On a regular basis The Oisin School of Energy and Sound Healing Therapy hold a refresher get-together with practitioner, trainees and students sharing stories, and information and catching up on the latest developments in the area of CAM (Complementary and Alternative Healing Therapy)
A recent Oisin school re-union
During a recent Oisin school re-union one of our previous students, now working as a practicing therapist shared this enlightening story: (Real names have been changed for the sake of client confidentiality)
In the therapist’s own words, she tells a story about a client called Anne who attended for therapy:
In the therapist’s own words, she tells a story about a client called Anne who attended for therapy:
Crippling feelings of fear and anxiety.
Anne (her client) attended for therapy suffering with crippling feelings of fear and anxiety.
Anne had explored many avenues to determine the reasons for her condition, but could not find the answer to why she felt so fearful and anxious. If she saw a car approaching close to her, she would start to panic and freeze with fear. If Anne was waiting for someone regardless of who was driving and they were late arriving, she would start to panic and feel anxious.
No one could understand what was causing Anne to experience such fears, panic and anxiety. Her friends and family would say at times that she was being totally irrational. At times Anne doubted herself, thinking she was going mad.
Anne had explored many avenues to determine the reasons for her condition, but could not find the answer to why she felt so fearful and anxious. If she saw a car approaching close to her, she would start to panic and freeze with fear. If Anne was waiting for someone regardless of who was driving and they were late arriving, she would start to panic and feel anxious.
No one could understand what was causing Anne to experience such fears, panic and anxiety. Her friends and family would say at times that she was being totally irrational. At times Anne doubted herself, thinking she was going mad.
One day she attended for energy therapy.
As part of the energy healing session, I was working on clearing and balancing Anne’s chakras and was working specifically on the root chakra for her fears and trauma, and also on the solar plexus chakra for her anxiety. Anne seemed uncomfortable as I worked on the solar plexus chakra and she started shaking uncontrollably. When I asked her if she was okay and if I should continue with the session and she said yes, please continue.
At the end of the healing session, Anne said that as I was applying therapy, she remembered an incident that happened when she was young. Anne then told me this story, about when she was 10 years of age, standing outside of her school.
At the end of the healing session, Anne said that as I was applying therapy, she remembered an incident that happened when she was young. Anne then told me this story, about when she was 10 years of age, standing outside of her school.
Anne’s first memory of suffering from anxiety was as a teenager.
Anne loved any kind of sporting activity, but whenever her parents would take her to play soccer with her school friends, her parents were constantly late.
The next day she would always feel a sense anxiety as she entered the school classroom. All eyes would turn towards her as some of her classmates would make unkind and hurtful remarks about her holding up the previous day’s soccer game. She learned to dread the days that this would happen.
Despite her natural talented abilities to play sports, Anne was regularly left out of the hockey team, another sport she loved, because of her many late arrivals due to her parent’s always being late for hockey matches, and missing so many trainings. Anne’s parents would be late for her school concerts. Although she may have had only a small part to play, her part in the play would be finished by the time her parents would arrive. Over time her anxiety had progressed to almost a level of panic.
The next day she would always feel a sense anxiety as she entered the school classroom. All eyes would turn towards her as some of her classmates would make unkind and hurtful remarks about her holding up the previous day’s soccer game. She learned to dread the days that this would happen.
Despite her natural talented abilities to play sports, Anne was regularly left out of the hockey team, another sport she loved, because of her many late arrivals due to her parent’s always being late for hockey matches, and missing so many trainings. Anne’s parents would be late for her school concerts. Although she may have had only a small part to play, her part in the play would be finished by the time her parents would arrive. Over time her anxiety had progressed to almost a level of panic.
An event then occurred that was almost too much for Anne.
She was about 12 years old and her parents as usual were late collecting her from school. She was standing on her own outside the school when a car pulled up on the opposite side of the road to where she was standing. A man rolled down the window and asked her something. She couldn’t hear him clearly so she crossed the road to where the car was parked.
As Anne got closer to the car the man jumped out of the car and tried to grab her and pull her into the car. She screamed and managed to break away from the man’s grip and run away from him. With that the man jumped into his car, and sped away down the road.
As Anne got closer to the car the man jumped out of the car and tried to grab her and pull her into the car. She screamed and managed to break away from the man’s grip and run away from him. With that the man jumped into his car, and sped away down the road.
Not physically injured but was emotionally traumatised
Anne was not physically injured but was emotionally traumatised after this horrific incident. This event started a whole lifetime of suffering with fear and anxiety.
Anne made a decision to seek professional help, to help her resolve her issues. She tried a number of different options and then decided to attend for energy healing therapy. As the therapy progressed, Anne said the memories of her trauma came to the surface in layers, in no particular order. She explained it was like peeling skins off an onion. As the memories surfaced, the intensity of the fear decreased as the memories surfaced and dissipated. It all became clear to Anne how her early childhood traumatic experience had affected her for so long, and how the fears and anxiety around that incident had been suppressed for nearly thirty years.
She attended for three more sessions of energy healing therapy and thankfully Anne can now live with memories, rather than a crippling and controlling level of fear and with insight into the reasons for her fears and anxiety.
Anne made a decision to seek professional help, to help her resolve her issues. She tried a number of different options and then decided to attend for energy healing therapy. As the therapy progressed, Anne said the memories of her trauma came to the surface in layers, in no particular order. She explained it was like peeling skins off an onion. As the memories surfaced, the intensity of the fear decreased as the memories surfaced and dissipated. It all became clear to Anne how her early childhood traumatic experience had affected her for so long, and how the fears and anxiety around that incident had been suppressed for nearly thirty years.
She attended for three more sessions of energy healing therapy and thankfully Anne can now live with memories, rather than a crippling and controlling level of fear and with insight into the reasons for her fears and anxiety.
© Patricia Hesnan - (Retd Nurse, Author, Cert in B.C.S. & Stress Management, Cert in Shen Therapy & Dip. Bio Energy, Therapist, Speaker & Course Facilitator, Crania-Sacral Practitioner, Dip. Hol.T.M. Medium, Channeler). * Excerpts from her best-selling book “Be Your Own Therapist.”