The Three Gates are the wei-lu, yu-chen, and ni-wan.  In physiology these Three Gates are called the parasympathic nervous system.  Its position is precisely the same as the wei-lu, yu-chen, and ni-wan.  What is called the sympathetic nervous system refers to the spine.  The sympathetic nervous system controls energy expenditure and the parasympathetic nervous system controls energy restoration.

A related phenomenon can be routinely observed in craniosacral therapy.  This practice restores the cerebrospinal system to healthy functioning by gently contacting the sacrum and the bones of the skull.  Interruptions in the smooth interactions of these bones can have a deleterious impact on a person’s health that is out of proportion to the small changes in structure (as little as thousandths of an inch).

The therapist tunes in to the pulse of cerebrospinal fluid as it flows through the continuous membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord and terminates in the sacrum (dural membrane).  Osteopaths dubbed this pulse the primary respiratory rate since it sets the beat for all other pulses in the body.  CSF is pumped to the rest of the body through the nerve roots in the spine and conveys the energy and information of the nervous system throughout the body.  Andrew Taylor Still, whose research inspired modern cranial work, called CSF, “the highest known element in the body”.
​SOURCE: https://rickbarrett.net/pointing-with-everything/

Let’s talk about your Ownself
 
One of the most astonishing features of our body is how little we identify with and understand it.
And then, added to this, what the mind ‘really’ records of our experiences.
In daily life, we notice variations of tension throughout the day, in response to our world around us, to people and places. But we don’t always understand those feelings, what triggered them or know where they came from.
 
There is always a twitch going on somewhere in the body. ‘Oh!’, and that feels uncomfortable; and we say to ourselves: ‘I must look that up’ – and in that instance, that thought is gone, until next time. Most twitches are passing, but persistent twitches becomes aches, and then they really grab our attention when, some years later, they become illness.
This is no longer ‘a twitch’, but a deeper awkwardness, arising seemingly from nowhere. We can’t explain this, we don’t remember bumping our knee. Or perhaps it is from the sprain to the ankle last week?
The patterns with the twitches and the aches and the feelings become more bothersome, we start to see and feel them more often, but we can’t name them. And the memory is kind to us when we can’t explain them – we become a stranger to our body.
 
In a series of ‘Life Talk for the Body’ - The body language we’re going to explore here is ‘on the inside’. About knowing. About the connections between life, talk and body.
Let’s consider the adventure of knowing our own bodies, as well as some thought processes for gaining self-control of that body.
Our talks will lead us to discover more about ourselves through open discussion and good conversation.
 
During the sessions, we’ll consider our current times and what it means to be our ‘Ownself in 2022’. There is a collective consciousness that influences our body and mind – our task in daily life is to navigate the best options and outcomes for ourselves.

This is something that ONLY YOU can do.

The interpretation of Life Talk in 2022, the greater, eternal questions of ‘the meaning of life’ and finding meaning in living life and what form that meaning might take for us as individuals – with the awareness of body and mind.
Through a series of interventions: sessions, conversations and practical application will be online and in-person, in groups and individually.
 
You’re invited to join in conversations of being ‘SELF CURIOUS’ - a setting out on the path to better knowing your body and mind, let’s call it ‘a little self-inquiry’.

​The talks and learnings won’t be presented in entirely conventional ways. There are standard and nonstandard ‘toolkits’ – much of the Human Anatomy hasn’t changed – but new ways of understanding how and why and what we think – and when – it is designed to open discussion and thoughts for a new line of self-inquiry. This is not a passive exercise, come ready for continuous interaction, with your ownself and the people in your group. We’ll encourage you to complete a variety of learning and experiential exercises and share your stories with others.
 
The sessions and conversation are made interactive by excerpts, from some of the thought leaders in the study and practice of body and mind, through film clips, music and visuals.
We’ll use breathwork and visualisation for awareness, calmness – immersed in experiential learning.
 
 A body and mind refresh.
· How to map and understand our feelings to our body’s responses.
· How to make sense of the long held aches that we carry – both physical and mental.
· How and why we characteristically respond to feelings, and the emotions they become.
· How and why we characteristically respond to emotions, and the physical ailments they become.
· How to recognise the play between body and mind.
· How to know your own self.

If this is something that interests You, if getting to know You, interests You, please go to: 'GET IN TOUCH' and fill out the contact form.