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a Reason to HOPE! - Frequency

3/30/2012

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Over the past two weeks I have talked about the energy within the body. I have mentioned Tensegrity and how that concept is not only what holds the skeleton in place, but also promotes proper movement. No matter what or how you look at it, the brain is what needs to control all of the functionality of the body. 

The picture to the left depicts electrical energy. Look at the picture and notice within the sphere the energy is controlled but outside of the sphere there is an uncontrolled energy that surrounds the sphere. The human body is the sphere and has many components of uncontrolled energy that will try and offset the energy within. What I mean by this is that when there is a focused and proper balance within the body it is able to maintain control of the many functions it needs to perform. When balance is offset within the sphere the outside energy will pull the inward energy in many different directions.

The question you might have is how would this affect me? If you take a top and spin it, as long as there is positive momentum it will spin in a proper rotation. Once that positive momentum slows down or is altered in any manner the top falters and eventually falls and stops. The same is true of your body. An example of this would be, at a young age I wore orthodontia for almost two years. Well a lot of people wear braces on their teeth and are we all out of balance. The answer to this is no but I would be hard pressed to tell you just how many people I have traced chronic low back, hip and knee pain to individuals that wore braces and possibly were misfit. They accomplished what they set out to but in the long run there was a change to the internal posture. This change is often just enough to alter that positive momentum to allow internal trauma to occur. 

It is this positive momentum that Muscle Release Therapy, MRTh® re-institutes so that outside forces have less of an opportunity to create turmoil.  When the body is in a positive internal Tensegrity, the balance of the body in the neurological, hormonal and musculo-skeletal systems are better able to handle outside changes to frequency. 

How does Muscle Release Therapy, MRTh® develop this environment? The practitioner first watches for improprieties in movement. When the individual stands is there a splay to either foot? When standing does it look like there is hyper-extension to the knee joint? Remember the knee joint acts as a turnbuckle and if it does not perform correctly the ankle and hip will be dysfunctional. Does the spine rotate or is the rib cage forced to make that movement? Does the Massester or Temporalis muscle create mandibular movement? There are many store rooms for compensation, it is this compensation in movement that alters the frequency of the internal body, this allows the outside frequencies to create havoc within.

Next week we will delve deeper into the theory of Muscle Release Therapy, MRTh®, till then have a great week and enjoy Spring, because HOPE Springs eternally.

a Reason to HOPE!

Dennis Gibbons LMT

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How's Your Energy? - a Reason to Hope!

3/23/2012

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I missed everyone last week a lot going on at CVWC! Last week we had our informational session for the Paleo Lifestyle, this week we are having our Ladies night (Friday) for doTERRA Oils, and next week CVWC has our official kickoff for the Paleo Lifestyle. For more information on any of these events please check out our web site, www.chagrinvalleywellness.com; or contact Kathy Gibbons at 216-364-0156.

Our last conversation was on the energy field of the body and how it works; I would like to continue on that track and talk about the energy of the therapist. Yes, it does include all of our thoughts and worries. When someone comes in with the negative energy that accompanies pain, whether psychological or physical, and we combine that with ours, there is a tendency to draw off of that. I read a book written by Joe Vitale a few years ago and he talked about Ho'oponopono, which is a Hawaiian mantra that helps clear the energy. If you are interested, follow this link,
http://www.thereisaway.org/Ho'oponopono_cleaning_meditation.htm.
As a therapist it is important that we keep our "energy" at an even keel so that as we begin to change the neurological pathways of the client we are able to channel, cleanse and let go of that energy. It is not a coincidence that we develop that head ache, back ache, or other maladies after working with people. It doesn't necessarily have to happen immediately or even the same day, but through accumulative intakes of negativity without release, it will happen. We must learn to find a way of clearing your energy prior to working with someone. My wife Marge would often take care of our children when they had the flu or other contagious issues; by keeping her energy at the level of "MOM" she was able to ward off the energy of the illness and stay healthy. It comes to us in many facets of our daily life.

When someone experiences pain it is an over energized area of the body and the pain is a sign of a problem. The problem doesn't necessarily mean there is trauma there but the potential exists that a problem will occur. One can then conclude that pain is an over abundance of energy that is focused at a specific point that would indicate a potential site of trauma. The argument then ensues that my back didn't hurt until "I reached up and got that cup out of the cupboard", or is often the case we try to associate it with a particular incident. In my 26 years of performing therapy I am able to make the conclusion that in the majority of cases the potential site of pain is pre-existing and is brought to the forefront by an incident that forces the brain to accomodate an extraordinary movement, thus altering the Tensegrity of the structure. It is this altering of Tensegrity that exposes the pain site because the brain is trying to rectify the abnormal or unnatural situation.

Energy is very real and needs to be considered at many levels because our brains are so complex. The power to generate large amounts of neurological energy to control all of the many facets of our life needs to be respected.  There are many of our surroundings that produce energy that when combined with our powerhouse can create life altering situations. Individuals will often ask why items such as Sea Salt, Essential Oils, and different scents will trigger different responses. They all alter the balance of energy that we produce.

'Till next time, be aware of the energy that surrounds you as you go through life and if it causes you to be uncomfortable address it immediately. As with most injuries sustained at one time or another by all of us, they do not just go away by themselves, they adapt to try and bring us comfort.

a Reason to HOPE!

Dennis Gibbons LMT

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a Reason to HOPE! - Movement without Pain...

