spine – Chiropractic Alchemy of Boulder

SYMPHONY OF THE SPINE

Vibrating waves of light, frequency & tone

Everything in this universe is made of energy, which is expressed in its most basic building blocks as light, frequency or tone. These vibrating waves of light, frequency or tone contain information which informs what forms and structures they will organize themselves into. Forms and structures, which we call physical or solid, are simply patterns of energy that have configured themselves in certain ways to give rise to what we see or sense. Everything in this universe is vibrational in nature and is singing a grand symphony, because at its core it is simply frequency. Some tones are audible to the human ear. Others are outside of the normal auditory sensory range, yet nonetheless are still present and can be heard with your “non-physical” ears. What are those you might ask? Let’s just call them extra-sensory organs which expand beyond the five normal ordinary sensory organs we currently use and know.

Our spines are receivers of the grand symphony of the universe. The position or tension pattern of the spine will determine which frequencies we can tune into. This is kind of like the equivalent of turning the dial on the radio station and hearing a different station play. However rather than turning a dial you are shifting the position and tension/tonal pattern of the tissues of your spinal cord. What does this mean exactly? Well in very simplistic terms its means that when your spinal cord is taut (tight) it tunes into a particular station. That station might be playing some songs that are quite familiar to you. The words, thoughts, and feelings that come with those songs might be something like “the world is not safe, other people are not safe, I can’t trust others, I can’t trust myself, I am not good enough, no one cares about me, I’ll never have enough resources, I’m not supported, nothing works, I have to do everything myself, life is against me, I’ll never heal, things will never be ok, I’m scared, I feel sad, things are looking down, this pain will last forever, I’ll never be able to relax and breathe…”. Elements of this station are pretty familiar to most of us. We’ve all listened to some of these songs over and over and over again. For some these are the only tracks that have ever played.

When the tension/tonal pattern of the spinal cord changes position (ie. relaxes) then our nervous system, which is simply an antenna, tunes into a different frequency or radio station. That station might be playing songs like “I feel good, things are working out, I’m abundant, I decide, I choose, I can trust myself, I am free, other people are allies, I am safe, all is well, support is everywhere, I am getting better each day, life is happening in perfect rhythm and timing…”. We’ve all heard some of these songs before too, however sometimes they get played less frequently than the other songs. To recap, when tension is high in our spinal cord we tune into frequencies that create a less enjoyable experience of life for ourselves. When tension is lower we are able to tune into stations that play more enjoyable sounds and songs, which come with different feeling states and a more pleasant life experience.

SHIFTING THE TONE OF THE SPINE

Conduit between consciousness & form

You might be wondering now how to change the tone, position or tension pattern in your spinal cord. Well your entrainment sessions do just that very thing. This is often why you might feel lighter after a session, or you might have different thoughts, or see something in a different way. Sometimes people don’t always make those correlations, yet as the tension shifts in your spinal cord you are simply able to tune into stations that you were not able to before. The more tension we unwind in our spine (ie. the more relaxed the spinal cord becomes) the more far reaching stations we are able to find. Some of those stations we may have never heard before and they may seem totally foreign to us. Yet even though they are foreign they are oddly familiar, and even though we don’t know the songs yet, they feel good to us. In fact we might experience downright bliss, ecstasy and sense of overwhelming love and warmth as we “listen”, and yet we don’t have any logical reason as to why.

Listening at this level involves more of what you might call using your intuitive faculties. We hear beyond the ears, see beyond the eyes, feel beyond the skin, etc. To our ordinary sensory experience of life this seems abnormal or “special”, yet once your system is relaxed enough to find this station, it really is as normal as any other experience, only it comes with more energy, more aliveness and an experience of interconnectedness. This is often what I refer to as experiencing or coming to know more of yourself. You are more than your physical body, emotions, and thoughts, and yet we don’t often tune into stations beyond these.

