![]() Barbara Berger Most people don’t realize that many – or maybe even most – of the sensations of physical discomfort we experience in our bodies are not because we are physically sick and have a so-called “disease”. But rather we are experiencing physical discomfort because we have old energy trapped in our systems. Old energy which we don’t understand or acknowledge – and which has arisen as a result of being in relationships which were, or are, less than healthy. And since so many of us never learned how to take good care of ourselves and maintain healthy boundaries in our relationships, we experience inner stress and then these feelings of physical discomfort arise. I see this happening in so many of the people who come to me for counseling.
So to help people acknowledge and understand what they are experiencing I work with a process I call “Letting Go”. “Letting Go” is all about becoming aware of a feeling or feelings or sensations and allowing these feelings or sensations to come up without resisting them. In other words, it just means allowing yourself to actually “feel” whatever you are really feeling instead of being afraid of it and trying to resist it, suppress it, and make it go away. When we understand that this is possible and that the discomfort we might be feeling isn’t dangerous but rather it’s just energy which is trapped in our systems and wants to get out… we can allow ourselves to simply rest with whatever we are feeling instead of being afraid of it. In other words, we can stay with how we feeling and let it run its course so the energy simply dissipates without us trying to fix it or do something about it. In short, we can focus on letting the energy out instead of struggling against it and holding it in (which only creates more problems). The results of “Letting Go” are usually quite amazing. Most people feel better immediately. They just do. They simply feel relieved and relaxed after just a few minutes of trying this exercise. The exercise is really easy to do (see below) and often people get new insights as to what is going on with them… even though they weren’t actually looking for so-called “answers” or “solutions”. As a result of all the success I have been having working with this exercise, I usually end up teaching people how to do this exercise at home too. If you want to try doing this exercise on your own, I suggest you start by sitting or lying down in a comfortable position. Then scan your body from head to toe and just notice where you are experiencing discomfort, tension or pain. Once you have located the area or areas of discomfort, I suggest you pick one area and just let yourself relax and then try to go into the feeling of discomfort instead of trying to make it go away. And then just sit with it for a minute or two. That’s all you have to do. Just sit with the energy (the feeling) without resisting what you are feeling. And remind yourself that it’s all just energy and that energy isn’t dangerous even though at times it may feel uncomfortable. If you are feeling distress or discomfort, and you allow yourself to do this simple exercise a couple of times a day, I guarantee you will experience some relief. But it’s also important that when you experience relief, that you understand it’s not usually “over”… The relief you are experiencing just means you’ve let some of the energy out so you are feeling better. But experience has taught me that for most people, there is probably more energy in their systems that will need to be released in the coming hours or days. So you will probably have to do this a couple of times a day for a few days…. If you want to read an in-depth description of the process, I describe the exercise in detail in in my latest book “Healthy Models for Relationships” in the chapter called “Healing Process No. 4: Emotional Decompression”. The book is available as a printed book or an e-book or a Kindle and is on Amazon and other online sites or you can get it from my Web site: http://www.beamteam.com And remember: It’s All Energy! Blessings to you! _____ To see all my many articles on MysticLivingToday, click here: http://beamteam.com/en/barbara/barbara_berger_articles_mystic_living_today.html About Barbara Berger American-born Barbara Berger is the best-selling author of “The Road to Power – Fast Food for the Soul” (published in 30 languages), “Are You Happy Now? 10 Ways to Live a Happy Life” (published in 21 languages), “The Awakening Human Being – A Guide to the Power of Mind”, and "Find and Follow Your Inner Compass". Barbara’s latest books include “Healthy Models for Relationships – the Basic Principles Behind Good Relationships” and her autobiography entitled “My Road to Power – Sex, Trauma & Higher Consciousness”. Barbara lives in Copenhagen, Denmark and works as coach and therapist, helping people around the globe come into alignment with their own true power. For more about Barbara see her Web site: http://www.beamteam.com |
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