Mindfulness

Mindfulness is a state of consciousness in which we direct our undivided attention to the here and now, in a basic attitude of openness to all experiences and living beings. Associated with this is a relaxed orientation to the present, which does not want to change anything and does not judge, but is attentive and pays attention to what appears in our perception. According to Buddhism, mindfulness has four roots. These include an intentional awareness

1. of the body
2. of feelings and sensations
3. of thoughts and the mind
4. of the perceptions around us

In contrast to concentration, which has a focus, mindfulness involves an opening of perspective, an 'all-around perception,' which also includes the possibility of unexpected perceptions as well as the inner world. This comes with a loving inner serenity, which certainly allows for quick decisions, but these arise from the moment and take overarching aspects into account that the mind alone could not grasp. These are also the moments we experience as a state of happiness.

Thus, mindfulness is the appropriate state in which we can perceive our body and our organs beyond their anatomical reality.


Meditation

If we take this fundamental wisdom to heart, the body is truly a magnificent temple of our spirit, and our organs are highly valuable principles – like gemstones – that enable us to live a life on this planet.

This temple is worth loving and respecting. In such loving mindfulness, we will provide ourselves and our embodied presence only with the best impulses in the form of physical and mental ingredients.

Now the question arises, through which channels can we reach our organs? Apart from a healthy supply of food, which hopefully consists of real “nourishment,” the following will present approaches that allow us to perceive our organs holistically and convey impulses to them for their magnificent work.

Body healing cards

In a healthy body, the organs work together harmoniously like musicians in an orchestra. We only become aware of this when one organ or another 'falls out of rhythm.' Then we take notice and try to get it functioning again. But this is too limited, as each organ is integrated into the overall organism in a complex way. Only a look at the 'in-between' – what happens between the organs – provides a complete picture of health and illness.

The 55 organ cards make this view of the whole possible in the sense of a well-founded psychosomatic and spiritual overall perspective. The idea for the cards was developed by Ewald Kliegel from his many years of experience in treating patients. The cards by Anne Heng are masterpieces of intuitive painting art and carriers of information that address the unconscious levels of the organs. This allows laypeople and even more so holistic health practitioners to illuminate the various issues of illness and health and to develop strategies from stressful situations. But the cards can also be applied earlier: they provide indications of latent disorders before a disease occurs.

The accompanying book describes eight card-spreading techniques in a way that is easy to understand. With the drawing of cards, these range from the simple 'daily profile' to the 'health generator' and an 'organ positioning' (analogous to family constellations) up to the 'health matrix' as a multi-layered whole-body image. The card images also open up buried psychic senses, with which we are not only able to perceive the pure function of the organs, but at the same time their inner essence. This leads us into a completely new dimension of body awareness.


Crystals

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with heartfelt thanks to
Walter and Andrea von Holst
from the Stone Circle in Stuttgart

for their harmonious description of the gemstones
to support the organs in their essence

See also http://crystal-wands.ewald-kliegel.de/


Acupressure

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), energy channels have played a major role for thousands of years. These "meridians" run through the body like irrigation channels, supplying both body and soul with energy. There are 26 main meridians: 12 on the left side of the body, 12 on the right side of the body, 1 on the front midline, and 1 on the back midline. Although the bilateral meridians have connections to the organs and are named according to their association with them, such as the liver, lung, heart, or kidney meridian, their meanings are much broader than our anatomical, physiological, or pathological concepts.

In this concept of energy channels, there is, as in an irrigation system, the effort to keep the flow continuous and even everywhere. This also maintains physical and mental balance, that is, our overall well-being. If a meridian is empty, under-supplied, or too full, it has too much energy, the areas it supplies suffer, and one feels at least discomfort. Therefore, all treatments aim to fill empty meridians and balance overfull ones. For this purpose, the 'flows' can be traced with the fingers or with a gemstone stylus, or the 'sluice gates' - the acupressure points - can be specifically activated.

Reflexology

The essential characteristic of reflex zones is that they indicate how the regulation of energies in our body is structured, in what way our internal functions have deviated from their optimal regulation—and that the reflex zone areas normalize again when our system is well. In this way, we can use our body surface in three ways, which stand equally alongside each other:

1. Through reflex zone diagnosis, problems can be recognized early and treatment strategies developed.

2. Reflex zone therapy allows us to influence organ disorders through targeted treatments in the skin zones.

3. In all known high cultures, in addition to therapeutic applications, cosmetic treatments have always been known that serve the sense of well-being. In particular, these attentions were aimed at the face, hands, and feet.

Wenn eine Reflexzone gestört ist, so kann das zugehörige Organ in verschiedener Weise beeinträchtigt sein. Im Wesentlichen sind dann drei Bereiche betroffen:
If a reflex zone is disturbed, the associated organ can be affected in various ways. Essentially, three areas are then involved:

1. Metabolic disorders
2. Disorders of the vegetative and neural supply
3. Disorders in connection with the 'idea' of an organ (psychosomatic)

All of these areas are governed by one principle: that of the regulation of organ functions. Long before an organ becomes diseased and the disorder is clinically detectable, it suffers in its regulation.

In most organs, a reduction of one-third of function is required before we even notice a symptom and can detect the organ disorder in the lab. Up to about half of a functional impairment, we can live largely "normally" with limitations, and only when two-thirds of an organ ceases to function does it become life-threatening. We owe our survival to this compensatory ability. On the other hand, this means we only notice very late when something is going wrong in the body. This is where reflex zones come in. As a finely tuned indication system, they reveal the quality of regulation in the organism and allow us to optimize body regulation early on – even before we feel anything. In this sense, reflex zone treatments represent regulation training for the body.

See also http://reflexology.ewald-kliegel.de/

Further information for professionals:  contact@ewald-kliegel.de