Rachel Klemmer's massage therapy experience, love of learning and passion for helping people make her an outstanding addition to A Healing Space.  Rachel is in the wellness industry for the long haul and loves helping the people of Eugene and its surrounding cities to maximize their health through massage.  Take a look at Rachel's Bio on the Team Page to get to know her better and then consider booking a massage with her.  

Please join us in welcoming Windward Empathy to A Healing Space.  These two talented healers will be bringing their work in Empathic Listening to our offices.  There is much more information to come, but here is a little intro about Mark & Heather...

We are Mark and Heather Schlessman and our story begins in Portland, Oregon where we had just moved to shepherd a religious community. Both of us had a longing to be present in this life in a very different way, and we weren’t sure how to get there.

Each of us came to find the work of Marshall Rosenberg regarding nonviolent communication, and we were lucky enough to find a protégé of his, Kathy Marchant. We took the introductory course and then began the weekly practice sessions in an empathic community that continued until we moved to Hawaii 4 years later.

According to Chinese Medicine:
Chinese medicine says: When the body’s energy flows freely, with the right amount of energy - not too much or too little, and is balanced, we will be free from illnesses, emotional problems, and troubled mind. Harmony will be present, and we’ll live longer.

Medical Qigong is Good for Symptoms 
Medical qigong clears the energetic and emotional blockages that are at the root of symptoms. Both energetic treatment and self-healing exercises gently “jump start” a return to the smooth flow and balance of the body’s energies. Although a single session is useful to get a sense of the work, symptoms develop over a period of years or decades, and usually a series of sessions is needed to be effective. Progress is reviewed session by session, and after a series of 3 or 6 sessions. A self-healing qigong exercise prescription is offered during the session. Affordable self-healing qigong classes are offered monthly.

Stress and tension.  These states are familiar to most people and are quite common in our society. Whether you experience stress regularly (because of a job, situation, or natural tendency), or you only experience it on occasion, it's important to have healthy ways of dealing with it. 

It is helpful to understand the different types of stress, so you can identify what you're experiencing and how best to address it.  To categorize stress and tension simply, there are three different kinds - physical, mental, and emotional. 

Physical stress and tension relates to your physical body.  If your body is stressed trying to recover from an illness or injury, or your muscles are tensed from overexertion, this is physical stress.

Mental stress is more about your mind and mental functioning.  Perhaps you've spent long hours working on a project or when trying to solve a problem, you find yourself "overthinking" and maybe even obsessing about finding a solution.  These are just a few examples of mental stress. 

Are you curious about the Pranic Healing classes we’re offering Saturday, July 18th?  If you’ve been considering possibly attending a class, but still have more questions, this article is for you.  I had the opportunity to spend some time with Liza Burney, owner of Heart-to-Heart Healing, who will be teaching both classes. Not only was it a very interesting interview, but we covered a lot of questions that you might have.  From understanding her background to knowing more about the classes, these are the questions covered in the interview:

·         What made you decide to make the move from practicing law to practicing energy work?
·         What is Pranic Healing?
·         How do you assess the energy system and heal something you can’t see?
·         Do I need any sort of experience to take the class(es)?
·         Who are these tools for?
·         How much time will I need?
·         What can Pranic Healing help with?
·         If I’m under the care of another doctor(s), will this interfere?
·         Can Pranic Healing help with the conditions/issues I’m working with?
·         Who will benefit the most from each of the two classes offered?
·         I’m not a practitioner, can I still attend the energy hygiene class? 
·         Could I attend both classes?  Or is it recommended to choose one or the other?

Are you a Doctor, Nurse, Massage Therapist, Chiropractor, Bodyworker, Hairdresser, Physical Therapist, Social Worker, Counselor, Acupuncturist or anyone else who works closely with people, especially in a healing context?

• Have you ever felt tired or drained after a long day at work? Or what about feeling heavy and nauseous after listening to another person’s problems?
• Are you the primary caretaker of another family member?
• Do you take on the stress of your clients?
• Does your client feel better, but you feel worse?
• Do you literally feel your client’s pain?
• Are you sensitive to dirty energy in a room?

You may be experiencing energy transference.  You can eliminate and prevent this, which is the idea behind “Energy Hygiene.”  Caretaking for others as a profession has specific energetic implications, which if ignored, can lead to stress, burnout, job dissatisfaction and personal illness.

Liza Burney of Heart-to-Heart Healing offers an in-depth Energy Hygiene and Stress Relief class on Saturday, July 18, 2015 from 2:30 to 4:30, A Healing Space, 171 Lawrence St., Eugene, OR 97401. This two-hour course focuses on helping you enhance the use of mind-body medicine and relaxation response techniques in your clinical practice through the use of energy healing techniques.  Participants will learn tools to assess their energetic condition, and learn simple and easy-to-use techniques to help with stress reduction. When you can apply effective prevention and treatment choices known to reduce allostatic load, it improves outcomes in the short-term, lowers the long-term prevalence of diseases, and reduces the likelihood of burnout.  This class is interactive; skills will be practiced as they are learned.

The 30 minute exercise classes are short and powerful, which makes them easy for people with busy lives. The classes will utilize movement and breathing exercises to shift illness patterns and relieve pain and suffering of health symptoms, stress, and emotional concerns. The exercises treat the root of illness, which supports improvement of health, mental clarity, and emotional contentment. Even complex, chronic, and resistant conditions often respond to Medical Qigong care, because treating the root of illness can invigorate and balance whole systems in the body, heart, and mind. Class drop-ins will be allowed for fifteen minutes at the beginning of every class in July.

The 75 minute Acceptance, Transformation, and Self-Healing Class includes the principles of the short classes that emphasize symptomatic relief, plus additional knowledge and tools for personal growth and change.

If you would like Eric to be informed of your health challenges, you may complete a health questionnaire before or after class. Medical Qigong healing appointments are available to deepen the work; if you are interested, a free ½ hour consultation can be scheduled to discuss what is included in a Medical Qigong healing session. 

To learn more, visit our site at www.qigong-clinic.com. You can register online and make healing appointments using the yellow “Schedule Now” button on the Home Page.  This option asks for prepayment for the service. You can also register to join the class, drop in for a class, or make healing appointments, by contacting Eric at (541) 852-1628 or emailing him at info@qigong-clinic.com.