Posted by holisticpulsing
at 10:12 PM on August 07, 2009
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Have you ever experienced the energies of your body with full awareness?
While completing my Diploma and teachers training in Holistic Pulsing, Voice Dialogue was a powerful tool used to access deeper emotions held within the body. To explain, Voice Dialogue is an energetic process which involves a facilitator who may speak with one or more Selves (also known as “parts” in other therapies) allowing the participant and the facilitator to have a deeper experience of each Self, while at the same time learning about the concerns, rules, needs and history particular to that Self. The information received is often amazingly clear and previously unknown by the conscious mind of the participant.
This is the magic of what we call “dialoguing” in Holistic Pulsing. As a client, it is an amazing feeling to be both witness and participant in your own life, even for just a moment while you access and embrace the wider range of who you truly are.
I would like to share with you a personal experience of Dialoguing in Holistic Pulsing. To complete a Diploma in Holistic Pulsing it is a requirement that you attend a number of supervisory sessions and tutorials with your teacher. On one occasion I arrived at my teachers home with a feeling of being pulled in many directions – full time work, volunteer commitments, study, family and relationships. Sally and I discussed and explored the issues that were concerning me that day, I was quite emotional, knowing that certain situations needed to change, but what could I do? After all I have managed so far.
We began our Pulsing session in the usual way, my body and mind relaxing with each gentle rhythmic sway, calming my busy mind chatter. As my mind slowed down into the Alpha state my awareness was taken to the area on my body Sally was pulsing, the rocking taking me deeper within, releasing the stress and tension being held. In this state we are able to contact the unconscious mind, that part of us that holds all experiences acquired throughout our life; all those experiences, leanings, drive, motivations and needs for interacting in our world.
While pulsing my solar plexus chakra area, Sally invited me to experience that part of my body, nothing else, not to control or analyse it, just be aware. As she continued to pulse gently I stayed with the awareness, noticing the sensations that were felt in that area of my body, the feelings. This awareness revealed to me thoughts of inadequacy, guilt, sadness, and a sense of being caged. All signs of being disconnected to my inner self. After awhile Sally invited me to give those sensations and feelings a voice, asking what would that part say?
And so began a deeper journey of understanding myself even more. In allowing that voice to speak aloud about how it needed to help others to feel accepted, to be wanted and relied upon, I learnt so much. I re experienced the energy of what I feel when people say they needed something, whether that be money, time (even when I know I will be having to move heaven and earth to meet the deadline) I want to help them, please them, and I do, I say yes every time... It is very addictive to be needed. And so this part went on and explained its reason for being a part of me. I acknowledged this part and thanked it for being there gaining much understanding from its presence.
Sally then invited the opposite part of this “Pleaser” to speak. The energy I than felt was one of strength and clarity; it was assertive and knew exactly what it wanted, it voiced its concerns, even offered some advice. I learnt that I needed to look after myself and say no. I don’t have to please everyone, that I can to allow time for me and not feel guilty. One interesting fact is that these “parts” spoke in the third person referring to me as “she” and it as “I”. After completing the session and debrief, Sally reminded me to take note and reflect on how to incorporate the experience and insights these parts have shared into my life.
Utilsing Voice Dialogue in any therapy is an exciting tool, clients are able to discover the many parts of themselves in a safe and accepting environment. For those who live in their head a whole new universe of feeling and awareness opens. And those who are so energetically open that they connect with everyone and everywhere having no boundaries, they get to experience a wonderful feeling of independence and energetic containment, giving them the pleasure and empowerment of connecting without giving themselves away and having access to more of themselves. Further information on Voice Dialogue can be found at www.voicedialogue.com.au
Combining Holistic Pulsing and Voice Dialogue has allowed me to open the door to a pathway of wholeness, self discovery and a feeling of being truly connected with myself. There are many gentle therapies available for you to experience which will help you in reclaiming yourself, Holistic Pulsing may be one of them. Remember, wherever you are in your life, your journey can start now, are you ready to take the next step to know yourself more fully?
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