The first subject at last week’s Touch For Health 3 training day was safety. I wanted the students to understand the importance of their own and their clients safety in working together. It is only within a safe environment and safe relationship that effective therapy can take place.
I believe clear self-awareness to be vital in assessing your safety in working therapeutically. It’s important to have a strong sense of safe places and times to anchor yourself. Some of the places for students included; their home, the training room and people in it on the day, a spiritual connection for guidance and focusing on the present moment.
It may seem strange, but a client falling ill may be a sign that they now feel safe. In the animal world, it’s after the hounds have passed on their way that the fox or hare can slump with relief into a safe hiding place, panting, shaking and finally falling asleep. Only once the danger has passed can the body relax and go into it’s healing and recovery mode.
A common pattern in stressed people, is the weekend headache or holiday ‘flu. In therapy work, as the client trusts the therapist, overcomes their original problem and establishes a more nurturing way of life, they can finally let go for a while and allow their body to do it’s work. Tension, stagnation and harmful organisms can be cleared from the body. This process can be more effective, comfortable and speedy if supported by herbal formulae or professional grade supplements, along with a time of rest and reflection.
Once the illness has been safely passed through, the person can begin life again with renewed strength and a better sense of priorities.
Corrina
