A Dual Path: Sacred Practices and Bodywork - Softcover

Monique Illona

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0989606201 ISBN 13: 9780989606202

Publisher: Dual Path Press, 2014

Synopsis

The Dual Path shines a light on change, not only saying that it is possible but also presenting the paths to achieve it. The two paths to reshaping ourselves is to use therapeutic techniques to explore our emotional and behavioral patterns and to use secular practices based on tools old and new such as neuroscience, meditation, tapping on the meridians, to shape the direction we grow in.
 
If old patterns you can neither shake nor break are getting in your way, and you find yourself asking, "Will it always be this way, or can I change, can my life be different?" this beautiful, inspiring and instructive book is you.
 
Monique Illona presents 21 secular practices and exercises to transcend emotional, behavioral, psychological and physical patterns - our personal energetic matrix. Negative or difficult experiences can be held in the energetic matrix and dictate our emotional responses, thought patterns, physical holding patterns and our behavior. They can prevent us from living our lives with clarity, vitality and even compassion.
 
A Dual Path also contains sections specific to the massage professional and the bodywork client who are working towards better health, and more connection to themselves and to their world. The section on Sacred Bodywork is for professional touch therapists that includes photos and descriptions of techniques intended to guide their clients to a state of Systemic Relaxation, a state wherein the clients stress levels are reset, energy is released and holding patterns are transcended.  The Client and Professional Guide section advices the client on what they can do before, during and after a session and how to apply the shifts that have occured to their every day life.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

With wisdom and clarity gained from her extraordinary life history, her years of professional experience and her own journey of personal transformation, Monique Illona invites us to connect with the Sacred and Awaken the Spirit within.From the moment of our birth, expectations and responsibilities pull us in different directions. Our true nature is hidden beneath layers of everyday coping mechanisms and emotions. When we are in the midst of daily anxieties and stresses, living a sacred life with an Awakened Spirit seems a distant possibility. We may try to recapture our tranquility with yoga or meditation, but we still struggle for a spiritual life that is integrated into our daily life.The Dual Path offers a blueprint for that integration. Illona shows us how to shift our energetic matrix - our thought, behavioral, and even our physical holding patterns - so that our spiritual and daily lives are one and the same. She outlines Sacred Practices that will help us to that goal by cultivating inner stability, strength, and connection. She goes on to describe Sacred Bodywork, a complement to the Sacred Practices, providing guidance for both professional massage therapists and bodywork clients who want to understand and make the most of their sessions. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Illona began her life with a legacy of grief and pain. Her journey shows us that if we step onto the Dual Path, life can be vibrant, meaningful, and sacred.

From the Back Cover

Is this is? Or is there more to life? Are you tired of old habits you can neither shake nor break? A Dual Path calls us to Awaken the Spirit, to experience life as meaningful and sacred.Our experiences manifest themselves in emotions and behavioral patterns. Held in the body, these create an energetic matrix. The Dual Path of Sacred Practices and Sacred Bodywork reconfigure our energetic matrix, bringing about a profound transformation that makes possible an Awakened Spirit.This book is intended for bodywork professionals who want to elevate their practice to a true art and for clients who want to experience massage as a feast for the soul.It is intended for anyone ready for transformation."Thank you so much for this important contribution." - Dr. Brian Clement, Director of the Hippocrates Health Institute"In this book, Monique helps us understand how to 'gracefully develop' our skills and gifts, by explaining, with inspired choices, allegory and example, a system of personal preparation and inner work. It is so important that we continue to pay attention to our journey, and ensure continued development in every vital area of our life. This book gives us important tools to do that; to keep us connected to our true selves and to each other, and to help keep us growing." - Hugh Milne, Founder of the Milne Institute

Edition details

• Publisher: Dual Path Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0989606201
• ISBN 13: 9780989606202
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 188