"Body-Mind Integrative Reiki" Professional Brochure

Christopher Pringer Reiki Master and Ordained Minister 206-286-0899 chaliser@iinet.com Chalice Bridging Ministries Body-Mind-Soul Integration for a Healthy Planet Chalice Productions Art and Writing based on Body Mind Spirit Integration, Body-Mind Correlations, Body Memory, & related topics. Desktop Publishing & Concept Charting | "Synthesis" Shirts

Chris Pringer '05 ('03 w/beard)

WELCOME! Most of this site is dedicated to the in-depth aspects of Body-Mind Integration. The web traveler who wishes to understand these topics (in some depth) may do well to slow down that key-tapping adrenaline, take a nice, slow, deep breath or two... let it quicken that whole-mind, tap that Spirit ... Ahhhhh... Feel a bit more present? Wonderful! Ok... Site Tip:     Begin by briefing the whole page (any chosen one; many are long). Then choose one of the many links to related topic pages, knowing your 'back' button is handy. (And, the address bar in your browser will tell you where you are at). There is far more at this site than anyone has ever claimed to read or even visit in a week, let alone in a single sitting. So: please take your time & enjoy! There's articles & pieces of varying sizes - and artwork. And LOTS of links: to favorite sites by many gifted people and leading-edge organizations; to writings from my own perspective - that of an "Energy Worker," bodyworker, & body-awareness instructor-counselor, (since 1982, 1983, & 1985, respectively). A link to my professional brochure is a little further below.     Main Link Index for this page Here you can choose between sets of links to pages at this site, as well as sets of links for pages off site: for naturopathic health, spiritual healing, self-help psychology, consciousness, etc. The *Mind-Body Integration* pages include theory, self-help techniques (for most any level[s] of our Being), prose, concept charts to better explain some of the aforementioned, and artwork by yours truly. Most of that revolves around the topic in a fashion I would consider wholistically inter-related. Scanning the other link descriptions below will also help give a good idea of what this site is about.     "Body-Mind Integrative Reiki" Professional Brochure My Reiki Therapy & Body Awareness Practice Description, Including sections on principles and methodologies employed, as well as training, fees, etc. You may request a "Body Pattern Reading," as well as various massage/bodywork therapies, all of which techniques are listed & described in my brochure. Individual, program, and 3-6 week interval-based rates are available. Note: While massage is generally enjoyable, it is not just "a luxury" (See Quotes via sidebar to right). The brochure also includes links to special sections on Hakomi Body-Centered Psychology, as well as to "Re-Opening Bridges & Firing the Cauldrons" - Integrating Energy Work and Counseling into Bodywork. My Other Index Pages   Body-Mind-Chalice Integration Art Index Page - Artwork on the "Chalice" theme with symbology and philosophical interpretation: Essentially, the chalice, far more than just a cup in this interpretation, is about the human embodiment of Spirit into the three "lower bodies" (mental, emotional, and physical) which compose the "Body-Mind". Which is also a "cauldron" for the balancing and integrating of Humanity with the Divine - individually and communally. When incorporating "sacred geometry" into the symbology, most interesting chalice art forms naturally appear -- shown here with both hand-made and computer-generated works. It's also about the relationship of the Holy Grail to the evolution of Man, relative to the world's key religions. Which is where *The Da Vinche Code* and all that spiritual/political intrigue comes in.   4C-Publishing (Chalice Creations and Concept Charting) About Desktop Publishing that Presents Your Service, Concept, and Vision -- Effectively, Elegantly, and Purposefully, including Vibrant Greeting Cards, Logos, Display Ads, Promotional Presentations, Charts & Web Books, Mandala & Prayer Cards. This page also has a good sampling of "Vibrant Greeting Cards" & Sacred Geometry Art (thumbnails).   Mind-Body Memory Research & the Future of Preventative Medicine ? The Fascia-Memory Project Home Page is about prospective research into the relationships of connective tissue (fascia), 'body-Memory' & related dynamics, as well as research into new connective tissue scanning devices. Now includes a table of contents for the seven main sections/pages and two charts. Based on questions concerning the physiological relationships to the intangibles of emotional memory storage. For perspective on this far-reaching multi-faceted proposal, see Fascia-Memory Project Overview Chart. The range of application extends from the medical industry to personal home use, to public education, to social and correctional rehabilitation. One of my main visions / goals is a society where/in children are taught how to feel/see/read their own body-mind communications such that preventative health maintenance eventually becomes second nature. That would then be part of our upbringing and public schooling. (Sample benefit: Over time we would learn to channel our initial stress response into channels more creative than that of fight or flight. And actually, much of this "adrenal response" has been shown to be a learned response, and not necessarily innate. Hence, we would be encouraged to re-awaken and build upon what I believe to be a natural inclination - conscious self-healing and continuous expansion of awareness.) Related: "Fascia-based Memory Storage System Theory" - the original theory page with more background research references and bibliography (original at my site; I first published the basic theory in 1995 at another site.)   Notes on Assimilation of New Information and Facilitating Paradigm Shift Potential About Learning, Challenge, & Creating Opportunities

