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The Living Force
Thank you iamthis for all the amazing input! The IFS model is one of the approaches that has supported my inner self work very positively. I tend to come back to it often.IFS has helped me a lot. There's no magic bullet, tho. It has taken a lot of work with various approaches to find the remedy.
I also very much agree, as that´s my experience too after trying out and experiencing many different approaches and even learning some myself, like kinesiology and a little on functional medicine. I think to be open and connect input is important, because it trains the ability to learn to notice what (various remedies, people, events, activities etc.) is individually relevant and when.I agree, there is no magic bullet and personally, I wouldn't be able to pinpoint one single remedy that has helped me. I think it is a veritable potpourri of various remedies, people, events, activities etc. that propel us forward and help us heal, if it is even possible. And somehow it all links together. Sometimes we need to do something first before we can move onto the next thing.
One thing I have learned in kinesioloy that became a helpful guide for me in general is the concept to observe if the "self regulation ability" is open or blocked. Self regulation, meaning the ability for healing, regeneration, detoxification, etc. - vs. blocked regulation.
What supports to open self regulation seems to be individual. It seems an intricate play of many factors/levels/systems (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual). Its looking from a bird´s eye view onto all levels. What level and when to support, seems to be guided in the background by this natural ability to self regulate. My experience is, when this view is overlooked, ignored or worked against, regulation will block. You summarize it here: "Sometimes we need to do something first before we can move onto the next thing."
Unfortunately we live in a world of defragmentation reflected in every area. This supports that many approaches, schools and practitioners focus on their specific field and sometimes overlook that what might be missing is to keep a bird´s eye view, connecting the physical, emotional, mental (and spiritual) - on a practical basis for clients. Often the specification in approach - even holistic - can produce stress within the treatment itself - if not observing if self regulation is supported as the overall focus. If its blocked, this adds additional stress to the client, and then stress inflames and inflammation stresses. Its a complex interplay. From my own experience as a patient, awareness and openess for self regulating processes, what-when, would be of practical help in many fields of health.
As you emphasize, it all links together. When I began to put in self work into focus to observe "what-when", to my surprise blocks started to naturally open. Mental, emotional and physical blocks, I dealt with for many decades. I am learning that self regulation contains and teaches, if it is allowed to flow, that Life regulates itself, it´s self. Seems obvious. For me, this "what-when" focus made it practical and physical to connect to this self regulating ability. Maybe that´s helpful for others too.