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RootingShen is a paradigm, arising out of
traditional Five Element acupuncture protocols, classical theories of
acupuncture & the philosophy of HeavenEarthMan. It stretches beyond the
confines of modern acupuncture, drawing on the Daoist alchemical roots
that gave rise to all acupuncture practice. It goes beyond religion,
culture, tradition, beliefs, assumptions and all such time/space
specifics. It is therefore open to practitioners of all persuasions and
practice modalities who are committed to living compassion, and suitable
for all patients who are struggling deeply to be themselves in their
lives.
This paradigm understands, diagnoses and treats people where there is a
fundamental breakdown in the balance of the strength of the interior
and/or the safeguarding of the exterior, leading to conditions that are
classically called xie qi.
It consists of the following processes:
attending to the source of the xie qi & resolving its effects on the
person
facilitating the re-establishment of the person's true qi & regulated
movement (zheng qi), which may or may not involve re-aligning his/her 5
spirits and 5 wills
Treatment may involve insertion needles, non-insertion needles,
acupuncture points, work with plant spirits, healing techniques,
rituals, prayers or anything that serves (and that the practitioner is
qualified to & legally licensed to practice). The practitioner needs to
leave behind assumptions, expectations and habits of everyday practice,
being willing to submit to the process of miracles. Each RootingShen
treatment is completely unique and makes new demands on the
practitioners capacity for unconditional love & compassion.
For the practitioner, there is a developmental aspect to this work and
at any point and during each and every treatment, you can choose whether
or not to continue widening your skills. Each treatment will, however,
add to your breadth as a practitioner, both in terms of RootingShen and
normal acupuncture/ bodywork/plant spirit medicine/shiatsu/healing
practices. If you wish to go the distance, you will find many helpers
along the way. Once you are willing to pay the price, there is no price.
Niki has made something of a speciality of treating xie qi since her
initial days in practice from 1982. She cannot predict what you will
meet as a practitioner of RootingShen, however she can help you along
the way of developing yourself as an instrument of the Universe (please
substitute your own vocabulary).
Learning to become an instrument means knowing your unique gifts as a
human being and as an individual and then letting them go: chunk-sizing
a logical development of new skills until you can both call on these at
will and finally go beyond them into true submission to the magic of the
Dao.
"Great healers go straight to the point & loose no time - they solve the
problem. If they are gifted, they can treat without much diagnosis
because they have an authenticity that connects directly with the
authenticity of the patient. Then there is joy in the practitioner that
is received with joy by the patient. If the spirits are adjusted well,
the healing will hold and the results will be amazing."
"Thus, become what you are as a human being, and it will be good for
your patient. Healing is not nursing or mothering. The way to care for a
patient is just to be yourself and be with him, looking into his eyes.
When both patient and practitioner are in communication with their own
spirits, the communication with Heaven is open. Thus, making your own
spirits powerful is sufficient."
The above quotes were taken from a seminar given in 1990 by Father
Claude Larre & Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee (from the Ricci Institute
in Paris & the European School of Acupuncture).
ROOTINGSHEN
Root (noun)
the usually underground portion of a plant that lacks buds, leaves, or
nodes and serves as support, draws minerals and water from the
surrounding soil, and sometimes stores food
the embedded part of an organ or structure such as a hair, tooth, or
nerve, that serves as a base or support
an essential part or element; the basic core
a primary source; an origin
a progenitor or ancestor from which a person or family is descended
the condition of being settled and of belonging to a particular place
or society
the element that carries the main component of meaning in a word and
provides the basis from which a word is derived by adding affixes or
inflectional endings or by phonetic change
a number that when multiplied by itself an indicated number of times
forms a product equal to a specified number
a number at which a polynomial has the value zero
the note from which a chord is built
Rooting (verb)
to grow roots or a root
to become firmly established, settled, or entrenched
to plant and fix deeply in the earth, or as in the earth; to implant
firmly; hence, to make deep or radical; to establish
to come into existence; originate
to dig in the earth with or as if with the snout or nose
to rummage for something
to give audible encouragement or applause to a contestant or team;
cheer, to lend support to someone or something
to tear up by the root; to eradicate; to extirpate; -- with up, out,
or away
settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down -- (become settled
or established and stable in one's residence or life style)
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
back, endorse, plump for, plunk for, support -- (be behind; approve of
)
Shen (noun)
a deity, the soul, the spirit, the 5 spirits (Shen, Hun, Po, Yi and
Zhi), the Divine
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