expand and deepen our integration of the self. When we address and heal our emotional/physical hurts and traumas there are three main categories or methods.

THE THREE MAIN CATEGORIES OF ADDRESSING ISSUES

THE FIRST CATEGORY IS THE ONE OF JUST RELAXATION. THE ANSWER HERE IS USING NATURE. A VISIT TO THE MOUNTAINS, OCEAN, DESERT, A WALK BY THE RIVER OR IN THE WOODS. JACUZZI, VISITING WITH FRIENDS AND CONFIDING WITH THEM ABOUT ISSUES. RELAXING LISTENING TO MUSIC. WATCHING A FILM THAT RESONATES WITH ONESELF. DANCING IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS GROUP.

THE SECOND GROUP OF METHODS INVOLVES MORE OF THE CONGITIVE, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF OURSELVES

THE SECOND CATEGORY OF ADDRESSING our STRESses AND DISTRESSes as it relates to our ISSUES INCLUDE SEEKING COUNSELING, MEDITATION, DIFFERENT METHODS OF YOGA, SHIATSU (JAPANESE FINGER PRESSURE), REFLEXOLOGY, DIFFERENT TYPES OF MASSAGE THAT INVOLVES DEEP TISSUE, THERAPY WITH A PRACTITIONER, ACUPUNCTURE, TAI CHI CHUAN, TAE KWON DO, BIOENRGETIC EXERCISES, TWELVE STEP PROGRAMS, SPIRITUAL SINGING, NON-NATIVE CEREMONIAL SWEAT LODGE, JOURNALING, AND PRAYER.

THE THIRD CATEGORY OF PERSONAL GROWTH METHODS HELPS TO ADDRESS DEEPER EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL HURTS/TRAUMAS. IT IS THIS GROUP WHERE WE LEARN TO BECOME COMFORTABLE WITH ALL THE MANIFESTATIONS OF EMOTIONAL RELEASE. THIS INCLUDES YAWNING, ANIMATED LAUGHTER, HOT/COLD SWEATS, CHATTERING, STORMING (ANGER RELEASE), TEARING, SOBBING, SHAKING, VERBALIZING FEELINGS CONNECTED TO OUR THOUHTS, AND SCRATCHING (THE PAIN IS UNDER MY SKIN).

THIS GROUP INCLUDE THE CIRCULAR HEALING CONNECTED BREATH, PRIMAL SOUND, PEER COUNSELING, KUNDALINI YOGA, AND ANIMATED LAUGHTER WORKSHOPS. The secret is to do enough release of our feelings reflective of our emotions. It is only then that we make the spiritual connections, the emotional growth and experience the maturity as well.

WE BEGIN TO FIND OUR ANSWERS AS WE EXPERIENCE THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND SITUATIONS OF OUR DAILY LIVES AND WHEN WE BEGIN TO DO THE NECESSARY INNER WORK. WE THEN CAN BECOME CLEAR AS TO OUR LIVES PATH!

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Monday | March 12, 2007

HOPE

Emotional and Physical Trauma can cause an aware or unaware sense of separation, an abandonment, and a betrayal of one's sense of self-acceptance. The emotional and physical trauma can cause a self-disconnect. There is a void that is created that becomes filled with pain energy.

As we learn to address, go into, (perhaps with circular healing breath work or other methods) connect, go into, and connect with the pain energy reflective of need and then begin to release, surrender, and let-go emotionally of that pain energy, our void, our neediness dissipates.

The unconscious awareness of our separation, betrayal, and abandonment, the void, the sense of loss begins to dissipate. We integrate our selves. We experience more awareness of our experience of separation, betrayal, abandonment of the self. We understand that we have experienced a loss of part of ourselves that is within. The pain energy, the void, also impacts our will. Our ability to say no, to make decisive decisions is also impacted.

As we let go of the pain energy we gradually become a being who is whole and one. We gradually liberate our selves from the void which was created by our pain energy. We experience liberation. It requires timely work on a consistent basis.

We have created a transparancy which enables us to better connect our thoughts and our feelings. The disconnect of our thoughts and feelings is an example of what is known in psychological terms as alexithymia.

We can better turn over our pain energy to our G-d, to our higher power. We can better experience peace within! We then can honestly state that their exists more peace within and radiate that sense of peace in the wide world. We also experience the quality, the authenticity of what humankind calls hope, faith, and strength!

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Tuesday | March 06, 2007

THE EXCITEMENT CONTINUES REGARDING LAUGHTER WORKSHOPS

LAUGHTER WORKSHOPS

The feedback from participants at the March 4th laughter workshop has been awesome. The health benefits from the emotional release stengthens the immune system and brings about a natural connection with spirit.

Laughter is truely the Best Medicine. Laughter addresses stress and distress within humans. Animated laughter restores and nourishes our spirit. We can think with more clarity and begin to address our self-defeating behaviors.

Animated laughter is different from regular laughing. With animated laughter will learn to connect, go into, and on the exhale release, surrender, and let go of intensity of feelings reflective of emotions that do not serve us. When we pull oxygen into our bodies, it's like taking in G-d's food. After connecting, and releasing our dissonant feelings reflective of our emotions, we gradually reemerge from emotional and physical hurtful and traumatizing experiences.

Healthy hormones and chemicals are released into the body and this impacts positively a release of stress, reduced, blood pressure, and mood enhancement

Animated Laughter and Circular Healing Connected Breath are winners. When we add primal sound to our cocktail, we then have a winning solution to recovery and reemergence from emotional and physical pain.

Animated Laughter workshops are best shared in a group though we can learn to do it on our own. I Do! It is but one of the myriad of manifestations of healthy emotional release! The next laughter workshop will be scheduled soon and I will announce it on this blog!

Best

Joel V.

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Monday | March 05, 2007

ANIMATED LAUGHTER WORKSHOP

The First Spiritualist Church had me do a presentation and an animated laughter workshop on Sunday, March 4th. The participants laughed for 80 minutes without a break. The purpose of the workshop is to release dissonant feelings reflective of shadow, dark, and deep seated profound emotions. The three key emotions, anger, fear, and sadness.

The presentation and workshop were successful and the participants loved it. I reached out to Midtown Church of Religious Science today and the Reverend Kevin Bucy also showed an interest in an animated laughter workshop. I'm doing a presentation at the Universalist Unitarian Church on Friday, March 23rd. All are invited. The presentations and workshop will be announced. They will be held in San Diego, CA.

Best