You might wonder why the amount of tension on your spine directly relates to or effects your experience of life. The spine is the interface between consciousness and form in this human body. Due to this relationship the information that it tunes into determines how/what you will perceive and experience. Just like we can easily move the dial on the radio, we can also change the tone/tension of the spine. We might go back and forth between stations all day long, sometimes playing the songs of not enough, feeling unsupported, and like life is not working, to changing to the tone and listening to songs of safety, freedom, choice and bliss. Whatever songs are more relevant and resonate with us we will gravitate towards and listen to more often, because they have a similar frequency with us, with where we are at and with whatever it is that we are currently learning.

In this way your spine is playing a symphony whether or not you hear it. The information (ie. beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and sensations) all carry tones that make a song. The sounds of that song transmit or express through you. No belief, thought, feeling or sensation is good, bad, or better or worse than any others. All are neutral at their core. Yet there are often sounds and songs that we prefer more than others. Preference is ok, insistence however generates the experience of suffering. Learning to dance to any song that is playing is what it means to be resilient, and to become a master of this waltz. This is what it is to create harmony where there is disharmony and to enjoy whatever music is playing on your station even if its heavy metal. This is how you choose your station rather than shift between stations a hundred times a day. Reminders are good until we remember that we can choose.

Dr. Amanda Love, Chiropractor, Network Spinal Analysis & Somato-Respiratory Integration, Boulder, Colorado

Consciousness & the spine

State of being and your body

spine purple Our state of being (aka consciousness) is always informing this physical form that we call our body. On a basic level this means that our tone/vibration/or that which we are, is showing up in manifestation through this body. Said another way the body is a physical mirror or manifestation of our non-physical self or our consciousness. Due to this we can learn about ourselves and our state of being by paying attention to what our body is expressing.

We are often not conscious of ourselves so our body gives us the opportunity to see ourselves through its physical form. In fact most people identify themselves as the physical form itself and not the consciousness that gives the form its shape and expression to begin with. This is largely why people feel disempowered. Identification as the form rather than the consciousness that creates the form leaves us feeling rather helpless as we are trying to manipulate the form(s) from the belief that we are the form. When you recognize that you are not the form but instead that which makes the form come alive now infinite possibilities open up to you.

You can liken this to clip in the movie the Matrix where the child talks to Neo about the spoon. He says you can’t bend the spoon, that would be impossible, you can only realize there is no spoon. In this way you are recognizing state of being rather than form and therefore any shape or configuration becomes possible because you are aware as the consciousness rather than the form. This is also why what you think and believe to be so is so. Your consciousness believes something to be and thus that is what it becomes and what you perceive to be. This emphasizes why it is important to discover what you are believing to be true (rather than simply accepting the agreed upon societal delusions that you’ve been taught), as they are shaping your reality and body.

So lets connect this to your spine. Clearly your spine is part of this physical form that we call a body and so its subjected to the same rules I’ve stated above, namely that your state of being directly informs the tension, holding or freedom of motion patterns within your spinal cord. Your spinal cord is that bundle of fibers that relays information between your brain and body. It allows consciousness (you) to express through this physical form via movement and function. If your spinal cord is severed (like in the case of a significant injury) or more commonly is stretched/distorted, then the functions and ways that you can physically express yourself become limited. Let’s take look at how the spinal cord stretches/distorts in response to your state of being.

Consciousness & the spine

Fragmentation and the resulting spinal cord distortion patterns

15734407 - human radiography scan made in 3d In the Network system there are 5 primary patterns or ways that the spinal cord stretches/distorts that have been identified. When your spinal cord is stretched in one or a combination of these patterns, then you will filter your life experiences and what you perceive to be and how you express yourself through the lens of the distortion pattern (particularly if you believe yourself to be the body). It is how you will perceive life. Each of these 5 patterns is connected with a state of being. Lets run through the nuts and bolts of those patterns.

The first pattern is connected to tension in the spinal cord at the level of the first bone in your neck, which is called C1. When this area is pulled taut it is often in connection to the perception or state of being that there is not enough time. Some of the manifestations of this are you feeling like you never have enough time in a day, you can’t get it all done, running up against deadlines, perhaps procrastinating, find it hard to be on time or are very rigid about your time schedule, always feel over booked, can’t trust the natural timing and rhythm of life events, etc. The basis of this pattern is lack or scarcity of time.

