 What is Network?
by Donald Epstein, D.C. 1. About Network Spinal Analysis
2. Why is it that we lose our wellness and health?
3. How is it that such a light touch can have such a dramatic effect? Why is it that we lose our wellness and health?
I t seems associated with the way we experience our world. When an event occurs that our brain determines is not safe for us to fully experience, the energy and information of the event is translated into vibration and tension, which is then stored in the body. It is not unlike the after-image of a flashbulb. Our body then walls off the offending energy and tension over time with muscular spasm, spinal distortion, reduced breathing into the area and reduced movement. Much of what many disciplines seek to correct through manipulation, massage and therapy, is often a symptom of this process. Until it is safe to experience that energy again, and our bodies develop the strategy to do this, as well as digest the information from the trauma, we cannot really feel whole or well. The state of safety is one, which promotes internal awareness and internal "growth". Our body tenses more easily and our physiology remains set on 'defense'. In defense we tighten, our blood pressure begins to rise; we feel less emotion and are living our life in reaction to our stress of the moment. Nerves that attach through the spinal cord into the brain connect every cell of the body. Tension in this main cable network creates tension in the body tissues. The brain continues to perceive life defensively, and produces stress chemicals that inhibit the ability to pay attention to the incomplete "energy" or "unfinished business". Through gentle contacts along the neck and lower spine, (where the spinal cord attaches inside the vertebral column), called entrainments, greater body awareness is achieved. The body moves away from defense and towards growth. The brain becomes aware of the spine, which is a main conduit of consciousness, the coordinator of body function, and a proposed location of the subconscious mind. Our posture, spinal alignments, and tension patterns all reflect our emotional reactions to our perceived world. Most of us remain in defense throughout our lives, and the higher more evolved brain does not have the opportunity to develop its unique properties and evolve new strategies for experiencing and responding to life. When at peace, the internal growth "programs" can be switched on because the body does not need to protect itself from injury. It can then assess if our reactions, adaptations and symptoms are appropriate or not. We can feel more profoundly and use subtle information within to make healthier choices. We can be more compassionate to others, and to ourselves. We can activate "internal software" for experiencing life, changing our course, and for healing. Our brain can pay attention to the body's tension patterns, its spinal alignment, its posture, and its current state. In order to fix something we must first be able to find it. As our brain is better able to inventory the body, it can better orchestrate healing. This naturally occurs as NSA care progresses and the individual not only becomes aware of spinal tension patterns, vertebral motion and respiration, but also even the energetic motion through the body. Natural outcomes of Network care include this awareness, and even the self-regulation of spinal tension and alignment. For those people who have had the greatest wounds, or stresses and traumas in life, they may tap stored tension or blocked energy through NSA care, to develop the statistically greatest positive changes in wellness. This is part of the "stress busting" effect demonstrated in Network Care. I interpret this to suggest that the greater the wound, the greater the potential gift. That is, if new strategies can be developed to access the internal storehouse of energy for healing. This is what appears to happen in NSA care. The NSA practitioner seeks to promote new strategies for your spine and nervous system so that you can be more effective at being well. The spinal assessments the doctor makes are matched with your personal health and wellness inventory. Allow the practitioner's expertise, and your ability to heal, to join in celebrating the wellness that is available to you ... even in the presence of disease. 3. How is it that such a light touch can have such a dramatic effect?
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