Wisdom in the Body by Michael Kern

Author:Michael Kern [Kern, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-58394-473-8
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 2011-08-29T16:00:00+00:00

Holistic shift

Typically, perhaps after a number of minutes, a palpable shift occurs within the patient’s physiology as a systemic settling takes place. This is sometimes called a holistic shift,27 and may be felt as the patient’s physiology expressing a quality of wholeness rather than fragmentation. This signifies a change in orientation from conditioned patterns of motion to a connection with resources and health. At this point, the practitioner may get the sense that they are holding “one thing,” as the unity of tissues, fluids and potency can be more directly sensed. The holistic shift may also go through stages of deepening in quality. Dr. Becker describes this process as, “When the will of the patient lets go into the will of primary respiration.” It is actually the best starting point for session work, as the inherent treatment plan can begin to unfold from this place. The holistic shift can take up to ten minutes to manifest. It can be facilitated when a practitioner simply:

Keeps orienting to the expressions of primary respiration;

Keeps letting go of conditioned motion patterns;

Patiently listens within a wider perceptual field.

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