Laughter Yoga in Rathmines

Catherine will be leading two Laughter Yoga sessions as part of ‘Festival Under The Clock’ on April 2nd in Rathmines Town Hall. The sessions are at 11am and 2pm, admission is free. She recommends you wear loose clothing, bring a yoga mat or towel to lie on, and a bottle of water.

A combination of unconditional laughter and yogic breathing, Laughter Yoga is a group activity in which laughter is induced without comedy but soon becomes contagious and yields well proven physiological and psychological benefits to those involved.

Clinical research on Laughter Yoga has proven that laughter lowers the level of stress hormones e.g. epinephrine and cortisol in the blood. It combats stress and depression, fosters positivity and hopefulness.

A trawl through some ‘laughter quotations’ confirms the above, my favourites include:

“Laughter is an instant vacation” - Milton Berle

“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face” -Victor Hugo

“Laughter………. the most civilised music in the world” - Peter Ustinov

“There is little success where there is little laughter” - Andrew Carnegie

“Mirth is God's medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in it.” Henry Ward Beecher

“A good, real, unrestrained, hearty laugh is a sort of glorified internal massage, performed rapidly and automatically. It manipulates and revitalizes corners and unexplored crannies of the system that are unresponsive to most other exercise methods.” Author unknown

(This latter is true, there are very impressive and genuine statistics for the value of laughter as a physical work-out. Elsewhere it has been described as an internal jog.)

For further information on ‘Festival Under The Clock’ check out: www.festivalundertheclock.webs.com

Stress and Bioenergy

A lot of research has been carried out on the links between stress and various forms of cancer. The connection is no longer in doubt, but there are a number of proposed mechanisms which have different degrees of corroboration. These include the well- known suppression effect of stress on our immune cells, particularly as our immune systems contain cells that destroy cancerous cells. Another mechanism assigns a direct role to stress in triggering cancer; it involves stress as a trigger to the signalling between cells that work together in tumour growth. Yet another line of study suggests that stress might also reduce the effectiveness of cancer treatments.

We are all aware of other symptoms of stress: raised blood pressure, increased susceptibility to infections, skin conditions etc. These in addition to the lowering of our quality of life due to sleep loss, loss of appetite, libido, etc. and increased irritability in our interactions with others. There are many well-known methods of lowering stress, e.g. meditation, yoga, getting away from it all, walking; conscious steps must be taken to change how we deal with stress.

Bioenergy treatments are especially successful in dealing with stress-related conditions. Clients of Bioenergy for Health almost always remark on the relaxing nature of the treatment, a majority of those that have come claim that their levels of stress have dropped notably even before the four day treatment is finished.

Forms of Energy Healing

The Domancic and Plexus methods of bio-energy healing are just two of a large family of energy healing methods practised around the world. Other forms include qigong, medical acupuncture, acupressure, reiki, tai chi, yoga, bioresonance, reflexology , quantum touch, shiatsu, pranayama, Prana healing and a number of others. The approaches vary but all find their origins in the belief that a life force exists which we now refer to as energy.

Though belief in the theory is not usually necessary,openness to the treatment tends to bring more success in healing. This last point is borne out by the success rate in healing young children who come without preconceptions. Many people may be unaware that animals also respond very well to bio-energy healing.

A Mother's Account - Ronan's Story

18th August 2010

I’m writing this in regard to my 2 year old son Ronan.

He had a traumatic birth which in turn left the left side of his brain raised, it was like a hump. His doctors said it would correct itself but it never did.

He seemed a happy child from day one, he was developing normally, and then he hit 9 months and started getting very chesty, by the time he was 10 months he was in and out of hospital taking asthma attacks.

This time was very stressful for him. He was getting blood tests done and oxygen masks put up to his face every few hours, this went on for about six months, in and out every few weeks.

Again we got the asthma under control, the child we had before these attacks seemed to have disappeared. He was distant! I’ m not sure how to explain it, he would just fade off into his own little world.

He was late to crawl, then he was late to walk, and we just put it down to him being so sick for so long maybe he had to catch up. But when he hit 2 and he seemed to be getting worse, we had to do something. The hospital said they would send him for the assessments of needs, because he was showing a lot of red flags for autism. My heart was broke. Here are some of things he as doing.

1. He would not answer to his name.
2. He did not want to socialise.
3. Would stack pegs and line up cousins.
4. He would spin the wheels of his buggy for 20 minutes or more just looking into space.
5. He would remove myself and my husband and his two brothers from a room if he wanted to go into it by lining us all up against the wall.
6. He was very sensitive to the feel of things e.g. grass.
7. He was also very sensitive to food.
8. He would not give eye contact.
9. He would line things up in order of size.
10. He had no speech at all.
11. And his level of understanding on a scale of 1 – 10 was maybe a 1.

I couldn’t just sit back and do nothing, we went on the internet and came across bioenergy healing. After reading up a little we decided we would give it a go.

