I thought I would write a brief CFS update.
I have had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) since my mid-teens, following mono (Epstein-Barr). I was much better for several years, and then it worsened dramatically after a long pneumonia in the mid to late 2000s.
Most likely, the Epstein-Barr virus was in my system for years. I would get better and then suddenly worse again, which may be because of the virus. Vortex Healing (VH) has effective ways to work with pathogens, and I received several sessions for the virus. For a while, the same pattern would unfold – where I got better and then suddenly worse – until the main teacher did something to prevent it from returning. Since then, which was maybe five years ago, my health has been much more stable.
It didn’t cure the fatigue or brain fog, but it did stabilize my system which is a blessing and possibly allows for gradual recovery. I have worked with several organs and systems with Vortex Healing, and it all seems to help although there has been no cure yet. My kidneys were especially impacted, and they are better now.
In daily life, channeling Compressed Chi seems to help me the most. I notice a big difference after just a few minutes. I have also worked a lot on the constitutional energy of different organs and systems, and the prenatal jing and kidney essence.
A couple of days ago, I asked the main teacher for suggestions on what to work on next. He said that, as he sees it, I don’t technically have CFS anymore since the virus is no longer in my system. (Although I have all the symptoms of it.) He also recommended working on the lungs since they have deep congestion which contributes to fatigue and brain fog.
It makes a lot of sense to me to work on my lungs, and I am surprised it hasn’t come up before. I guess other things needed more help back then. I channeled Aliveness & Harmonics for my lungs last night, while in bed, and I also optimized the energy channels for the lungs.
I was prepared for it to bring up unprocessed material, which I noticed in my system when I woke up this morning, although I feel I am never quite prepared for it. Since it’s old unprocessed material, and since it comes from my old wounds, it tends to be of a kind that catches me to some extent even if I am aware of what’s happening.
What came up was a dream and feelings and memories related to sadness, grief, longing, and hopelessness. About 10-15 years ago, primal survival fear and anxiety came up to be processed. Some years ago, it was anger. And now, it may be sadness.
My suspicion (and guidance?) is that my cells may not make full use of the oxygen in the blood, so I channeled to optimize the oxygen use of the cells and mitochondria yesterday as well. It ran strongly so I’ll keep exploring that too.
In a few weeks, I hope to take a VH class in London which involves rapid breathing. (Shakti breathing to bring up the energy.) This has been very difficult for me in the past, likely because of the condition of my lungs. I have also done breathwork in the past, which tends to bring up so much that I am out of commission for one or several weeks.
I still have some time, so maybe I can help my lungs improve and make the class experience easier as a bonus.
As a kid, I had low-grade asthma, especially in the winter, and my lungs have always felt a bit weak even if I was active and athletic early in life. I notice my breathing is a bit shallow and tight, and I used to sense a block in the diaphragm area which I think Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (TRE) and some years of Vortex Healing have helped dissolve.
In the early 2010s, I did a TRE session at home that moved strongly into my upper body. It led to nausea and vomiting for a few hours, and when I asked my TRE teacher, he said it’s not uncommon when the diaphragm releases old tension.
Otherwise, I have noticed that doing Breema – especially giving and receiving bodywork – frees up and helps my breathing.
This is all rambling and stream-of-consciousness but I’ll leave it as it is. I could have mentioned more of the many things I have tried for CFS that all help to some extent, but I wanted to focus on Vortex Healing here since that’s what’s up these days.