Energy work ‘not brain surgery’ – my highlights from the AMT Conference 2014

I really enjoyed the Association for Meridian and Energy Therapies (AMT) conference at the gorgeous View hotel in Eastbourne this weekend.

Energy work might sound quite strange to many in this part of the world but while none of us doubt our physical bodies (even if we often ignore their needs), increasingly, we’re more aware of our energy bodies.

I offer a range of therapies with energetic components – the ‘soul’ bit of my holistic mind, body, heart and soul practice – like crystal therapy, psychosynthesis counselling, yoga therapy, Energetic NLP and EFT).

And I regularly encourage clients to pay attention to how things make them feel energetically. What lifts their spirits? What drains them? What (a favourite psychosynthesis question) makes their hearts sing? As AMT’s founder and chair, Silvia Hartmann said, ‘If you tell someone they’re a piece of ****, their energy goes down. If you tell them they’re good, it goes up. It’s not brain surgery but common sense.’

My highlights from the conference included teaching a yoga class (with a sea view!) on the Saturday morning and (something that lifted my own energy to such an enormous degree I imagine it’ll keep me going until it’s warm enough to sea swim again in 2015) my November sea swim on Saturday lunchtime. We had amazing weather and while the water was very cold and I only stayed in for 10 minutes, it was glorious.

While all the speakers I heard were interesting, Susan Kennard, Sam Thorpe and Amy Kiberd were especially fab.

Going back to Silvia’s ‘not brain surgery’ comment from her keynote speech, self-care makes sense. ‘The more you have, the more you have to give.’

You might want to think about something someone did or said that made you feel awful and contrast that with something that made you feel all shiny and invincible.

You might also want to think about the things you tell yourself (and others) that lift your energy and those that make you feel like an amoeba (or worse). Noticing them in a mindful and compassionate way, will help you choose kinder thoughts and words – for yourself and others – in the future.

If you’d like some support, get in touch.

Metta,

Eve
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