energy depletion- guarding help

[Bruno R]

I find that grounding myself is the key for me. I also like silence and to close my eyes too when I can. When I ground myself I know it is working when I get a short of tingle through my body. I always remember to separate myself from the client after the session. I was taught that in my Polarity Classes and always do it. The grounding makes a huge difference  and the clients always feel very relaxed and love the massage.As an "aside" to this I was in a class where we went over TCM over a period of a few days. One of the things we did was grounding and then a sort of test called"unbendable arm". It was so amazing. When you were grounded your partner could not bend your arm and when you were not you arm went down like a feather.We tried this with all different people in class, tall, short, strong, delicate your name it, and it worked everytime. This just shows how powerful "grounding" is and strong you become. I even tried "grounding" while riding on the back of my husband's Harley and I did not have to use all of my leg muscles till they ached to hold myself down in the event of bumps. I just held my abdominals and grounded myself. I did not move at all.Regards,Barbara

 

[dan94adibi]

energy depletion- guarding help

as I listen to your description I have to ask you do you breath while you work? if you're not breathing while you're working you're not just sponging you're withdrawing. You're not comfortable being in the space that client is on some level. You say you don't mind your client's talking but something is pushing on a boundary that I don't think you're expressing or you're thrid chakara wouldn't be getting so upset.I wonder how well defined your boundary is with talking clients and if you might want to revisit that boundary issue.  I don't think you're as 'ok' with all the chatter as you say, I think you're feeling drowned out by it and that has more to do with not expressing your boundaries than not being grounded. if as a result of seeking better groundedness you become more willing to express your boundaries and get the room to breath again I think you'll find your discomforts diminishing.maybe you're too guarded and afraid of offending someone to speak up for yourself?  Does that feel right or close to the mark? What do you think? How does that feel to you?I'm just going off the fact that you used the word 'guarding' which to me suggests a boundary issue. Guarding is a form of defensive energy. The unanswered question is what are you not defending that you need to be?

 

[King Hippo]

energy depletion- guarding help

Grounding works so well for me. It is important to remember to separate yourself from your client after and rinsing your arms with cold water too.I do not know much about chakras and I want to find out more about spinning, etc Any good sites for that? I do not just ground myself at the beginning. I check in and do it as needed. I prefer silence most of the time whether I am giving or receiving massage. Barbara

 

[Pompal 09.]

Try clearing your self before and after each client with this simple technique. Take both hands and  move slowly and carefully over you body from the top of you head down removing any unwanted energy off of you,moving down ward to your feet. Blessing all. Been a Practicing worker for almost 30- years. Be safe.