So you've read a ton of my articles and as a result became enthralled with the concept of BodyTalk and scheduled your first appointment with a practitioner. Good for you! Now, you've got a few days until your session and you're wondering what to expect. Well, I'll be happy to give you the insider's scoop, so you can be fully prepared for your first taste of bodytalk, New York City, or wherever you might be...
Clients are usually advised to wear loose-fitting cotton clothing, and may be asked to remove jewelry, belt buckles and other items during the session. By following a comprehensive question and answer protocol, the practitioner will first establish what balancing the body needs in order to harmonize its functions. When an imbalance is discovered or a link needs to be made (indicated by the client's hand giving a "yes" response), those areas are touched--sometimes directly on the skin--by the client and practitioner. The practitioner then taps the client's head and sternum to activate the connection.
The gentle tapping over both halves of the brain alerts the client's brain that there are corrections to be made. Tapping the heart energy complex is an ancient Hatha Yoga technique that integrates that correction into the body's cellular memory. This integration of body, heart and mind is what allows the body to achieve deep and lasting healing. The body will let the practitioner know what linkages need to be made and the sequence in which they need to be made, and the session continues in this manner.
Generally, each bodytalk session lasts for 30 to 45 minutes, but the first session may take a full hour or more. The number of bodytalk sessions needed for a patient will vary according to the circumstances and the requirements of their body's innate wisdom as dictated during the session. At the end of a session, the practitioner will use this wisdom (via the biofeedback technique) to determine if further sessions are necessary, and if so, when the next visit should be scheduled. For most clients, two or three sessions are sufficient to address the key problem areas.
With the BodyTalk System no diagnosis is ever made, no medications or other external substances are ever prescribed and no invasive techniques are ever utilized. Bodytalk is 100% safe and there are no contraindications to its use. So if you arrive at your session expecting to be sent home with a diagnosis and a handful of prescriptions, you obviously haven't been reading up on your body talk. New York City, fortunately, is the perfect place to be if you want to learn.
