When I started my business in Portland, Oregon, I decided that the majority  of my practice would be dedicated to helping people lose the attachments they have to their allergies. As an allergy sufferer myself, I thought it would be the best way to put my services to good use. In the mix of all that, I also wanted to work on helping my clients resolve any blocks to progress by identifying them, reaching the core issue, and then releasing them. I work with weight loss, stress management, and simple addictions as well as allergies.

As an energy interventionist I sometimes lose site of  why I love this work so much and believe that everyone should not only be aware of it but that it’s appropriate for everyone to do in all instances. I’m beginning to realize that it may not be the case and the last thing I want to be is an energy work evangelist and alienate my friends and acquaintances.

Recently, I and the rest of the nurses at my current job, were working under threat of lay offs. The threat was ever present and was in our faces everyday we were there. Management thought they were helping by keeping us informed but in reality, what they were doing was keeping us in the dark and creating mass panic in the ranks. While we knew something was up, we could never put our fingers on anything and day after day we would trudge the floors, knowing that at any minute any of us could be rendered jobless. We mustered our courage and grumbled amongst ourselves in hopes of comforting one another, somehow.

On that fateful day when some of our co-workers were getting the ax, we were stewing in the simmering juices of the unknown. At one point, one of the nurses was verbalizing her angst and the fact that she was allowing the situation to make her physically ill. She was experiencing nausea and upset since the night before and continued lamenting her grief, even into the hours following the layoffs. When I mentioned to her that I had given her a tool to use in such situations, the only way she knew how to respond was to verbally attack me, likely because I failed to validate her response to the situation.

Sometimes, in the midst of grief, people don’t want to hear that there is a way out. Instead they choose to be where they are, no matter the consequences. If we let go of those things that we have in the moment, we cannot possibly know how else to respond. Can we? Grief has it’s purpose and perhaps it’s unhealthy to let go of it at a time when we are really needing to process. The key I believe, is to feel what we need to at the time and later release the triggers.

I’m finding more and more that at times, some will interpret your offer to help in a different way than you originally intended. My lesson I believe, is not to control my passion for the work, but rather my zeal and a resultant need to help. Maybe for me it’s about allowing and observing because only when I do that can I know when the time is right. Then I can hope that those in need can experience the allowing as well.

The fall allergy season is in full swing and for those of us who suffer from seasonal allergies, fall can wreak just as much havoc as the spring. Pollens and leaf molds are some of the biggest culprits right now and so many of us feel there is little we can do in the way of relief. Why? Because we have to breathe.

As one who has been dealing with seasonal asthma myself for nearly 18 years, I am plagued by it twice a year, every year. But, there seems to be no rhyme nor reason as to the times when it’s going to hit. One year it even skipped a season, something I have never been able to explain and something that hasn’t happened since.

Typically, the onset is gradual over the course of a week or two and results in an incessant cough that can last up to 6 weeks. Initially, I was placed on the inhalers, albuterol and Flovent, which gave me little relief. After 3 months of use, I was getting an hour of relief at best with the albuterol and I just didn’t think the side effects were worth it. I stopped the medications. At that time, I didn’t want to start other medications because they are only more powerful and toxic and the relief is marginal.

I was told by another physician that I had what was known as a cough variant form of asthma. There was little to no mucus production, and no wheezing or other symptoms typically associated with asthma. I did have some tightness in my chest but it was something that I gradually learned to live with. After 18 years I decided I didn’t want to live with it anymore and began to take matters into my own hands. Last year I started NAET treatments and though I don’t have complete resolution, I’m willing to keep trying. There is something very different about the way the asthma behaves that I can’t help but notice the difference. Instead of a 2 week onset until full symptoms are experienced, I’m having a more gradual onset this season. It’s been nearly 6 weeks and I’m still not feeling the full progression. The full-blown hack has not yet manifested itself. There is an occasional cough but for the most part, this is nothing like what I’m used to.

Another technique similar to NAET is Allergy Antidotes. This modality, and the one I practice, employs several meridian therapies and is more robust than NAET alone. If you would like to explore the possibilities with me, give me a call or schedule an evaluation. The work is safe, noninvasive, and fun.

As a matter of determination, I’m going to get past this and I’m considering adding grief work to the mix. There is an enormous emotional component with asthma and I personally know of one person who has found complete relief of her asthma symptoms through grief work.

I guess the message here is that we don’t have to be bound by chemicals that for so many of us, don’t work. For others, there is a serious need for medication which can be continued while doing other things to aid relief. So, I would never encourage anyone to stop their preventive or reliever meds without first consulting their physician. There are a multitude of modalities available if we just look for them. What works for some may not work for others. Some people get relief with acupuncture, others with homeopathy. The point to this is that we can’t give up after trying just one modality and we just have to persevere until we find the one that works for us. I can assure you that it’s out there and I will pursue it to resolution.

The exponential increase in allergies and asthma in the US is staggering. Some need convention, others don’t. Work proactively and stop depending on someone to “fix” it. By searching for and  finding the core problem, we set ourselves on the journey to healing. The path isn’t as long as we might think and with a little persistence, we can surely reach the end.