Why do I feel this way after getting "energy" work

[Pompal 09.]

I went for a massage on Saturday and my therapist did "energy" work so I decided to try it. She had told me that it involved moving toxins around in my body to try to rid them and therefore it would help circulation and so forth. After the massage I felt fine, but when I went to take a shower shortly afterwards, I experienced dizzy spells and felt nauseated. I went back to the therapist and she advised my bf to put two fingers on my knees or grab my first toes to let me ground myself. I even got all emotional and let out a big cry. She said it was good for me because I may have had emotional stress in the past. She told me that I may be very in tune with my body and that is why this is effecting me like this. I was fine that night, but Sunday morning I woke up and and felt the dizzy spells and nausea again. I didn't have any appetite and slept til the afternoon until I felt okay to get up. I was better in the evening, but this morning I woke up and felt the same thing I did yesterday. I am getting worried and don't know what to do. Why am I experiencing this and what can I do to make this discomfort go away? Please...someone help me!

 

[One week til Candice!!]

Are you sure you're not getting sick?

If not, and you feel this is still energetic, you could try a sage smudge. Get a sage bundle from the metaphysical bookstore, (or sometimes the healthfood stores will sell them,) light it until it starts to smoke, then wave it around your body/arms/legs so the smoke kind of "wraps" around you. That should help alot.

Also, you could put some magnets in your pockets. But you should probably do the sage smudge first.

 

[pink smiling]

I just remembered that the therapist referred to the technique used on me as "jin-shin-jitsu"...if that helps.

 

[SugarByte]

I'm only familiar with that technique from reading a couple of articles, and couldn't advise you on exactly why you are feeling this way. I still would advise a sage smudge. An Epsom salts bath might help a little also.

 

[BOsKO]

Did you make sure that you drank LOTS of water after your session? You could be experiencing a huge toxin release, and the nausea is because it is in your system trying to get out.

Dizziness can be common after energy work. Grounding is very important. Try to imagine your feet planted to the ground, imagine yourself growing roots into the ground, feeling the pulse of the earth. Take deep breaths while you do this.

Emotional releases are also common during energy work. Crying, laughing, even anger can come spilling out. We often hold traumatic events in different parts of our bodies.

It sounds like you could be going through both an emotional and physical detox. Hang in there! It will get better.

 

[katie h]

As for essential oils (they might be easier to find than a sage smudge)... Spruce is supposed to be very grounding if pocky can find that. Perhaps mix a couple drops with some carrier oil and apply it to your feet?

 

[sid1258]

Could you be pregnant?

 

[Pompal 09.]

Could you be pregnant?

To be honest, that was exactly what I thought when I read the post too. Sick in the mornings, dizzy, emotional and sleeping till afternoon. Sounds like pregnancy symptoms to me.

:?:

Angie

 

[wizjp]

:shock: Pocky, my chiropractor is doing a lot of jin shin jyutsu work on me right now in conjunciton with chinese medicine to help me with several ongoing health issues. What you are describing is definitely a toxic overload/healing crisis that was brought on by whatever techniques your therapist used. It will pass, but, it is definitely a lot to go through. Have had several "episodes" like this myself after receiving a lengthy jin shin jyutsu treatment and they are decidely crappy!!!

Two things that helped me to feel better are drinking gingerale [not 7 Up or Sprite] and eating a bit of salty food.... ginger [gingerale, ginger tea] will act as a calmative for your upset stomach, etc. and the salty food helps ground me extremely fast and I stay grounded afterwards. Talenyn made a good point about the emotional issues too. The last "episode" [ my hubby's term ] really cleared my physical and energetic body of some extremely old anger issues --- it wasn't pleasant at my house for a few days, believe me. I have also had periods where my body just craves sleep constantly. In my case, it was too much release of toxins, etc. for what I was able to handle on all levels. It sounds like that is what may be going on with you as well.


OH!!! just remembered my massage instructor in school telling the class to use baking soda [2 lbs] in a hot soaking bath before bedtime to help neutralize toxin overload both physical and emotional. Maybe that would help you as well as the other great suggestions to help you ground yourself.

Best wishes for your recovery of health.

