Re: [ET2] Intention vs Willpower - are we trying too hard?

And there is another aspect to this.

I have found, working by myself as well as with clients, that if we get
into a mindset of "I want to get rid of this" progress may be very
slow, strenuous or may stop altogether.

I think that "want to get rid of something" is a lot like using will
power to get the energy flowing. Both seem to create additional pressure
which appears to be provoking a kind of "resistance" response in the
energy system.

What I found helpful is:

    1. First *accept* that the problem/energy/disturbance *is there*.
    2. Relax, breathe deeply and calmly
    3. *Allow* the system to heal
    4. *Allow* the energy to soften & flow. Silvia's question "Where does
this need to go?" is excellent for that!!!
    5. *Assist* (not force) the energy on its way through the body.

EmoTrance is EASY. And whatever we put will power into does hardly ever
stay easy.

Detlev
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Detlev Tesch
Bonn, Germany
www.WebTesch.de <http://www.webtesch.de>
www.EmoTrance.eu <http://emotrance.eu>
International Speaker, Coach, Trainer

--- In emotrance2_at_yahoogroups.com, Silvia Hartmann <sfx@...> wrote:
>
> Good points, Sandra.
>
> This is why we also ask, "Where does that need to go?" and ENCOURAGE
the
> flow - not push it with our minds! It's the difference of massaging a
> cramped foot VS shoving it this way or that.
>
> One thing I've found helpful is to USE YOUR HEALING HANDS to stroke
> physically in the direction where it needs to go, not just sit there
and
> make pictures with a furrowed brow.
>
> - This keeps the mind through the phsysical touch on the erea you're
> working on;
>
> - the healing hands really help;
>
> - as it begins to move, you get to follow with your hands, and your
> intention can follow where the hands are, or return to where the hands
> are if the beginner loses focus.
>
> - Keeping your eyes open and looking at your hands and your body as
> you're doing this can also stop trying to use the wrong modality to
> encourage energy to flow.
>
> - Don't give up after 12 seconds have passed. Imagine there's a
> practitioner in the room who says gently, "So what's happening, where
is
> it now, how does it feel now? Soften and flow!"
>
> - Remember to BREATHE. People hold their breath in sync with the
> "furious concentration of willpower" Sandra mentioned and energy flows
a
> whole lot better if a person breathes deeply, breathes extra energy
into
> the erea that's being worked on.
>
> - Finally, there's MOVEMENT. Like the holding of the breath, clamping
up
> into rigidity whilst trying to hard will block energy flow. Get up off
> the couch or stand up from the chair and move with the energy flow.
> That's as simple as wriggling a bit around the erea that's being
worked
> on, best you can, or stopping and taking a breath, free up the neck,
> move the arms, shake out the feet, rotate the hips to free them up and
> return to the erea you're working on.
>
> When the energy starts to flow, movement above all else and breathing
> deeply secondary is what encourages it most strongly.
>
> And a tip - do energy dancing on a regular basis. I don't know a
better
> or faster way to practice ET and learn to do it much better and more
> profoundly.
>
> SFX
>

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