The second pattern is connected to tension in the spinal cord spanning from the fifth bone in your neck down to the 2nd bone in your thoracic spine, or C5-T2. It is connected with the perception that you cannot trust others, self or life. There may be a sense of betrayal, people not being there for you or not reliable, feeling unsupported by others, a tendency towards anger and aggression towards others as you react to not being able to trust them, feeling like you can’t trust yourself particularly in relationship. This is where the fight response of the the fight/flight mechanisms occurs (the above C1 pattern being the flight response). The basis of this pattern is lack of trust.

The third pattern is connected to your sacrum bone in your pelvis. Here lives your sense of identity and who you are in the world. When there is tension at this level of the spinal cord it is connected to having to be ‘somebody’ often other than yourself, feeling pressure by what society or others think you should be, aligning your center to something other than you, feeling confused about or like you don’t know who you are, often “losing” yourself in others. The basis of this pattern is confusion or conforming your identity to what you’ve been taught or what others think you should be. There is a lack of knowing self.

The fourth pattern is connected to tension in the spinal cord at C2-C3 in your upper neck area. When this area is pulled tight it is connection to the perception that life is about doing, accomplishment and thinking. Some of the manifestations of this are you noticing that it is hard to feel, you tend to think or talk about your emotions rather than feel them, need to be in control, there is a tendency to overdo or over-think, may feel lost in thoughts or ruminating, tendency towards numbness or using your head over your heart, rationalization is chosen over intuitive knowing, life is not about fun but about accomplishing, tends towards over-achievement, etc. The basis of this pattern is lack of passion.

The fifth pattern has two separate manifestations to it. The first manifestation is tension at the C5 bone simultaneous with tension in the coccyx/tailbone. This pattern pulls through the spine in a flexion/extension direction and is one of the highest tension patterns that manifests in the spine. When there is tension in this patterning the state of being is one of not feeling safe and/or not having enough in terms of resources. This may manifest as feeling like you never have enough money or physical resources, not feeling safe to interact with others or the world, feeling like things have been taken away from you, or feeling violated or invaded by your environment or others. The basis for this pattern is lack of abundance of resources.

The second manifestation of the fifth pattern arises with tension at C2 in the neck simultaneous with tension in the sacrum. This pattern also pulls all the way along the spine in a diagonal direction. The manifestations of this pattern are connected with lack of abundance in relation with yourself and who you are in the world. Often feelings of unworthiness arise, feeling like you are not enough, like you don’t matter, like there is no room for you in the world or that your presence isn’t worth taking up space, your life feels like not your own and that you don’t have anything to offer the world. The basis for this pattern is lack of abundance of self.

human bones radiography scan image It is important to remember that none of these patterns are you. They are simply ways that your spinal cord has distorted due to the way your consciousness has interpreted events in your life. We all have aspects of each pattern with the tendency towards stronger propensities to some. These patterns are not stationary or permanent. They change, even within a given day, or within a single entrainment session. The amount of tension or distortion within these patterns also changes as you progress through care. In fact that is part of what the levels of Network Care are all about. As you move through the levels of care the tension within these patterns unbinds and the energy that was configured in particular distortion patterns within your physical form is released. You become less bound or seemingly solid and more of the light of consciousness that you are can permeate and emit out through this vessel we call a human body.

If we go back to our earlier example of the Matrix and the realization that there is no spoon but only consciousness, we can see how you becoming less solid and permeable to the light of awareness fits. As you unbind your tension patterns you become less identified with the form and realize/experience more of self as consciousness rather than the body. With this your consciousness views itself, and your perception, behavior/self-expression and the structure/function of this form change as well. They literally can’t not. So than rather than trying to change form from the belief that you are the form, your form simply responds to your awareness recognizing itself as the consciousness it is. This is recognition of wholeness and the freedom of expression and motion is the result.

Dr. Amanda Hessel, Chiropractor, Network Spinal Analysis & Somato-Respiratory Integration, Boulder, Colorado

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