Physical activity in a healing regime is of two basic
types, both of which are important. The first type is exercise. Any kind
of exercise is good: manual labor, aerobics, dance-kinetics, sports, jogging,
and so on. Exercising only a few times a week will keep you in shape and
serve as the basis for a healthy body and vibrant energy system. A stagnant
energy system leads to stagnant feelings, encouraging depression and compulsiveness.
The second type is bodywork. Bodywork should not be
confused with exercise. They serve different purposes. Exercise vitalizes
the body, while bodywork is of a energetic-psychophysical nature, affecting
chakras and consciousness. Many types of bodywork are available, but I feel
that yoga postures (asanas) are among the best. I would encourage you to
become familiar with the principles of yoga if you are not already. Include
a short session at the beginning of your practice. The stretching and loosening
of the body is very relaxing, opening energetic-feeling centers, making
it easier to enter the meditative states that are desirable for inner work.
Yoga also works on the chakra and acupressure
points, effecting much of the same results as direct tapping on these
points, which has become popular these days. If you have a regular
yoga practice, energy psychology tapping may not be required. Many
of the clients and trainees I see are familiar with these “tapping”
therapies; they say they may try them first because they are so simple,
and then use EC techniques to go to deeper levels of work and
clearing.
My feeling about energy psychology is the same as
regarding any other type of bodywork - all of it is good, and all of it
can be used within the EC format. The EC program and especially the philosophy
provide a deep understanding of the inner alignment required to not only
clear feelings but prevent the accumulation of new suppressed feelings;
for example, the concept of acceptance.
If you are in rejection of your feeling self, and
are applying energy psychology or any other techniques in order to “get
rid of” your bad feelings, you will not succeed; the feelings must
be accepted, in the right way, in order for clearing to occur. These inner
subtleties are all-important in working with feelings - when understood,
any kind of bodywork technique will work with manifold effectiveness.
