Interesting Stuff

I had two interesting appointments with the homeopath last week. On Wednesday, I saw Vanessa for NET (neuroemotional technique). At the risk of unjustly and erroneously describing exactly what NET is and the theory behind it, here is the Wikipedia definition:

"NET is a psychotherapeutic/chiropractic system that combines a number of techniques and principles from traditional Chinese medicine, chiropractic and applied kinesiology. It is an holistic approach to well-being focusing on imbalances in the structure of the skeletomuscular system, unresolved 'negative emotional blocks,' toxins in the body and deficiencies in nutrition. NET describes negative emotions as being stored in the body and claims to help resolve them. Research: When used to treat emotional trauma in a group of seven cancer patients, improvements of up to 88% were shown in symptom reduction."

So, here's what happened. Vanessa pushed on various pressure points in my wrists while she tested the strength in my straightened left arm. By seeing where I was weak, Vanessa could tell what negative emotions my cells were retaining which, in turn, were creating blocks in healing. She could tell at what age an incident created those negative emotions and she asked me what happened at that particular age that could have contributed to that emotion. Then after discussing the incident, she cleared the block by manipulating certain pressure points in my back. It wasn't therapy, she just listened to my description of the event so that she could clear the block. According to Vanessa, I was carrying around an overwhelming amount of guilt, a lot of humiliation and significant sadness.

As always, I went to the appointment with an open mind, leaving any judgement outside the office door. I BELIEVE that there are things I can do better in order to heal and I will do whatever it takes to be around to watch my kids grow up. Anyway, I was fairly astonished by the results. As I drove home from the appointment I was feeling very deflated, but in a good way. I felt very emotional from remembering painful memories, but I had a sense of relief. By the time I got home, I felt very much at peace. It seemed as though all my little aches and pains had disappeared and I had a lot of energy, which was amazing with the constant exhaustion I've been feeling lately. Maybe I just needed a good old-fashioned cry...who knows... But whatever happened that day, it was a good thing, something I needed to have happen in my human experience. I'm grateful for that.

The other appointment I had with the homeopath was just a lot of injections in the big scar on the front of my torso and a few other scars too. Apparently the injections were to help the energy flow through my skin. That's about all I know about that.

In other news, I've been challenging myself lately to only eat what comes from the earth, excluding any meat or dairy products of course. But my focus is to eliminate all processed food, which means giving up pretzels and tortilla chips and all sweet stuff. Basically all I've been eating are vegetables, fruit, whole grains and nuts. It's not that hard. I kind of miss the pretzels though.