Body-Mind Awareness And Preventative Health Maintenance Body-Mind Awareness - as the bottom line of preventative health maintenance - is one of the most simple, efficacious, and cost effective forms of health insurance there can possibly be. Why? Focused awareness to the body, which occurs naturally with massage therapy and energy-work, brings circulation of blood, nerve, and bio-magnetic energies... Circulation thus improves where caring attention is directed, especially if focused simultaneously from within and also from a practitioner. Generally, cells complain much less, if at all (with pain signals), where circulation is plentiful... Learning “body-mind” awareness, promoted more easily and naturally during massage and energy-work than any other activity - thus provides preventative health maintenance and equates to health insurance. ...Like kids, cells do best (by far) if we keep them fed, clean, and feeling loved. And as we learn to listen to them (finding what responses to them work best for the whole being), they will tell us, in their own physical and/or emotional language, what changes need attending to... So what could be more effective than focused awareness on our cells, which massage therapy naturally encourages ? click here for complete text Just a Luxury? Also, The socially common myth, that "massage is just a luxury," has created a grievous limitation for those people whose conditions would be immediately and effectively remedied with massage or energy-work. For some, the inclusion of this therapy would make all the difference in healing. Note by Dannion Brinkley, author of *Saved By the Light.* Guest Book, Donations and Other Ways to Support this Site For more about this site and some elaboration on my work (less formal than in my brochure) just scroll down a little. Click on a song to PLAY from lightworkers.org powered by FreeFind bodymindvuspanaturalhealth

ABOUT THIS SITE -- And My Work:          At this site I have focused on the nature of integration and wholeness -- that is, on the pragmatic (eg: functionally useful & daily appreciated) synthesis of one's Body, Mind, Emotions, and the "spiritual interface" of these with one's Higher Power, and the maintenance of this interface as necessary for living "in the world," while one simultaneously develops within oneself the highest potentials one is capable of. Thence comes the term, "Multi-Dimensional."          At this site I also focus much on the practical application of self-healing methodology and appropriate attitudes toward preventative maintenance and well-being. Specific topics at this site involve "Body-Memory" and Mind-Body Correlations, "Body-Parenting," Body-Awareness-Enhancement, pain and related considerations; integrated therapies that combine connective tissue work, release of chronic muscle pain & habit patterns, energy-balancing and attunements, and personal growth processing. The "emotional body" process, regarded here as a critical part of one's spiritual path, is also addressed in various writings. Explaining the how's and why's of that can become "heady", I know, and yet I try to keep such writings understandable - at least by those with a lay person's interest in psychology, or at least it's practical application to achieving and maintaining physical well-being. The self-help writing is kept basic, with links for elaboration and study.          My dedication has been to -- the development and passing on of -- practical and (very) hands-on, grounded applications of such concepts, while respecting the dimensions of time and space as necessary for the work of attaining higher states of well-being. I believe it safe to say that physical bodies do need to take time and take up space, even while some may want to debate that mental and emotional bodies do not or need not take up space(!).         I am educated enough and intellectually interested in the how's and why's related to my work, and in sharing that with interested people. And yet it has taken some time to find a useful balance of in that sharing during my client-work so that it doesn't overwhelm some clients. This web site helps in that regard, allowing me to fulfill my need to provide what I hope is useful information, contributing to others' progress as well.         [However, -please Note- I do not "push religion" or otherwise try to "save" people. I believe that anything forced (given more force than actually needed, that is) -or secreted- into someone's space eventually comes back in one's face. I believe that people learn and grow best in their own time and path, and that diversity in most every aspect of life is healthy, and is a natural result of essential individuality. I believe that diversity's natural occurrence is simply one requirement for society's growth towards communal well-being.] "In Context"          I understand that one can only be focused on one thing at a time (no matter how "psychic" or otherwise gifted a person may be - albeit not withstanding the expansiveness of peripheral vision, internal or external). However, your reading what I say in any one writing -in context- with what I write elsewhere, may be important for understanding what it has to offer. For this reason you'll find many links from most any writing at my site to a number of other writings here. If you enjoy multi-tasking, you'll love this site. <grin> I can't wait to get those concept flow-charts developed for illustrating the relationships between the various multi-level dynamics written at this site. They might provide the only way for me to "keep it simple" before I'm even close to finished here. An early and limited example of the kind of charting that I'm talking about would be the at the "Goal Chart" page.     Some Elaboration On My Work and my place in it (less formal than in my brochure)           I have relied on my hands as well as my ears and eyes to tell me whether an approach is useful to the client. And I'm probably more than a tad intuitive when not overly focusing "in" on something. I am thankful to be physically strong, kinesthetically sensitive and appreciative of the more subtle sensory information. My life experience tells me that most people like sessions to include only your basic quiet massage. Others benefit from my "Let's see why this is - how we can make it work better" attitude when it comes to injury troubleshooting and treatment. Many also enjoy the empowerment gained from the preventative maintenance approach - the "Integral Body Awareness Training that can involve "body-reading, related discussion, and body-awareness instruction/counseling. And others find it incredibly easy to talk about themselves in this environment. What I really enjoy is the variance among all the people and each session, seeing what each individual brings each day. After 16 years of this, I consider myself very fortunate to be able to learn from each person that comes in.           My work is usually described as "thorough," "you always seem to know right where to go," "...don't waste any time" etc. I sometimes call my approach "Search & Employ," where I "go in" and find areas that are out-of-touch and bring them back "into the family." I generally do Reiki, but may do bodywork if requested (at no additional charge; specific techniques may be indicated in my brochure's detailed section on "Formal Training"): a favorite technique is Orthobionomic muscle-shortening and compression (a kind of very slow highly directed squeeze) with touches of Trager (moderately fast joint manipulation). Other times Trigger Point work is combined - In the same stroke, not just the same session - and ends up looking like acupressure but carries a different approach. And percussion (tapping, slapping, etc) is often blended with a kind of tragering effect. The depth of my work varies, my movements are often very slow and may include Passive Joint Movement technique (very very slow joint manipulation). If you are interested to know what constitutes "the work" of my business in toto, you can check out the Organizational Chart for Chalice-Bridging Ministries and Chalice Productions, the parent entities of Body-Mind Integration, Reiki, and Integrative Awareness Instruction/Counseling. Some day I'll may make an index out of this page too <grin>           Please enjoy the links as needed to get any details. Thank you very much for checking out the site, and please feel welcome to email your comments, recommendations, questions, etc. I do this site (html, etc) myself and I'm learning & adding a little bit more all the time. Eventually I might crop these long pages to the more modern short and bright pages with the cool side bars :-). (But I've had that statement there so long and it's never become the priority to follow it, being the rebel that I am, so hopefully we'll get benefit anyway ;)

