Kathy Heapy educates us on the benefits of Body Stress Release.
What is Body Stress Release?
Body Stress Release (BSR) is a unique, gentle and non-invasive health profession that originated in SA over 30 years ago. According to many client testimonials received over the years, BSR has served to make a difference in the lives of people around the world.
This complementary technique that works in co-operation with other forms of healthcare has a supportive role to play and may provide relief from pain and discomfort for those struggling with health challenges, ranging from mild discomfort and vague symptoms to diagnosed conditions.
BSR is a health practice that limits itself to its own area of expertise, locating and releasing of body stress. It’s not involved in diagnosis or treatment of any medical conditions, thus does not duplicate medical services. BSR has thus always enjoyed a co-operative relationship with medicine and enjoy receiving referrals from the medical fraternity who entrust their patients to us in a complementary role.
The benefits
BSR may enhance quality of life and is suitable for all ages, from the very young to the elderly. Facing daily onslaughts of mental, emotional, mechanical and chemical stress may have a negative impact on your body as it was designed to handle some stress, but as stress accumulates over time, the stress overload becomes locked in.
This may contribute to symptoms such as neck and back pain, pins and needles, postural distortion, muscle weakness, headaches/migraines, indigestion/heartburn, restless sleep, fatigue, numbness, stiffness, to name but a few.
Body stress overload is a powerful factor that may undermine health and well-being in a myriad of ways and may underlie and aggravate many health problems.
How does it work?
You lie down fully-clothed. The practitioner performs a series of pressure tests using the feet as a bio-feedback monitor. Using a light but definite pressure in the indicated direction releases the sites of body stress which may assist to improve and stimulate nerve communication.
We often find that after a BSR session, some clients report back that they had the best sleep ever, felt an emotional lightness, became aware of a greater mental clarity, or felt a surge of enthusiasm for life.
Diabetes case studies
In Gail Meggersee, BSR co-founder’s book, Self-healing with Body Stress Release Unlocking Stored Tension, she includes a case study submitted by a BSR Practitioner about two gents, Maarten and Graham titled: Diabetes: Revival in the 60s.
“After one BSR session, Maarten’s indigestion had improved so much he could hardly believe it. After six weeks of BSR the feeling in his feet had returned completely, no more pins and needles or numbness. Graham’s lower back pain improved considerably.
After about two years after their first BSR appointments, they came into the practice room laughing like two little excited boys. They told their story: at their annual check up with their physicians, she tested their urine samples with the ‘sugar sticks’, declared them to be faulty, and took out a new box of sticks. These were evidently not working either, so she took blood samples and sent them off to the pathology lab for testing.
The results
The results of these tests astonished everyone. Maarten and Graham, no longer had Type 2 diabetes. Their doctor was confused, but they were delighted. They said they knew BSR had assisted their bodies to heal themselves of their chronic condition.
Their cases illustrate some basic principles of BSR; tension stored in the lower back may adversely affect the functioning of the legs and feet. Such tension may remain locked into the body for decades. By releasing the body stress, the body is assisted to heal itself in more ways than one would have imagined, in both cases the capacity of the pancreas to produce adequate insulin had been revived.
The evidence in these cases would not have been quite as conclusive if:
- Only one of them had had diabetes.
- They had not lived together and eaten the same diet.
- They had not both come regularly for BSR maintenance.
“Their faith in BSR was sealed and they continued with the sessions. Ten years later, they appeared at least 10 years younger than when I first met them. They enjoyed regular exercise and had even improved their eating habits to a degree.”
How many sessions are needed?
Initially three sessions are recommended; for example – day 1, day 4 and day 11. This allows the body to go through necessary adaptations as the body adjusts to lines of tension being released.
At your initial session your practitioner will take your full medical history and during the consultation will also share with you on how to sit, sleep and bend correctly thus working with the natural bio-mechanical design of the body.
He/she will then guide you with regards to suggested intervals between sessions going forward, depending on individual case requirements. Maintenance sessions are usually looked forward to by our committed clients who recognise the value of self-care, and we often find a close friendship develops between the emphatic practitioner and client over time. Should a client be too weak to visit their practitioner, they may enquire about house visits in the comfort of their own home.
To find a dedicated BSR practitioner close to you, visit bodystressrelease.com
MEET THE EXPERT
Kathy Heapy left the travel industry in 2010 as she always had a yearning to work with people in a healing capacity. After only her second BSR session, she decided to apply for the annual practitioner course held at the BSR Academy. She currently runs a successful Body Stress Release practice at a wellness centre in Midrand, Gauteng and looks forward to a continuation of a fulfilling and enriching future, assisting folk with a compassion and a sincere belief that BSR can offer hope in their world.
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