Self Care
What we are not taught, what is assumed knowledge, is of greater use to us than all the paid for visits to others. The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy® is remarkable in its simplicity and its results.
What I gained from my first Self Care course
When I heard this course was on, as there were so few courses offered – this was the last for six months – I knew that there was no time to lose – and instantly booked myself into it. Not knowing what to expect, I flew down to Melbourne, and sat in total awe of all that I had not known. The course put together so much of what I had been exposed to in a way that was so easy yet so profound.
As a women’s specialist all these years I wondered how it was that all of this practical traditional wisdom had not filtered into any of the courses/texts that were on offer. So many obvious things that have been missed/assumed in all I had done to date – and all presented here so simply.
The entire content cemented all that I had covered in my professional and personal life. I gained an understanding of how everything fit together.
In the past I had studied. . .
- Classical acupuncture
- Western herbs and Bach, then other vibrational flower, gem and shell essences
- Aura Soma and its usage
- My love of gardening and nature
- Anatakarana meditation
- All my own development of Moving Blockage style acupuncture
- My Pelvic Opening work developed as a result of my maternal health initiatives
- All my exposure to women’s work in sexuality and transformation
- And of course all I had seen play out in students’, patients’ and my own lives.
I came away with a much broader understanding of what I had been teaching all these decades – the missing piece was now mine! I saw that my own self-care as be second to this. Little did I know that doing the work on myself, I would see my own massive health shifts!!
What I learned in becoming a professional care provider of this work
Within a month I was at the first professional training. Revolutionary. What was a surprise was the change of pace – the amount of anatomy we were exposed to as the foundation of what is lost in academic trainings.
This work actually heals and allows the body to reboot back to optimal functioning, No need for anything other than sensible living and self care daily/weekly. Magic!!
Constantly practicing on each other, we gradually worked out how to make massive shifts on the table for all. And we did. Totally reorganized body as a result. We saw massive shifts in all. Adding this into my usual practice – there was no longer the need to keep visiting the physical therapists all do. Fixed! Especially the twisted pelvises and the broken sacrums resulting in monthly problems all just take as being normal women’s business. – the chiro/physio – all a thing of the past – as long as all look after themselves.
This transformed my practice
All who see me I now see as needing this as it changes al that all come in with. The lack of self maintenance, the lack of any other therapy to address the often many times damaged structure – is the beginning of the body healing itself. Often it has not been looked after and this is the key – the self care after outing what is not in position back where it is designed to go.
What I discovered from assisting at my first Self Care course
The transformation of the participants – I was not prepared for. The whole focus of this workshop is experiential. It is about self-cleansing. It is a very safe sacred circle and the assistants are there to encourage the inner processes. All went deeply inside over the weekend. Often gently releasing. Participants were taken through a journey that seemed to be easier than anything else I have witnessed in all these years of helping people who uncover what was hiding within. The techniques used – as in – they may think that they are learning procedures to do – the course seems to be a front for the weekend’s adventure into self, coming out the other side more open, vulnerable and ready to be more of who they are.
What I gained from assisting at my second Self Care course
Being an assistant again a month later, I got to see a very different group: same teacher. The content shifts depending on the audience. The second experience was more intimate again – possibly as it was also a retreat – in that no one went off site over the whole days. This meant all were ‘in the energy’ and seemed to go even deeper.
What I gained from being prepared to teach Self Care courses
The process of finding innovative ways to present my topic – male anatomy and physiology – meant the aspects of adult education – making all interesting and likely to add onto what all already know – had me come up with a very different ‘take’ on the subject. As a fertility specialist, I see the entire process is falling down as all seem to have a Henry VIIIth attitude – making quality babies is all about her age (not about the quality of his contribution – which itself is dependent on his health).
My presentation made it very clear that this is all our medicine – not just a women’s therapy. We essentially are all the same – just have bits in different places doing different things. I am sure all will remember. We all did a startlingly brilliant job. Watching others do ‘their’ thing was wonderful.
This teaching event was totally supported by the impressive little manual that is part of the course materials that all take home. I had no idea just how useful it was til I was teaching the subjects. I saw just how much is now supported by the years of honing this material for westerners.
(Remember that this is me after 37 years of being a worker with other’s health challenges.) I feel that all wanting to become any form of healing capacity, not only to look after themselves first – and thus have a full ‘cup; to assist others – should go through this before they start in their field of choice’s training.
It gives the context – we all started with oral traditions and self care ass pre written words and modern drugs/surgery – what worked chad kept all alive. Naturally.
The actual basic message – the organs can get out of place, wander about, and then affect the rest of the body function forever – is just not covered in anything else.
If you are thinking if doing this course – jump in.
You will not be disappointed. A weekend of being invited and encouraged to go deeper to what set you and your life in motion – lovingly looked after, and coming away with a new appreciation of your body and your life.
