I received Massage #10 from Rose at the Well-Being Center for Health in Monroe, WA. Rose likes to be called by her middle name - to protect her privacy – an instinct I believe supports her uniquehealing practice.
For Rose’s part, her technique is always exceptional if only because she manages to manipulate tissue and move energy in such a way as to expose that which is both undiscovered and unexpected. Her last treatment has left me feeling raw, grateful and a stranger to myself. It is as if I cannot identify exactly what has moved in me though I sense that is something important and I wait for it to be revealed.
Rose is trained in massage therapy and energy work. She also shared that she has a teaching degree. I imagine that this training is a foundation that has allowed Rose to develop a massage modality that is her own and also to communicate deeply with clients about their process. I can only describe the treatment she gave me on Sunday as humbling and in a good way. Rose is an honest person and honesty - the ability remain centered in one deepest experience - is a crucial quality for a healer as it gives the client the permission to do the same. This is an important quality because it is only through deep revelation of the self that healing can occur.
Rose and I did a long session – one and ½ hours. Because I was born with the structural irregularities in my feet I want to give them extended focus right from the start. Rose worked primarily on my lower extremities. I started the massage lying on my stomach with my face in the face cradle. Rose held my left ankle, doing energy work and following up with subtle movement and light massage. As mentioned in a previous post, I have suspected that experiences in a past life – for instance, having my feet bound or ankles chained – are somehow woven into my physicality and therefore help to determine the structure of my feet and legs. As Rose worked it was as if I could these past life experiences unwinding from within my foot as a thread pulled from a hem.
Later, I turned over to lie on my back and she worked extensively on my right foot and then later on the QL muscles at my waist. The tension in these muscles is still very intense. As Rose put it, having them worked on is like have a “deep ache” relieved.
When I left the session my mood was energetic in spite of the fact that I had not eaten. I could feel the difference in my legs where she had done so much intensive work. I trust Rose’s instincts. I imagine that it will take a few days or even a few weeks for me to come into conscious awareness of just what Rose’s complex work has brought. I can’t wait!
Do you think being aware of why your body feels or behaves a certain way (e.g. past life experiences) is integral to the healing process? Or can healing take place without any conscious understanding of where the wound comes from.
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Kate, good question. I think the answer is yes on both counts. Even when one is conscious of the details of a past life experience there is so much more going on in terms of the mechanics spiritual healing ... it would be impossible to be fully conscious of every detail. So, yes, healing takes places on subconscious and unconscious levels and does not always require our conscious participation. At the same time, the personal and spiritual growth process is a process of expanding self-awareness. Ability or willingness to become more aware of one's process accelerates growth.
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