"I did not arrive at my understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe through my rational mind."
—Albert Einstein
—Albert Einstein
My RCT Story
I first became acquainted with ReConnective Therapy in 2006 when a friend who had attended practitioner training was looking for “guinea pigs” to treat.* I knew little about energy work but volunteered nevertheless. Every few days he’d sit quietly with me for a minute or so and I wouldn't notice a thing.
Then after a few weeks a strange thing started to happen: the chronic, debilitating lower back pain that I'd experienced for years simply started to disappear. Having seen countless chiropractors, massage therapists, and acupuncturists, I’d only ever found temporary relief and was otherwise in some degree of pain nearly full time. Unable to attribute the dramatic change to anything but the RCT, I started attending Herwig Schön’s treatment groups where I learned more about the work, watched intriguing phenomena occurring within myself and others, felt my back continue to improve, and was in awe of how much I enjoyed the feeling of just being in the room.
At the time I had a successful but ill-suited career as a land surveyor and found myself increasingly disturbed by the disconnect between my values and the work which I eventually left — a mandate I attribute to the influence of RCT.
I began my training in 2009 and my practice in 2010, and I have yet to encounter anything remotely as enjoyable or fulfilling.
*While the term "treatment" is usually used to describe the application of RCT, it's always frankly struck me as somewhat of a misnomer as the practitioner doesn't do anything whatsoever to the person being "treated" but merely holds open an energetic door, so to speak. The practitioner neither adds to nor takes anything away from the person doing the work and the course taken is determined entirely by the body's wisdom.
I first became acquainted with ReConnective Therapy in 2006 when a friend who had attended practitioner training was looking for “guinea pigs” to treat.* I knew little about energy work but volunteered nevertheless. Every few days he’d sit quietly with me for a minute or so and I wouldn't notice a thing.
Then after a few weeks a strange thing started to happen: the chronic, debilitating lower back pain that I'd experienced for years simply started to disappear. Having seen countless chiropractors, massage therapists, and acupuncturists, I’d only ever found temporary relief and was otherwise in some degree of pain nearly full time. Unable to attribute the dramatic change to anything but the RCT, I started attending Herwig Schön’s treatment groups where I learned more about the work, watched intriguing phenomena occurring within myself and others, felt my back continue to improve, and was in awe of how much I enjoyed the feeling of just being in the room.
At the time I had a successful but ill-suited career as a land surveyor and found myself increasingly disturbed by the disconnect between my values and the work which I eventually left — a mandate I attribute to the influence of RCT.
I began my training in 2009 and my practice in 2010, and I have yet to encounter anything remotely as enjoyable or fulfilling.
*While the term "treatment" is usually used to describe the application of RCT, it's always frankly struck me as somewhat of a misnomer as the practitioner doesn't do anything whatsoever to the person being "treated" but merely holds open an energetic door, so to speak. The practitioner neither adds to nor takes anything away from the person doing the work and the course taken is determined entirely by the body's wisdom.
My feline companion and I currently live happily ever after as digital nomads who seldom seem to venture far from Washington’s Whidbey Island. Born in 1970 in Wisconsin and raised in the suburbs of Minneapolis, I’ve lived a wide range of experiences in a number of locations. While personality doesn’t seem to play any role in this work, I’d probably describe myself as a quiet, private introvert, and perhaps also as a queer, neurodivergent, chemically sensitive, non-binary (and non-dualistic!) tranny whose primary aim is to live from a place of true love — and perhaps also as a heterodox, sober, community-oriented, sauna-loving, back-to-the-land stoic. I’m not affiliated with any religion, school, or dogma, and when I’m not deliberately offering up resonant frequencies, you can often find me working in libraries, biking, swimming, foraging, cleaning up beaches and roadways, and taking endless pictures of mountains, mushrooms, and driftwood.
☀️♐/♏, 🌙♍, ⬆️♋
Numerological 5
Enneagram 6w7
INFP
☀️♐/♏, 🌙♍, ⬆️♋
Numerological 5
Enneagram 6w7
INFP
Photo of Colin Hempstead by Joseph Italiano