J

 

[Aporia]

Thank you everyone for your replies, advice and well wishes. From my last post, I did feel better as the day went by. I managed to get out of bed, eat and move about. I must admit, I don't drink as much water as I should and therefore did not before or after the massage. I am not sure what kind of detox I am going through, but an overload toxin release sounds like it could be. As for this morning, I didn't experience the dizzy spells and naseau feeling when I woke up so I was able to go to work. Thank god! What I did notice was that my shoulders were sore and has got more sore as the day has gone by. Right now, it is really effecting me. The ironic thing is that now that my dizzy spells and naseau feeling is gone, I am feeling this muscle soreness which I didn't feel at all after the massage. I feel like I need to go for another massage to relieve this one. Any comments or suggestions? :? P.S. I don't think pregnancy is the issue at hand.

 

[ZsaZsa Galore]

Have you considered an epsom salt soak? Usually 1-2 cups of epsom salts in a bath tub full of water as hot as you can stand, soak for at least 20 minutes and then rinse your body with cool water to close the pores as you get out.
Don't forget to drink some ice water while you soak!
How about putting an ice pack on the area that hurts afterwards?

 

[Sacha]

This is an energy "problem" and so has to be dealt with accordingly.

Don't worry, please don't worry. Just reflect and take care of yourself as you normally would. I can't suggest anything for how you feel, just do whatever works for you. Relax, drink water, go outside.

This is a healing crisis, it sounds like. So, take it easy, and let all your energy go to processing this. No extra effort till its over. It may take the typical 21 days that everyone talks about. It will abate as it goes.

The most important thing is to reflect. You've just had a wonderfully powerful experience, and now your body is processing some stuff. Your mind is doing the same thing. Weird, completely random and seemingly trivial memories may pop up out of nowhere. Just accept them, and think about how you feel about them, and move on.

Don't take a bunch of drugs or try to fix yourself of this, everything is happening as it should. I would even suggest no more massage till it passes.

As for touching your toes. Don't bother, this will only help if you have already learned how to ground yourself. It's far too "dumbed" down to be useful. Well meaning, but useless.

Grounding is just reconnecting with the earth. You have to think about it, and then feel that connection. That's really all there is to it. Stand, quiet your mind, then use your imagination. As you get better at it, it won't be so much imagination anymore, and you will feel and direct things intentionally. Imagine there are roots coming out your feet, drive them deep underground. Rock on your feet a bit, noticing and amplifying the effect of the weight of your body on your feet. Imagine your feet weigh 100 pounds, and you can barely lift them. Now how do you feel? Practice this during this time.

The most important thing to do during this time is to accept what's happening to you. If you resist, you will suffer.

Remember that this is a short/long term thing. Only 3 weeks of occasional bouts of feeling bad. Explore how you feel during this time. Don't try to make it go away.

The way I think of it is that, I'd rather go through intense, short periods of crappiness and be done with it, than suffer a minor, but constant discomfort. Think of it as your body and mind doing some spring cleaning. You will feel SO much better when this passes. But you need to weather the storm with curiosity, patience, and love for your poor little self. Those are the only things to worry about.

My own opinion is that there are no actual toxins being released from cells during such an episode, but I could be wrong. I believe the whole thing to be much more profound than that, occuring primarily in you energetic body.

Since I see this as a beneficial (yet ugly) process, all directed at your personal and physical growth, I take no pity on you, and do not offer my sympathies or any fluffy well wishing. This would not have happened at this time if you did not possess the ability to make the most of it and grow from it. I'm sure you'll be just fine, and better even, when it's all over.

I will offer you this bit of enigmatic advice to ponder through this, however: This crisis is the black pearl. Examined out of context, it is judged ugly and small. What this fails to see, however, is that within its natural context, this is the fuel for everything good, which owes its existence and identity to the lowly black speck. The mathematics here are astounding, and beautiful.

Since you're in a healing ciris, you're probably also in a headspace to absorb what I'm saying. Jin-shin jitsu is very powerful, respect what's going on with your self.

To summarize: Healing crisis=good. Relax, reflect, practice grounding. Spend lots of quiet time thinking. Go for a walk once a day to keep the blood moving. Don't overexert. Don't feel sorry for yourself. Don't resist. Learn and grow.

That is all. You'll be fine, I commend you for asking for help, now listen to yourself for the answers. (oh, and to me too, of course)