Energetic Massage

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Yesterday at work we had a Safety and Health Fair -- which included a fair number of alternative providers. One of them offered a 15 minute energetic massage given by three women working together.

I signed up, anticipating an experience that would leave me "energized." I expected tingles, a feeling of energy moving in my body, a feeling of being cleansed and grounded. That's not what happened.

One woman began giving me a foot massage that I'm sure included very specific stimulation of reflexology or energy points. That felt very good.

But the sensations were very different elsewhere in my body. A very short time into the massage I began to feel pressure and constriction around my heart and chest. I tried to relax and breathe deeply, but what I felt was a desire to resist and defend.

I told the practitioner what I was feeling. She said, "I know. Just keep breathing."

It never got all that much better.

When it was over, and I sat up slowly, I asked the woman who had been working over my chest what *that* had been about. She basically turned the question back on myself, suggesting that I consider my relationships -- or what it is within myself that keeps me from having them. She suggested that I look at issues of guilt and forgiveness.

Hmmmm. . .

The woman who was working over my head said, "You are very sensitive to energy" -- which made me smile because for so long I felt like I had no ability in this area.

I felt out-of-sorts for a couple of hours afterward, with some lingering soreness around my chest, and a feeling of vague being on edge. Finally I thought to do some deliberate grounding, which helped.

A most unusual experience.

Comments

Grr.

[aerden.livejournal.com]

*frowns* That makes me wonder if the two ladies working on your upper body really knew what they were doing. They should have stopped immediately when you expressed physical discomfort. They should not have tried to explain away your physical discomfort by questioning your emotional state. It's unprofessional, very dubious therapy, and it's just plain rude.

Chantal

[kateri-thinks.livejournal.com]

What do you make of it?

My vote on the matter

[toesontheground.livejournal.com]

The masseuse who told you the problem was with you - she was wrong, even if she correctly picked (guessed?) something in you that may have contributed.

I was thinking if it were me I'd be weirded out simply by having 3 people working on me anyway :,)

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While she obviously read you well, or at least made a couple of good generalization statements. The sign of someone NOT knowing an answer is when they turn the question back on the student. It's a charletan's trick.

I have a split mind about it. One one hand, I have had to remove painful blocks of energy from people before and it is not always comfortable... but they knew what I was doing, and what the effects would be. I communicated with them before hand.

At best she was unprofessional, at worst she could have hurt you.

I am glad you are feeling better. If you feel you need to explore issues relating to your heart and your energy, then the most important thing is that you do it on your own terms.