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what you feel is rightFrom: Steven
Subject: General
Date/Time 2010-06-02 10:18:15
Remote IP: 76.252.66.65
MessageHi Explorer,
People who do retention via energetic means may say that "as
long as you do the practices `properly', there should be no
congestion". While it is true that perhaps someone isn't
doing the practice properly, and could be checked for proper
technique, ultimately everyone's biology and energetic framework
is unique.
That said, if particular practices don't feel right to you, then
you shouldn't do them . . . regardless of whether or not the
theory says they should be good. Ultimately, how they work
or don't work for you should be the ultimate test. Intuitively
we all know what feels right for us, and it's that voice we
need to listen to--over and above advice that doesn't resonate with
that core feeling.
I wouldn't worry too much about possible "long-term harm" you
may or may not have done:
For one, the human body is self-healing
machine and is designed for survival and self-repair. Given
the proper support, it can heal itself no matter the severity
of the problem . . . part of the roadblock to healing is the
thoughtform that the problem is unrepairable.
Truly change the belief structure, and anything is possible.
For two, if the practices felt OK to you before (with no congestion),
then there's no reason to believe anything other than the practices
were fine for you then. If they don't feel good now, then
really that's only a commentary on how they are now and not
how they were before. Even if they weren't earlier (which there
is no reason to believe), you should assume that the self-healing
aspect would take care of it.
In other words, what came before shouldn't be a concern to you now.
The only thing worth devoting energy to, is what you do now in
the moment. And to that end, I recommend asking the question
as to what feels right to you now.
And on that, if some practice you are doing just doesn't feel
right in your gut for whatever reason, you just shouldn't do it.
And in doing so, there is no reason you can't leave open the
possibility that it may be a good practice for some other people
and open the possibility that there may be some variant of the
practice (you haven't yet been exposed to) that would be right for
you. But again, even with that openness, as to a particular
practice you have to just listen to your gut. That will always
be the right answer far and above anyone else's theory about
what is right for you.
Let me just close by attaching a post I made earlier in
response to someone who asked about retention.
Best,
Steven
http://forum.healingdao.com/practice/message/20122\
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