Our Bodies Help Heal Our Emotions
by Julie Connor
bodies, alleviate pain and transform fear into joy. Emotions live in the body so in
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order to fully heal we must listen to our bodies with mindful awareness. In Healing through the Dark Emotions, psychotherapist Miriam Greenspan says, “Talking about your feelings is not the same as experiencing them. Emotional Intelligence is a bodily intel- ligence and therefore one must fully engage the body for the process of heal- ing.” In other words, we must feel it to heal it. The Rubenfeld Synergy Method
(RSM) is a therapeutic modality that relies on the body as the most reli- able source of information for healing. Using a listening touch and compas- sionate heart, synergists gently guide their clients to focus on the wisdom of their own bodies. Synergists often use the same insights found in Greenspan’s book to facilitate healing with their clients.
The Healing Process Greenspan advocates a healing process that begins with attending, befriend- ing and surrendering (ABS). Attending
y mindfully listening to our bod- ies and becoming aware of our emotions, we can help heal our
is described as mindfully listening to the body to understand and accurately name one’s feelings and sensations. The first step is to bring awareness to the body. Likewise, RSM encourages a constant flow of communication and listening to the body. Clients locate and describe sensations in their bodies, and expand that experience by dialoguing with their feelings, thoughts, sensations and memories. This heightened aware- ness leads to the next step, befriending. Befriending is an extension of
attending. It is likened to exploring, deepening, getting to know and stay- ing with an emotion during an RSM session. Synergists give space for their clients to move closer to their feelings, using the body as a grounding tool. This allows clients to safely feel the organic energy of their emotions. This move- ment of energy is critically important because stagnant energy and emotions can manifest in the body as pain and discomfort. Energy in motion is emo- tion, while stuck energy can create disease. The final step is surrendering,
which Greenspan describes as “an extension of befriending emotional energy.” This doesn’t mean letting go of awareness; it means becoming fully engaged in the sensation of an emo- tion and allowing it to pass through the
body. This process enables clients to fully experience the truth of their emo- tions, and offers relief and the opportu- nity to repair and transform. Surrender is the deepest form of acceptance. Amazing transformations can oc-
cur through the simple act of paying at- tention, leading individuals to come to the full expression and wisdom of their bodies, emotions and spirits. When the body, mind and spirit work and flow synergistically, we feel whole.
Fear to Joy Miriam Greenspan describes how fear, if listened to mindfully, can transform into joy, simply by watching and listen- ing. Often practitioners such as syner- gists—who are not there to judge, fix or even make things go away—can be supportive, compassionate listeners as clients come to mend their dark emo- tions.
The threads of fear often entangle
and mask themselves as many other emotions, making it difficult to weed out the destructive actions of sup- pressed fear, or even get to know it better. By befriending fear, we allow its wisdom to speak from our body. Alternately, a typical reaction such as acting out on fear is a distraction and a response. Choosing to actively sit with fear can bring clarity about its root cause. Better understanding the dark emotion of fear will encourage a fuller experience of its ability to transform and bring joy. The way of surrender is the gift, the healing and the transforma- tion.
Julie Connor is a Reiki Master Teacher and Rubenfeld Synergy Method intern. She can be reached at 222-6923 or at
TheLightWithinUs.com.
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