"Gopita" Katharine Manning

 

It started with a sore throat and malaise, but this was getting ridiculous! A fever of over 102 degrees, and it wasn't going away. I had been sick since Christmas, and I never got sick! Of course there were the "discharge" type sore throats and colds each fall and spring because I had indulged in too many sugary foods, but I rationalized those away as necessary. After all, didn't Chinese medicine tell us we needed a cold at least once a year for a type of spring cleaning or a type of "mucuosy" clean-out?

 

But this was different. It was already March and I had such a terrible fever and cough it seemed I would break a rib with the intense hacking. And worse, I couldn't do what I usually did - just "muscle through."  And not only could I not muscle through, I couldn't get rid of my fever.  And...I couldn't get out of bed.  For three days. Then four days.  Then six days...then seven days... I became so dehydrated my doctor talked about having me sent to the hospital for fluids. No matter how much water I drank, my kidneys were so weak I was not urinating! And when I did, the color of the urine was either dark or such a pale color that I became very concerned.

 

The fever did not remit. The cough did not remit. I took an antibiotic and a strong; codeine- based cough syrup, realizing that breaking ribs from coughing could only make things worse. I became nauseous and still coughed and had a fever. Something was going on! Read on ...

 

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In June of 2008, David published a highly controversial overview of the research on Energy Psychology. He concluded that it is an important clinical development psychotherapists need to understand in order to deliver optimum services to their clients. Since that time, substantial research has supported the claims David made in his 2008 paper. David has incorporated these studies into a new paper which has just been accepted for publication in Review of General Psychology, a flagship journal of the American Psychology Association.

On reading the new paper, Ron Ruden, M.D., one of the most scientifically rigorous voices in the PTSD treatment community (he authored, When the Past is Always Present: Emotional Traumatization, Causes, Cures), made the following unsolicited comment: "This paper is a tour de force! Brilliantly laid out and will clearly become the most referenced paper in EP. Congratulations! The sheer magnitude of your effort is daunting. Hopefully, this will be the commencement of mainstreaming this remarkable therapy."

To judge for yourself, download the paper (PDF). 

 

Hot flashes are one of the unpredictable effects that come with hormonal changes in women. A combination of Eden Energy Medicine techniques and herbal remedies can help cool and control hot flashes. Herbal remedies include flaxseed or flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil, and for some women, black cohosh. In addition to the Menopause Module (pp. 219-23 of Energy Medicine for Women), Donna offers additional techniques that help with hot flashes: 

 

Dowsing the Fires

 

Donna found that when women did this procedure on a daily basis, their hot flashes became less intense and, in some cases, subsided altogether. It is also good for thyroid health.

1. Cross your hands and massage both K-27's with some pressure.
2. Remove your right hand and slide the middle finger of your left hand above the corner of your right clavicle.
3. Inhale, then turn your head to the left as far as you can while you slide the middle finger of your left hand toward the outer edge of your right clavicle and exhale.
4. Repeat on the other side. (An illustration of this exercise is on page 245 of Energy Medicine for Women.) 

Additional techniques that Donna recommends for hot flashes: