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Reorganizational versus Restorative Healing
By Dr. Gene Clerkin
Once again the holiday season is upon us and as always I feel blessed to be invited to a number of holiday gatherings. While I wouldn't consider myself an extrovert by any stretch of the imagination, I do enjoy being social and making new acquaintances and friends. When meeting new people it seems inevitable that they will ask “the question”. “What do you do?”
The simple answer, of course, would be to say that I'm a chiropractor. However, in my experience, that either conjures up images of twisting and popping of the neck and back or elicits another common response. “I have a bad “blank” (insert body part), can chiropractors fix that?” Neither is very descriptive of anything close to my practice.
At that point I have a choice to either smile and nod my head or engage in a more in depth description. It can be a bit of a challenge to give a short but informative description without giving a full consultation right there next to the cheese and crackers. Why?
There are basically two reasons for this. To begin with, even though evolutions of what has become Network Spinal Analysis have been around for a quarter of a century, it still falls outside the normal cultural “box”. It's not exactly a common profession like being an accountant or lawyer.
On top of that, many of the words that could be used to give a description have different meanings, depending upon who is using them and what is the general public perception. It's almost as if there is a turf war to claim the newest buzz word that will draw people to a particular service.
The word health is a perfect example of this. Even though health is defined as a state of optimal physical, mental and social well being, and not merely the absence of disease, “health care” is almost exclusively focused upon the removal of symptoms and disease. Let's face it, mainstream healthcare has very little to do with optimal well being.
How about the term “Wellness”? To me, Wellness is the generalized self perception of health of the individual across the domains of physical, emotional, mental, stress, life enjoyment and overall quality of life and person's subjective perception of their sense of self. So, people think, “wow, wellness, that's got to be a step up from just waiting till something goes wrong”. But I'm sure everyone has heard commercials describing wellness as the early detection of disease.
To confuse the issue even more we can join two words in an attempt to create a more precise definition. Some of my favorites include alternative medicine, holistic health and holistic medicine. The problem is that these words are going to mean something different to everybody. I would say holistic health is an alternative to medicine, rather than alternative medicine. And, if you ask me, holistic and medicine don't even belong in the same sentence.
Some other terms I could use along with the previous might include energy healing or mind-body work. Once again, while these terms may touch on some aspects of my work, they can be quite ambiguous since they can take on many different meanings.
Recently, Dr. Donald Epstein, author, lecturer and founder of Network Spinal Analysis and other disciplines, has coined a very descriptive term describing and delineating differences in the types of care that an individual can seek. The term he now uses is Reorganizational Healing. The antonym for this would be Restorative Healing.
Any type of care that seeks to restore you to your previous state or that is focused upon the removal of symptoms would fall into the category of restorative healing. Almost all health care providers would be in this camp.
The focus of Reorganizational Healing, on the other hand, is to help a person move to a state that is better or more organized then before they became symptomatic. I always say to my clients, “If I wave my magic wand over you and your symptom goes away, but you don't learn, grow, change or alter you life in any way, did I really do you a favor?” If there is no net gain in wisdom, we are bound to repeat the same life patterns and express the same symptoms. If you are successful in quelling your symptoms, your body will find another way to express that change is needed.
In addition to that, one can receive reorganizational healing regardless of whether or not they have any kind of disease or symptoms.
Network Spinal Analysis and Somato-Respiratory Integration are methods that fall into the category of Reorganizational Healing. In fact, the principles of Reorganizational Healing could be applied to almost any discipline. It is really a matter of purpose and outcome.
I don't know if the holiday party conversations will be a whole lot shorter, but there will certainly be no mistaking these terms.
The Law of Attraction
By
Dr. Georgia Herrera
Most of us have seen or heard about the movie, “The Secret”. It's actually a documentary that shares the secret, or Law of Attraction. The law states that we attract into our lives, what we think about. If we constantly think and talk about what we don't have, we get more of the same. If, on the other hand, we envision and talk about the abundance we do have, we get more of that. That sounds great in theory, but does it really work?
I have a great story to share about a woman, and fairly new client of the Center for Holistic Health, which exemplifies this law perfectly.
Even before I met her, she had a desire to increase her wellness. One particular day she had an instinctive tug to go to the gym and work out even though it did not make sense to her to go that day. But she followed her instincts. Well, that happened to be the very day I was conducting a wellness screening at her gym. We met, and she made an appointment to come see me. She felt in her heart that this is why she was called to the gym.
She started care with me immediately, and at each session she demonstrated her openness and willingness to receive the full benefit of each Network entrainment. With each entrainment she began to observe obvious changes in how she held her body. In addition to feeling more at ease physically, she began to adopt more a relaxed attitude toward life.
Although she was experiencing such great changes, she was beginning to feel financial pressure. She wanted to continue care but she did not know how she was going to fit it in to her budget. Nevertheless, she decided the care she was receiving and the positive life changes were too important not to continue. With that in mind, she made a commitment to herself and purchased a package of entrainments so she could continue the care plan we laid out. Even though she didn't know exactly how she would be able to pay for her care, she trusted that she would find the resources.
A few visits later, she told me that she had received huge bonus check from her supervisors for doing a great job at work. Her supervisors and coworkers have noticed her relaxed, focused demeanor at work. She shared with me how loved and thankful she felt because the universe has supported her in her desire.
How can you apply the Law of Attraction to your life? Remember that you are a creator in your own life. Identify specifically what you want. Align your heart and your actions with your desire. Let go, trust that you will receive, and allow the universe to provide. Consistency is the key. When we begin to question or resist, we interfere with the process of attraction. Stop. Become present. Notice your surroundings with all of your senses. Notice your body and your heart. State to yourself, “I trust that I will receive what I ask for.”
A Holiday Note
Every year I hear people talk about the holiday stress. Although the concept of getting stressed about the holidays seems foreign to me, I understand that people feel pressured about the increased family, financial and time obligations during this season. Why is it that holidays and stress have become such an automatic scenario?
When you think about it, it's just another set of days. If you came from another planet and had no idea that the holidays even existed, you'd have no reason to get stressed. I know I'm over simplifying this, but in reality the only difference is our perception. Our perception is determined by where we place our focus.
This is true about the holidays and about everything in life. Instead of focusing on how much our family drives us crazy, we can focus on how much we love them and the reason why we are traveling to see them. We can give gifts within our means that represent our gratitude rather than our obligation. We can choose peace over stress realizing that the two are incongruent.
During this holiday season and throughout the year let us focus upon what is truly important and what we would like to see more of in our own lives and in the world. I would like to wish everyone receiving this email, those who I know and those I don't, peace, love, gratitude and community.
Have a safe and happy holiday, Dr. Gene