Posturing:

Some of you have noticed me hobbling around with a knee brace for the past couple of months due to a torn meniscus. The pain mysteriously showed up after simply skipping over some puddles in Point Reyes. Admittedly I'm not as agile as I used to be, but for gosh sakes, I can still skip puddles without engaging an icepack the next day! So after my hobble continued for a few weeks I went to see an orthopedist. The MRI confirmed a torn meniscus and the doctor scheduled surgery for me on April 8th. Yet as we were having the conversation I realized this problem may have been a long slow injury and needed more attention than what could be done surgically.

As I paid more attention, I began to also notice that not only was my knee painful, but my left hip and low back were contributing to my hobble. My chiropractor confirmed my hip and pelvis were out of alignment. My acupuncturist confirmed the same. After being adjusted and got my chi flowing better I realized the pain in my knee was subsiding. In this realization, I did what any other Reiki therapist would do...I gave it Reiki!

As I've said before, Reiki offers the body a deep, quiet place to recover from is emotional and physical unrest. In giving this injury Reiki I began to realize that the real injury, the original pain was happening in my hips and pelvis. Emotions which have been stored there for a long time began to arise first in small waves and flowing into a major tsunami! Fortunately with guides, teachers and inner wisdom I held space for it. As glimpses of memories popped in I found anxiety in trying regain the full memory, trying to attach the story. This was inhibiting my body's need to simply feel the emotion held at a cellular level. So I got out of my own way and let it move through. There is much liberation in allowing your body to feel and do its work without the mind's attachments. This is the beauty of Reiki. Once this cleansing of cellular memory and emotion happened, a clarity took its place. My emotional and physical posturing have become different. Because the posturing is improved the pain continues to diminish.

I saw my doctor earlier this week after I had been to my first yoga class in two months. I showed him the new mobility of my knee and his jaw dropped. We agreed there was no need for surgery at this time. Yes, I still have a brace and having compassion for my body's healing process. None of this happened overnight and it will certainly take time for trauma to be released and things to arrive at their new position. Once these pieces feel they are home and I still need surgery then we'll approach it. But for now I continue to listen, care, and send this beautiful energy into the places needed most, meeting this body once again for the first time. As I witness physical recovery I also feel the empowerment of its very organic process.