RE: [ET2] Another shot: "can't feel"

> > What have you found most helpful when working with
>> clients who apparently have very little body-awareness
>> and can't feel where the energy wants to go, once the
> > tension is softened?

Hi Maarten,

As you can see, I'm months behind on my email. But I have
a couple of thoughts on this.

One would be to switch sensory channels. If the client can't feel
where the energy wants to go, perhaps the client can see it ...
or hear it ... or "know it" ...somehow. So, you can suggest
to this client "perhaps you might *watch* the energy leaving your
body." On the next round, maybe they can feel it, as they watch it.

Another suggestion would be to get hypnotic on them, and
say something like:

        "Please close your eyes now. OK.
        Even though you think you can't tell
        where the energy wants to go,
        your deep inner mind knows,
        and your cells know ...
        so perhaps you might relax a bit
        and let your inner mind and your body do this for you ...
        you can just relax and not do anything at all ...
        and when you believe that the energy has moved out
        through your body,
        you can simply open your eyes,
        feeling really good."

joan

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