"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, noticed intriguing phenomena occurring within myself and others, watched 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 was finding myself increasingly disturbed by the disconnect between my values and my work which I eventually left — and urge/mandate I attribute to the influence of RCT.
I began my training in 2009, my practice in 2010, and 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, noticed intriguing phenomena occurring within myself and others, watched 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 was finding myself increasingly disturbed by the disconnect between my values and my work which I eventually left — and urge/mandate I attribute to the influence of RCT.
I began my training in 2009, my practice in 2010, and 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.
About Colin
Born 1970 in Wisconsin (in Sagittarius on the cusp of Scorpio) and raised in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Colin has lived a wide range of experiences in a number of locations, currently residing on beautiful Whidbey Island in Washington's Puget Sound. Both a quiet, private introvert and an out and proud queer, neurodivergent, non-binary tranny with a sensitivity to chemicals, he is not affiliated with any religion, school, or dogma (other than Universal Life Church ministry credentials and having been "initiated to The Tao"). He tends to be particularly fond of alignment, authenticity, cats, permaculture, community, bicycles, swimming, trains, chocolate, and ice cream, but not so much chocolate ice cream.
Born 1970 in Wisconsin (in Sagittarius on the cusp of Scorpio) and raised in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Colin has lived a wide range of experiences in a number of locations, currently residing on beautiful Whidbey Island in Washington's Puget Sound. Both a quiet, private introvert and an out and proud queer, neurodivergent, non-binary tranny with a sensitivity to chemicals, he is not affiliated with any religion, school, or dogma (other than Universal Life Church ministry credentials and having been "initiated to The Tao"). He tends to be particularly fond of alignment, authenticity, cats, permaculture, community, bicycles, swimming, trains, chocolate, and ice cream, but not so much chocolate ice cream.
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