I’m just back from a 4 day in-home spiritual retreat. Phone and internet OFF. No nasty political news. None of the things we all react to. No bills, no hassles, no external
demands.
For 4 days, I took guided
hypnotherapy journeys with Belleruth Naperstek CDs, and my own specific
journeys, and I posed issues to myself to resolve through insight-journaling –
pages and pages of insight and solutions and pain and sunlight at the end of
the battle. Exercise taking care of ¾ of
an acre on the weekend, when my usual gym classes don’t run; no diminution of
my traditional good sweat every day. Healthy
eating. 5 hours of Reiki energy healing every day. A long, detailed visit with angels, goddesses and the Runes.
The results were as amazing as always: insights and ideas
for action pouring from my pen; powerful journeys that left me lighter of the
barriers and darkness that bedevil our lives.
Staring into the abyss, alone with myself, until the abyss started to
yield answers. Inviting levels of
unexpressed pain, because it’s through pain getting out of our bodies that we
become free. Realizing how much there is
yet to do.
Engel’s book on traumatic shame is must reading for anyone
who has experienced childhood abuse or neglect, especially, although it is also
a factor in adult traumas as well. The
emphasis on being strong can be so cruel when circumstances are truthfully that
no one could be physically strong enough, or emotionally strong enough (unless you’re
a sociopath).
My work involves powerful transformations through reaching
skillfully into the deep unconscious to change, eliminate, add beliefs and
conclusions that are absolutely not accessible through ordinary (surface) means
like affirmations and “thinking positive.”
So the healer needs to take time to heal herself from time to time.
I recommend these concentrated retreats! Find a friend or relative who needs a
house-sitter for a few days and hole up.
Nix the social media. Say
sayonara to the news. Turn it all OFF
and listen to the sound of your heart and soul.
After you stop screaming, the insights will come tripping lightly or
exploding into existence; each breakthrough has its own sound and flavor. But they will come. Get Dr. Naperstek’s CDs or get a session with
me. Bring some creative exploration from
my new book 101 Stress Busters for Energy, Joy and Healthy Longevity.
You’ll be glad you did!
