"My Cells - My Children"
and Other Samples of Inner (Parent-Child) Communications
via Prose & Metaphor...


About An Approach to "Body-Parenting" in Mind-Body Integration
and a powerful form of Preventative Health Maintenance.   [New 12/16/09]


The prose was written to serve as a metaphor to illustrate the dynamic relationships
of mind, body, emotions, and Spirit, as well as the INNER-child-parent-family relationships. It is intended to convey, in a less analytical way, a functional and healing approach in a special kind of body-parenting communication with the cells, organs, and body systems. "Body-Parenting" is based on the "Re-Parenting" approach of emotional awareness based personal growth & self-healing. In layman's terms: Re-Parenting is a therapeutic methodology that uses a kind of dialog between core components of one's psyche. [More in shoptalk: It is more influenced by John Bradshaw, and Humanist Gestalt perspectives than Transactional Analysis. The "body-parenting" adaptation of the Re-Parenting approach is additionally influenced by Hakomi body-centered psychotherapy.]

      Page Sections & Links      

     "My Cells My Children"   with Sidebar "An Optimal Injury Experience"
a common experience-based story for understanding the prose

   Basis of Metaphor
   "From a Chat about Talking to One's Cells"
   "Communications and Healing: Trusting The Connections"
   "Web Dancing Connected"
   "The Chaliverse"     (Artwork)
   "Bringing My Family Together"
   Related Essays
   Copyright/Disclosure, Author, & HomePage Info


Note:   The principle of "As Above, So Below," has to do with relationships of things up and down the spiritual, psychological, and biological hierarchy(s) of human beings. EG:   When one heals one's heart, this not only effects the capacity for health in a positive way of other organs and systems in one's own body but also the capacity of others in his/her community to heal their hearts as well. In that light, one might also apply this poetry as a metaphor, up and down the hierarchy of communal structure as well. And, to take that a step further, I wonder: might it be as much truth as it is metaphor?

 

      My Cells - My Children      



My cells know what to do and they do what they know

resting into alignment and into the FLOW.

Nothing to make happen, nothing to make be

just allowing their being all they are as One with me.

appreciating their loyalty for serving against their way

in past times of survival, holding & protecting each day.

Reacting to experience, my voice at times unconscious,

at times so were others' -

passing on what I felt others knew best,

'though just fathers & mothers.

I'm learning as a parent, that nurturing part of me -

to be with my little selves, trusting me to be of Thee,

allowing my muscles to rest into their places

balancing into the PRESENCE, breathing into the spaces.

In Tune with the Blueprint and guidance of my BEING

that's eternally inviting my opening, feeling, and Seeing,

For these are all my CHILDREN, having always obeyed my voice,

now rejoining my family, all with awareness and choice.


Christopher Pringer 8'88; Rev'd 12'06 (lines 8&9)
An Optimal Injury Experience

When an infant or very young child hurts himself in play, he calls out for or runs to his mother or father and "lets it all out" as the parent listens without judgement, knowing that his/her listening unconditionally loving and accepting presence is what does most if not all of the healing. The wounds are taken care of, of course, but the presence is the balm that makes the pain better. Sometimes the wound was not physical at all, but a need to make sure the presence is there. And this is what happens when things are going well, developmentally, for the child. No reason to store tension, so in a short amount of time all is let go, yet the learning is retained, the memory is stored naturally for future use as/when/to the degree needed, and it's "time to move on" into the next thing. And to be as fully present with it as with the time he was learning. This is how parent and child interract optimally. However, few people have all of their early childhood experiences looking like that, and some people have very few of them like that. Hence the storage of tension and memory in the cells. Which is the heart of what the Body-Mind Integration... essay page is all about, along with the potential for increasing that "Body-Parenting" connection (the 'Heart' of my work), that primarily motivated this site into Manifestation. Well, that and 'the Chalice aspect', or 'the Chalice Metaphor/Symbolism', or 'the Chalice Aspect of the overall God-the-Parent--God-the-Child metaphor'. Choose what works for you . [9/24/11]
         


 
Basis of Body-Parenting & Related Metaphor


          Like kids, cells do best if we keep them fed, clean, and feeling loved. And as we learn to give them healthy messages and especially to just listen to them, like kids, they will tell us what changes need attending to. And *body-awareness* is how we listen.

          Injuries occur primarily due to overly tensed muscle cells, to unable to flex with events and circumstances in our environment. Cells are not bad, or wrong in any way for being overly tense due to having their circulation crimped by compressed cell structures, thereby deprived of good connection to the sources of nurishment, and unable to sufficiently rid themselves of waste products from all their hard work. Certainly not for becoming deseased or disfunctioning as a result, let alone for trying to maintain systemic equilibrium by whatever means are left to them. Like kids, they are habitually responding to our own unconscious inner messages. Those that we've been giving them since our formative years - about how to respond to the conditions. Under harsh conditions in early life, they adapt and find a way to cope -- if at all possible, if you tell them they have to -via thoughts, and feelings. If they don't get "the all clear" (especially if they've never "heard" it before), then they maintain the "armoring."

