| 1. | Be in constant communication with your practitioner. It is important to tell your practitioner what you want worked on and then tell her when things hurt, how painful it feels, where does it radiate to, when to apply more pressure and most importantly, when to STOP. | |
| 2. | When we work deeply on those tight areas, it tends to get a little painful, but this pain should always be what you would consider the "good pain". It should never get to the point where you want to squirm away from it. | |
| 3. | Focus on what it feels
like to be on the table. Be aware of what every in-breath
feels like. What muscles are moving, what muscles are contracting and releasing. Is the air cool, warm, or just right? Does other areas of your body move or not move? How does your body feel as it lays on the table? Can you feel the contact in all areas? Do some areas not touch the table? |
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| 4. | Be aware of your breath. Your breath can assist you in staying with the pain or other feelings that arise. Breathing into the pain so that area of the body is filled with air and then exhaling to release the area and any pain or emotion associated with that area. Can you feel what happens in the rest of your body as you breathe? What muscles contract? What muscles relax? Can you feel the air go into your lungs and through the passageways? Can you feel it move other areas of your body like the bones of your skull or the joints of your feet and ankles? Can you feel the exhalation take away the pain or reduce the pain? | |
| 5. | Be in constant communication with your practitioner to inform her as to what you are feeling. | |
| 6. | The practitioner should pause after working intensely in areas and allow you to feel the changes that have taken place. How does the area feel? Does it lie differently on the table? Does it tingle, feel more alive or just ache or throb? Is it different from the other side? | |
| 7. | Make sure you feel balanced and grounded when you leave the office. Do you feel shaky, nauseous, light headed or sick in anyway? Report these to your therapist at once. | |
| 8. | When you are leaving the office, see if you can notice any difference in how you walk? How do you hold yourself? How does it feel to breathe? How do other people look to you? Does the world look any different? | |
| 9. | Take care of your self after a session. Drink as much water as you can to flush the tissues out and rehydrate them. Take a detox bath in Epsom salt, baking soda and sea salt (about 1 cup of each). Allow yourself to relax and feel your body. | |
| 10. | Report any feelings to your therapist the next day or the next session. Call her if you are not feeling well in any way. |
