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LOL reminds me of going to see a famous drummer performing a master class. He drums for a progressive metal band and there is a particular track which is a fan, favourite. I asked him about a particular part of that track, he played it, then someone asked about another part of the same track and he played that. By the next question it became obvious that he was resigned to playing the entire 20 minutes.
So, parts integration. I have to describe it outside of the scope of Yoga/Energies etc.
The description we use is that there is a 'part' which does not agree with the whole. It exists like a bubble and has it's own belief systems and strategies. It causes conflict because of the internal separation. (I must add that this is conjecture, a convenient belief, there is no indication it is true, but the results confirm that something changes dramatically).
I ask the client to get into the state of conflict.
Then to place both hands held out in front, palm upwards.
Next I ask the client if they can imagine the part in conflict as a person they know (often it is a family member). I ask them to bring this part out and let it stand on their palm.
I do the same for the part that the person is aspiring to be, or to do to also be represented by a person that they feel represents this part.
Next is a set of questions asking the conflicted part what it's highest intention is for the client (this is answered by the client who now clearly visions the two parts standing on their palms). This is quite intense because I have to push the client quite hard to to illicit the prime reasons. Once I can see that they are repeating the reasons and we have the true intentions I write these down.
I do the same with the other part.
At this stage it becomes clear that both parts have the same intentions for the client and that the clients needs would be better served with both parts collaborating.
I would then ask each part to notice that the other part wants the same things. By touching each palm in turn the client can be encouraged to make this connection. Usually by this point they are quite well in trance, in another world where each represented part is completely real.
As this noticing, encouraging and touching continues the clients hands begin involuntarily to move together. There can be resistance and a lot of tears at the points where the hands are unwilling to close, but as a therapist it was my role to facilitate.
At the point where both hands touch, the clients face and body language are a mixture of sublime ecstasy and release. It's a really beautiful thing to witness, they become for a moment like the most innocent of children. Perfect, no barriers, just love. It's sometimes difficult to keep from crying with happiness at this stage because the empathy is so intense we are sharing the same emotions and space.
I then ask if they want any other parts to join at the moment of union and then both hands are brought together. Usually they fold to the heart.
Lastly I ask them to see what remains in their hands. That is a fun moment because they often get quite a surprise. Everything from a spinning ball of energy to some beautiful creature they identify strongly with. I know that my job is pretty much over a that stage.
Apologies for the long post, thought it was worth describing fully so that you can understand how it appears to work.