The way we seen it was Ronan was fine until he went into hospital so maybe he got so scared that his spirit went into a state of shock, “ a frozen state” that would have explained why he was so distant. Maybe he lost trust in us as parents.

We made an appointment with Catherine and still we didn’t know what to expect. We had not even hoped for the results we got. She explained it would be a four day session which last about 30-40 minutes. It’s non invasive which was better for Ronan, because he thought everyone was a doctor and he did not like doctors.

The first day we were very surprised, he took to her straight away, he was very relaxed.

That evening we noticed his head was a lot more even, I mentioned earlier that it was raised on the left side, we couldn’t believe it. We never thought we would see a physical change we were just hoping for a “few words” or some behaviour change. Over the next 3 days we noticed a lot of changes in Ronan. He seemed like he was coming back! He was enjoying our company and playing with his brothers, his eye contact was improving too. He even ate a full apple where before he wouldn’t even try hold one, let alone eat it.

It was June when he got his first healing and all I can say is he is improving day by day. It is now August and Ronan has around 25 words, his social skills have improved, he’s showing affection now, where before he wouldn’t.

He’s trying new food, he plays with the grass now pulling it up and watching it blow away. His level of understanding has gone from a one to around a five or six. He will visit the doctor’s surgery without getting himself into a terrible state. I’d say in total there has been an overall 85% turn around in Ronan. And that was only after one four day session.

He has become so aware of his surroundings, he is a delight to watch exploring things the way any other 2 year old would do. I could go on all day you how he’s changed, all I can say is I would highly recommend it to anyone. It has changed our lives for the better and given us our beautiful little boy back.

Paula

Testimonials relating to Bio-energy for Health

Perhaps it’s not surprising that there is a lot of scepticism around healing methods like the Domancic and Plexus Bio-energy treatments, and other forms of energy treatment. It is still relatively new in Ireland and does represent a markedly different approach to the standard medical treatment. I should stress that it is complimentary. It will take time for the success of the methods to become sufficiently widely known and accepted. Here are two genuine testimonials of my work from this year (I have withheld surnames for privacy reasons).

“Since my bio-energy treatment I have had tremendous benefit, having suffered with a chronic abscess problem. It is great to feel relief, have great energy and know how it feels to be pain free.” ……………Lisa


“Prior to my attending Catherine’s Clinic I was experiencing severe back spasm and stiffness to my neck which resulted in restricted movement and discomfort whilst driving. Having attended the Plexus group on previous occasions in the western region, I am acutely aware of the benefits this course of treatment has for me.

Following my first session with Catherine my condition had greatly improved, the spasm had disappeared and the limited movement to my neck had also improved. I can say yet again, after four days, that Bio-energy Therapy has worked for me.............Michael

The Web and Bio-energy Healing

It is especially instructive to browse randomly through websites. Spend a while searching for online mentions of bio-energy healing. Google, for example, blog + "Zdenko Domancic".

Of course you'll get all sorts of comments online, but the truth is that it is the results of the treatments that count, thousands of people have been healed; practitioners of the "Domancic Method" and the "Plexus Method" both get excellent results.

Below is a short passage from a posting on 'Intent', which declares itself: "a brand and Web site, aspires to be the most trusted wellness destination for capturing and sharing peoples intentions – personal, social, spiritual and environmental."

This article is entitled HOW I HEALED MY CANCER and was posted by Evita Ramparte 3/4/2009. "In 2007 I first encountered the Domancic Method of Bioenergy. I found it by far the most powerful healing modality I have ever experienced. I witnessed adults and children healed by this hands-off therapy - hundreds of them! Finally, I had I journey to Zdenko Domancic to meet him at his clinic in Slovenia, where I witnessed people getting visibly better over four days. I remember a man, who came to the Domancic Clinic in May - on a wheel chair. In September, he was not only walking but also pushing the wheel chair of his friend, who this time was brought for therapy. I witnessed children with autism, dyspraxia, asthma - getting better and better. It all seemed amazing to me, and normal to Zdenko Domancic, who helped already a million of people and received the recognition of Slovenian government authorities."

She goes on to say she now works with the Domancic Method of Bioenergy and like so many others is involved in passing the word along.

Bioenergy Therapy Works – See for Yourself

Short of experiencing the healing effects of Bioenergy therapy yourself, hearing the testimonies of others is the best I can offer. And that’s why I am guiding you to the following movie filmed in Los Angeles. It records the experiences of people who were involved in a 4 day Bioenergy Life Project event headed up by Zoran Huchstatter.

I have referred to this event twice previously so will not go into it here but strongly recommend that you take a look at the movie and decide for yourself. Further down the page there is an interview with Zoran and the father of this method of healing, Zdenko Domancic.

http://www.bioenergylifeproject.com/Bioenergylifeproject/Movies.html

(Click first 'View' link on page)