My latest "thing" is to try alternative healing and therapies. Starting with the "As" I have given Angelic Therapy and Ayurvedic healing a go.
I have to admit my friends (and myself) raised a metaphorical eyebrow in respect to the former and one colleague described the ayurvedic visit as a "trip to see the witch doctor". However I was not to be steered off my alternative course by such cynicism!
You see I have tried conventional medicine and therapy (formal doctor therapy and er, moaning to my friends) but at 40 I don't want to stuff myself full of pills when I may not need to and to be frank with therapy, well not only can you lie to yourself and to your friends but it turns out to your therapist too...."i'm fine....."*
*goes home, sobs at sentimental adverts, eats biscuits...
So why chose angelic therapy and ayurveda, other than them being the top of the list I looked at? In the case of ayurveda it was an easy choice as it is the sister science to yoga (one of my obsessions) and I kind of like the idea of being able to re-balance oneself through routine and food choices (that are not too restrictive) getting back closer to a natural state before stress ruined our lives! With the angles, I honestly just thought what harm can it do!??? Also, if this communing with angels is real, it was highly unlikely I could lie and get away with it!
What were the results?
Angels: over the years I have certainly developed quite a sturdy defence mechanism so that I appear pretty hard and independent and impervious however, as my best friend says, really I am total mush on the inside. Whilst that sturdy defence has served me well, I knew that the approach to 40 was the time to re-set and re-discover my more happy go lucky side. So my aim with the angels was to try and get some guidance as to how, some reassurance I suppose. The therapist I saw, Dawn, is quite possibly one of the most pure and wonderful human beings in the world. Any cynicism I had melted away on that first meeting as did my defences so it was win win from the start. I know it sounds very new age and like I have been smoking but Dawn just knew "stuff". We talked lots in the sessions, she let me know what she was seeing and what messages they had. It was all pretty comforting. We also did some healing work. Again the cynics will raise the eyebrows but at one point the heat that was being generated through my body was bonkers and I thought things had gone awry when I thought Dawn was pulling up the waistband of my jeans....she wasn't of course it was all a release of tension and my god was it cleansing. After 6 sessions I felt re-set and positive and ready for.....
Ayurveda: as mentioned this is the sister science of yoga and basically via a consultation with an ayurvedic doctor, where they take your pulse, your "dosha" (body type) is determined and from that lifestyle/routine/eating recommendations are made. Again the accuracy of this, from a pulse and no medical history being exchanged, was incredible. Jono (my doc) diagnosed my migraines, endometriosis and my hypothyroidism: you got to love the ageing process....From this I am following a two month re-setting diet and taking herbal supplements. From there I will do a one week cleanse where I only eat mung bean soup (I will be staying home and not seeing anyone during this week) and then I implement longer term routine/change etc. So far after one month I have bags more energy, I am sleeping better and even with my Christmas diet of chocolate, bread and wine I have managed to lose 4kg!
So to sum up, it might all seem a bit hocus pocus but from where I am sitting (my sofa obvs) I am thinking "winner winner chicken dinner"....
