Q. Dear Donna: We met at the book signing after your talk
in Ann Arbor. You asked me to write you because there wasn’t time to answer my
question. I am trying to overcome an autoimmune disease which doctors have variously
diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis, Sjorgren’s syndrome, and lupus. My eyes are so
severely dry that they have had to plug my tear ducts to prevent damage to my corneas and
loss of vision. Did you have any ideas of how energy techniques could help me? I am
willing to travel to see you as a patient if necessary.
A. While autoimmune illnesses may
express themselves in a broad spectrum of symptoms, energetically they share many
features, whether named rheumatoid arthritis, Sjorgren’s syndrome, lupus, multiple
sclerosis, fibromyalgia, Crohn’s disease, chronic fatigue disorder, or any of a host
of 50 other tricky conditions (see the Autoimmune Association’s website at
www.aarda.org). Western medicine is the first to admit that, while invasive interventions
such as steroids are available to suppress the symptoms, little is known about how to cure
these illnesses, where antibodies are produced against a person’s own tissue. By
addressing the energetic roots of these conditions, however, I have seen the symptoms go
into apparently permanent remission in cases where doctors could give no reason for hope,
and I have seen this happy result dozens of times in my 23 years of practice.
Four primary energy intervention strategies should be considered for
any autoimmune illness
- Calming the triple warmer meridian (and thus the immune system’s overresponse) and
establishing a balance between the spleen and triple warmer meridians (see Chapter 8 of Energy
Medicine).
- Establishing and maintaining crossover patterns throughout the body (see the discussions
of the Celtic weave in Chapter 6 and the homolateral crossover on p. 233).
- Establishing and maintaining a general balance and harmony among all the energy systems,
using techniques such as those in the 5-minute "Daily Energy Routine" (Chapter
3).
- Establishing and maintaining space in the body for energy to move, using lots of
stretching and exercises such as "Separating Heaven and Earth" (p. 248).
While for any serious, longstanding condition such
as yours, I would strongly recommend that you find an energy healer in your area (see the
recommendations for finding a qualified practitioner on the "Practitioners and
Links" page of www.innersource.net or in
the Appendix of Energy Medicine), these four points map a general approach to
autoimmune disorders that would also be tailored to the person’s specific symptoms.
Regarding the severe dryness in your eyes, without being able to see or
energy test you, I can only make a guess. Stomach meridian governs the body’s
moisture, and it’s pathway travels through the eyes. Therefore, working with stomach
meridian, such as tapping the ends of the meridian, holding the meridian’s
acupuncture points, or flushing the meridian (trace backward once and forward three times)
should help correct the energy imbalance that your symptoms may reflect.
Also, make a point of keeping spleen meridian strong by checking it
regularly and using tapping, tracing, or holding to correct imbalances. This helps with
autoimmune disorders by strengthening the immune system while maintaining a healthy inner
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