Valentina called for an emergency appointment. She was driving to Europe the following morning and was in pain with backache and sciatica. When I arrived, she told me that she had not slept well for some months. She explained that she was aware that this physical problem had an emotional origin and that it was about moving forward with her new project and that she felt unable to do this. I asked her about this project, and she told me that it was very dear to her heart and that was why it was difficult to birth.

 

In my experience projects of a “soul nature”, those that are close to our hearts and reflect our experiences are important to bring through. Not doing so seems to have a strong impact on our health and wellbeing; impacting us on any level: spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically. In Valentina’s situation, being unable to move forwards with this project was affecting her in all these ways.

 

Through tears, Valentina told me that this project was very personal; her daughter had died three years previously. Her project was to help people in the same position by sharing ways in which to be with grief whilst drawing from its gifts.

 

I asked Valentina about her project and the next steps that were required for her to move forwards with it. She said that she needed to get a job. When I asked about the job she explained that she needed to feel more a part of the world before she could write the course for her project.

 

I muscle checked for her readiness to do a job and her body tested positive. “Yes, she said excitedly…. I feel ready to get this job. I will get a job that gives me time to write the course.” 

 

She told me that listening was how she knew what to do and that lately she had been finding this difficult as her mind was cluttered with worries and fears. She was keen to find her authentic voice and to get back into the place she had experienced whilst in deep grief.

 

Through kinesiology testing, we discovered Valentina while taking responsibility for her project was at the same time on an unconscious level, sabotaging herself. 

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We listened to her body; Her heart meridian felt empty and over- active. Not surprising having borne such a loss. The treatment was about support and relaxation. The Large Intestine meridian felt like a sheet of metal. Guarded on top and exhausted underneath. This meridian is related to grief and weeping. The intention here was warming and supporting so that this meridian might relax and recover energy flow.

 

Valentina reported feeling a lot better when she sat up. Some of the pain had gone and she felt less stiffness in her back. The following morning, she was well enough to drive back from the UK to Italy. She continued sessions remotely, got a job that she loved and is now birthing her project.

 

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