RELAX & UNWIND JANUARY 2009
Breath Better by Releasing Trapped Energy
Most people take breathing for granted. We don't tend to think about it unless we have trouble doing it. But as the American Lung Associations says, "When you can't breath, nothing else matters."
Many breathing problems are actually rooted in negative emotions, such as fear. Negative energy gets stuck in our body tissues and creates ailments such as asthma. But there are techniques that help our bodies let go of these trapped energies and help us breathe normally.
A few years ago, I overcame my own asthma, which had plagued me since childhood, while learning how to administer a procedure called Myofascial Release. Part of the training included receiving treatments and I decided to try to tackle my breathing difficulties.
The treatment consisted of lying on the table, face up, and a therapist began applying deep, sustained, but not painful, pressure into my chest area. This provided a release for my entire rib cage and all the tissue connected to it. Then I turned over and the therapist used his elbows along my back.
I felt like a huge weight had been taken off of my chest. During that week I received more treatments and we worked on those same issues even deeper and I threw out a bunch of emotional garbage that was stuck in my whole chest area. And to this day, my asthma is almost non existent.
The most important thing to remember is that you CAN live healthier. Releasing negative energies trapped within the body could be the beginning of a new life, free from daily frustrations, aches, and pains.
Matt Gleicher, CMT
Jerusalem Massage
052-636-2000