08/04/2024
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Preambleā¦
Well, well, wellā¦ guess who got Covidāfor the first time. That she knows of, that is. The day before her sonās wedding. Sheās nothing if not dramatic and timely š.
It hasnāt been horrible, just surreptitiously inconvenient. Just when I think Iām better, I canāt keep my eyes openā¦ or I nearly faint ā¦ or I canāt stop coughing ā¦ or Iām nauseous š¤¢. Now, after 12 days, I really do think Iām on my way back to normal. Iāll let you know ... if I get through 9 holes of golf on Tuesday, Iām good to go š.
But now that I am re-emerging, I am a taken aback by all my ātricks of the tradeā that I would have lavished on someone else (whether they asked for it or not, I might add with some chagrin), that I didnāt pull out of my own back pocket. Where have I been??? Iām starting now, but it would REALLY have been helpful if I had done it from the get-go.
But thereās a lesson there as well, I tell myself: rest was probably the best ātrickā at the very beginning. And I would likely have snapped at anyone who āsuggestedā I get up and do a Cross Crawl or Tap š„“.
So, Iām sharing this for what it is worth: when you are getting a bit of a leg up on whatever you are going through health wise ā physically, mentally, emotionally, and dare I say spiritually, hereās something I cobbled together eons ago. Many of you will recognize the modalities, but maybe, like me, you have forgotten to access them! Gentle healing, Friends.
Re-Establishing Cross-Over and Meridian Energy Flow
To facilitate the bodyās innate healing capability:
When feeling unwell, here are some steps to take:
1. Marching in place, crossing midline of the body (Cross Crawl): When not feeling well, your body energies are running āparallelā instead of crossing from left brain to right side of body and vice versa.
--First, meet your body āwhereā it is and march in an exaggerated parallel way: swing left arm and raise left knee; swing right arm and raise right knee. 12 x each leg. Stop and Rest for 10 seconds or so. Repeat.
--Then āshowā your body how itās supposed to flow with an exaggerated cross-over march: swing left arm across midline of the body, raise right knee somewhat angled across body (you could bring left elbow to right knee); repeat with other arm/knee. 12x each leg. Stop. Rest for 10 seconds. Repeat 2 more times.
Repeat this process (and the tapping below) every couple of hours until you can feel your body beginning to regain its strength and flow. Then reinforce the process by marching only in the cross-over method and keeping up the tapping cycles. Youāll naturally taper off as you begin feeling better.
The Cross Crawl can be done sitting and lying down as well!
2. Tap gently on the following areas (about 7 taps per location). Tapping helps to stimulate the meridian system that flows through your body and affects all organs in your body. Chinese medicine states that illness and disruptive emotion are due a disturbance in the bodyās energy system. Tapping helps to re-establish the normal energy flow.
Tapping points:
--Top of head
--Eyebrows where they meet the nose
--Sides of eyes (on the bone)
--Under eyes (on the bone)
--Under nose
--In crease of chin
--Collarbone (just below bone on either side of sternum)
āMiddle of the sternum (not in picture below, but it stimulates the thymus which boosts the immune system)
--Under arms (on torso, at bra line/hand-width below armpit)
Repeat cycle 3 times, resting about 30 seconds between each cycle to allow for integration.