Thank you for your interest! In Case You Wondered, Here are Some Ways to Support My Work (1) Donations          If you feel well served by what you found here, I would certainly appreciate any donations offered. This is how I've chosen to publish my writing and artwork so far, and there are approximately 60 original essays here on body-mind-spirit integration topics and various geometric art pieces, including art-backed prayer sheets. (And with yours truly being the webmaster, by the way. Where's those darned elves when you need them? <grin>). If you are local, donations can may also the form of particular items and/or services that I would be in need of at the time (like handwritten essays that need to be digitized among other things).           For more information you may contact me via chaliser@iinet.com. (please incl. "permit2chris" in body of email.) Or via 206-286-0899, or regular mail to Chalice-Bridging Ministries, 1819 10th Ave. West, Suite #102, Seattle, WA 98119.     Please make checks out to 'Chris Pringer.' Thank you very much. Click to see the Organizational Chart for Chalice Productions, the parent business of Body-Mind Integration, (including for Reiki, and Integrative Awareness Counseling/Personal Coaching), Chalice-Bridging Ministries, etc.) (2) Spreading the Word If you think others would benefit from visiting this site, here are three ways to facilitate that:           1) just email them my site address. If you like, you may include the description that I've provided below, or just relating your own impressions would be fine.           2) and/or visit your favorite Search engine and submit my URL (site address) there. Sometimes they ask for a description, and I have included a sample one for you below. You can copy and paste it into your Notepad, then from there into the site description box as applicable.           3) for the next site you visit (or as/when appropriate) use their form or email address to tell them why you think/feel it'd be a good idea for them to consider adding a link to my site there. Thank you! A suggested (brief) site description you can use for either of these purposes is: "Body-Mind Integrative Awareness Home Page -- Essays/Poetry on Mind-Body-Spirit Integration, Self-Healing, Consciousness, Personal Growth, Bodywork & Related Therapies, Energy-work, Preventative Maintenance. Why pursue body-mind integration ? Because it is very likely the most effective means of preventative health maintenance (through understanding the infrastructure of our health system), as well as for in depth awareness of ones own place, time, path, and purpose" [http://www.chalicebridge.com/Index.html; chaliser@iinet.com ]. Thanks again!