Release of Emotions
Hey,
Recently I recieved an extensive Shiatsu treatment it was my first ever. The approach was quite firm as requested. After the massage I felt quite balanced and centred. Upon waking up the next morning I arose with the expected physical soreness but unexpectedly I also felt emotionally drained and fatigued.
The next day when I arose I felt in a complete state of anger and reactivity allong with the above symtoms.
It's now day 3 and i'm slowly starting to regain my energy and centre.
I was wondering as a result deep seated and stored emotions and been released , and I was acting out these feelings the following days...?
Is this a natural effect of Shiatzu.?. If so is there any techniques to process these emotions effectiviely..?
Thanks,
Nixon
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Emotional releases are
Emotional releases are certainly a common aspect to the healing process - not a necessary one, but somewhat common. Most often these reactions if they happen at all will be limited to the first couple treatments and then things will be much smoother afterwards. In the majority of cases it's best just to let the process work itself out paying little attention to the details and not getting overly involved in how you are feeling. Just let it go - physical exercise is often very helpful, even walking.
Some practitioners like to have you analyze the details of your emotions as they come through, but I very often feel that the best course of action is to simply let them go. The more people try to think about what is happening, process their emotions, etc. the more tendency they have to hold on to them and increase their role. The only exceptions are memories of physical/sexual traumas, etc. which are sometimes released during treatments and those should usually be worked through with some form of therapy as the recollections can often be very powerful once small memories begin to surface.
Cheers,
Chad J. Dupuis, L.Ac.
Yin Yang House Acupuncture and Wellness Center