3/7/2012

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    Last week I talked about the term "aura" in reference to a 'glow' that surrounds us as an outward reflection of our inner well being. This "aura" in reality is an electro magnetic field that surrounds us. This is a typical aspect of electrical energy and is brought about in us by the neurological energy that flows through us at all times. Understanding that the brain is continuously processing information that allows us to function is very similar as the electrical energy that continues to run through our households even with the lights off. As  foreign energy enters our energy field the brain starts to process the information to determine what actions might need to be taken. So when the car on the freeway starts to get to close to you sense it, it is not a feeling. As the body senses this change it has many determinations to make and it processes at approximately a bit of information in 1/30000th of a second. It is this neural process that often protects us when we suffer even minor injuries that could have been much worse. 

    For many years I had a difficult time not only understanding but accepting this "energy" theory. It was an area that wasn't black and white and for a guy who just left the construction world it was somewhat over the edge. i believe the one reason was that many of the people who practiced "energy medicine" seemed to be almost to spiritual, not in a bad way but a different way. As I began to develop Muscle Release Therapy, MRTh® I fully realized that in order for this to work I needed to tap into that same energy. The energy that Rudolph Nureyev talked about when he danced is the same energy that is emitted from the audience that he experienced. 

    What is this energy? The brain is a large electrical generator that produces the necessary impulses that allow us to live our daily lives. It truly controls all of our functions. How did this come to a realization when both developing and performing Muscle Release Therapy, MRTh®? The full epiphany came when the comparison of all the techniques were made. Whether it was Travell's Trigger Point theory, Neuro-Musclular Therapy, Cranio-Sacral, Positional Release or Strain/Counterstrain, Zero-balancing, Rolfing, Structural Integration, and all of the other theories. I had much success with all of them but what was lacking was active movement when the release was taking place. One commonality I noticed was that whenever one release took place I was able to track a compensatory move some where else in the body. I started studying Tensegrity and realized that the puppet strings that were applying the tension needed to adapt to the release taking place.

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    This picture shows a wiring diagram used for an automobile. As you can see there are many relays built in to the system to provide safety, comfort and convenience, how ironic isn't that what the brain does! When the therapist creates an environment for a tissue to release the brain does the same thing, through a series of internal relays it provides a safe, comfortable and convenient environment so that person does not experience pain. In Muscle Release Therapy, MRTh® the pattern of release is designed to accommodate all of these because it takes into consideration the movement. In order for the release process to take place the proper format of movement needs to be encountered.  Because of this encountering the therapist does not always follow a standard protocol and instead focus' on the abberration in the movement pattern that was interrupted and thus interfered with the Action Potential of the muscle. Remember a muscle fires in an All-or-nothing response unless it would create an uneven pull on the skeleton that would cause injury. As the brain detects potential injury it aborts movement in one muscle and completes movement oftentimes with another one. Muscle Release Therapy, MRTh® addresses this issue as the unnatural pull is detected, positioned to allow a completion of movement, and more often than not removes many of the adaptive patterns that have developed.

This is all accomplished by the "energy" system of the body. The Percuneas part of the brain knows how the movement pattern should be and relays that information through the limbic system to the proper neural pathways from the motor part of the brain. This ensures that prior to the release of the muscle that is causing the problem, the other nerve impulses that needed to engage, disengage and allows the proper reversal to take place.

In September we will be beginning a class on the certification process of Muscle Release Therapy, MRTh®. This class will be 168 clock hours of instruction and hands on. For more information please contact Chagrin Valley Wellness Institute @ 216-364-0159 and we will be glad to take your name and number to keep you posted on the dates, times and cost.

We will continue this discussion next week, so until then have a Blessed week......

a Reason to HOPE!

Dennis Gibbons LMT

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a Reason to HOPE - Movment Without Pain!

3/2/2012

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    Hello and here's hoping your next week is as wonderful as your past week! This week we will be discussing what takes place when we move and all of the connections that need to happen to create and develop the body's ability to function within its parameters. 

    Last week we mentioned the skeleton and the importance of nutrition needed by the muscle fibers to literally pull off the body's ability to generate movement. First there needs to be the thought process,  and secondly the brain needs to position the skeleton to move. Once these initial processes are in place and the ligaments have properly positioned the skeletal joints a message is sent to the tendon, the tissue that is connected to the skeleton. Now the tendon does not directly connect to the bone itself but to a connective tissue which is part of the Fascia system of the body. This connective tissue that covers the bone has two layers, the outer which the tendon is connected to and the inner which houses the blood capillaries and peripheral nerves. The importance of knowing this is oftentimes the restriction in movement or that "grabbing" pain is this inner tissue inability to glide. Once the tendon (the object on the right side of the picture) receives that neurological impulse and immediate sensory response takes place as to what dynamics is needed for that particular movement. The tendon processes this information and sends this sensory information back to the brain and the necessary amount of muscle fibers engage that will allow the body to perform that function. How many times have we "thought" something was either heavier or lighter than we thought?

    This is a brief synopsis but hopefully gives you the idea of what process the body goes through. The next question I normally hear is "How does my body know how to respond to an accident?" Whether it is a car accident or a simple twist of an ankle the brain actually goes through a check list to ensure that minimal damage is done especially to the spinal cord and organs. 

    We often here the term "aura" in reference to a 'glow' that surrounds us as an outward reflection of our inner well being. This "aura" in reality is an electro magnetic field that surrounds us. This is a typical aspect of electrical energy and is brought about in us by the neurological energy that flows through us at all times. Understanding that the brain is continuously processing information that allows us to function is very similar as the electrical energy that continues to run through our households even with the lights off. As  foreign energy enters our energy field the brain starts to process the information to determine what actions might need to be taken. So when the car on the freeway starts to get to close to you sense it, it is not a feeling. As the body senses this change it has many determinations to make and it processes at approximately a bit of information in 1/30000th of a second. It is this neural process that often protects us when we suffer even minor injuries that could have been much worse.

I will continue this discussion next week, till then remember.....

We all have a Reason to HOPE!

Dennis Gibbons LMT

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