Day #1
Saturday, 24 November 2012.
My Atlas Profilax treatment was performed on Saturday, 24 November 2012 @ 4:15PM.
I was nervous about the treatment due to an unnatural lack of research on the technique beforehand.
The practitioner was understanding of my nervousness, and supported me throughout the process. Thankfully, the person who runs the business venue is my friend, so my friend was very helpful in ensuring that I absolutely went through with it.
The process itself consisted of; (1) examination of the Atlas (2) relaxation of the muscles surrounding the Atlas (3) interval (4) extra relaxation for Jason because he was feeling nauseated with nervousness (5) further manipulation of the muscles surrounding the Atlas (6) testing rotation of the neck (7) confirming new position of the Atlas (8) walk around the room
The practitioner took the time to make me feel comfortable. During the process, I could perceive that the practitioner was doing the process for my own sake.
After the interval, I felt incredibly grounded and incredibly present. Looking in to the eyes of the practitioner whilst in a state of grounded-ness was a real experience! I suddenly felt as though there were two of us in the room. Usually I feel as though "I" am never really there - and that "I" am just watching things occur.
After the second half of the treatment, I felt ungrounded again.
Post-treatment
After treatment, sitting in the chair, I felt as though my balance had changed and that I was slightly leaning to the right. I stood up and had a walk around (as asked by the practitioner). I felt as though I were trying on new shoes.
I noticed first that my posture felt different; aside from the slight new lean, it was evident that my usual "slump" posture was not present. My spine (for once) felt as though it was pushing my posture upright.
After spending some time with my friend who runs the business venue, I departed in order to rest.
I went to a nearby grass area and sat under a tree to do a crossword, which now took me longer than usual as my logical thinking seemed to be somewhat slower.
A period of belching began, and lasted for about 4 hours, followed by intermittent headaches in different areas of my head, and intermittent backache which would not remain in one place for longer than five minutes.
After I arrived at home, I felt different again.
Thankfully my partner was with me and provided much comfort. The intermittent backaches, headaches and belching persisted for some time.
Partway through this, I felt very emotional and baby-like. I felt defeated in regards to the pains that I was having.
Some minutes later, I began to cry about it.
Following this, I felt an immense sadness welling up from inside, and an equally energetic cry came from seemingly nowhere.
The crying didn't seem to be based on anything specific.
The crying felt as though it a shedding of sadness, rather than a symptom of some trauma although I had lost someone very close to me in June 2012 (now being November 2012).
The crying lasted some minutes, then ran its course, then stopped.
We watched some Television on the couch which required constant adjusting as my back began "clicking" in several places over the course of the night.
Despite the discomfort, I felt a heightened sense of concentration, memory and alertness.
My right (R) arm began to lose strength to the extent of me not being able to use it for even picking up a bottle of water and holding it up to my mouth. This lasted about 1.5 hours.
The stomach and/or gastrointestinal tract was the source of much gurgling over the night, accompanying the belching.
At bedtime, I initially positioned my self on my back, but this - and every other position I tried - proved to be uncomfortable.
It was difficult to sleep also, as I felt very energized.
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