          Held long enough, thoughts and feelings become decisions and attitudes about life. Cells can actually maintain those -via adaptive roles- and for a whole lifetime, if they don't get a corrective message. I.E.: IF we, as infants, often needed to tense up -or "armor up"- various muscles for emotional or physical protection (ie: when adults around us acted insensitively or worse), THEN we most likely continued through adulthood to hold various muscles in an overly tense state - "ready" to respond to more of same, perhaps expecting life to be that way. The nervous system is designed to get our attention when we are doing something unhealthy. It's not the cells' fault if that system has been muffled by our own choice.

          But would you really like getting used to living underfed, unclean, and insensitive to the warning signals? Assuming your answer is no, the next question may be about how to remedy such a situation where we have basically adapted to less than optimal conditions? I suggest that first, we fix the supply system and take care of those basics. Secondly, we remedy the attitude that got them that way, or else the cells will never feel they can drop the coping mechanisms, let alone learn what a happy, communicative, and cooperatively sharing environment is about.

          Muscle cells need to know/experience what relaxation is, as well as what intense work is, in order to have an appropriately full range of tonicity/contractedness, and to find the right tone for a given condition. Cell systems adjust, based on our messages to them. Perhaps especially those messages that are aligned with long-term health, since our bodily systems seem designed for adaptation and endurance. NOTE: It is said that Our own voices and thoughts carry the most weight with our own cell systems. And that *verbalizing* a belief or decision, especially doing so *with feeling,* is much more powerful that just thinking it.

          Sometimes we will receive insight about a corrective action we must take; i.e.: by newly feeling the need to adjust our posture or some kind of bodily movement, or even due to reviving memories (that were previously suppressed). Details of these processes are explained in the essay, "Body-Mind Integration in the Personal Growth Process"- The How's And Why's Of Psycho-Emotional Storage of the Body-Mind (in layman's physiology & psychology): When, how and why tension is stored and released; communication between body and mind, benefits; proprioreceptors, personal growth, massage/bodywork, therapist's approach, etc. Originally published by the author in Massage Magazine, July-Aug 1992. May-June 2011: Addendum essays added with the goal of clarifying these topics as more easily understandable for *common sense* preventative maintenance application, including "Muscle Q & A" - a Kind of overview of the core topics, as well as further completing the context and clarifying the dynamics and processes involved. Some special applications of body-parenting are explained in "Tensing Yoga - Exercises for Self Healing, Preventative Maintenance, & Mind-Body Awareness".

SUMMARY:
          With body awareness, learning to listen and respond to our cell systems, we enhance our senses naturally. We give the cells the corrective messages about tonicity, circulation, function, etc. And thereby we provide opportunity for our self-healing mechanisms to be maintained, and turned back on as necessary. A set of short summary personal quotes on body-mind awareness are in the Author/Editor Section. A link to the Body-Mind Integration home page is also there, where on many aspects of preventative maintenance are discussed and/or linked to.


 
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      "Talking To One's Cells"     
From an On-line Chat


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... My heart does that to me sometimes. Bad heart bad heart.
<grin> silly
Maybe.
don't talk about your hearts and parts that way, they might believe you someday
Hmmmm.
Believe WHAT?
eg: not healthy to tell your inner kids they're bad
Heart isn't really bad. Just does dumb things sometimes.
Way dumb.
they're overworked, hurt, misperceiving, etc, but not bad --
just responding to a misbehaving parent that forgot who the kids were
Ain't misbehaving no more........


 
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      "Communications and Healing:     
TRUSTING THE CONNECTIONS



          " Healing Work",  Connecting the points,  Connecting the families,

Connecting the children,  Connecting the parents,

                                                                            all inside oneself.

They all KNOW what to do, more "perfectly" than one can conceive 

      (after all,  they are the Mind of God - in form).   

    And with PRESENCE,    they do what they know.   

                    All the atoms, cells, organs, and systems...

          They're all good kids,  doing what my own mind has told them -

                      whether it's according to what works in the long run or not.

            Many thousands of messages from thousands of thoughts

                      makes for thousands of feelings over time...

                                bringing the families together...

So it's not always so simple.

                      But finding the patterns, WHEN considering that ... 

          people communicate even as they may try not to

                                (you can't not communicate) -

  and especially when one is in need - even if one is not aware of the need,

                              even if one believes one is not supposed to need, 

                              even if one tries to communicate another need, 

                      if you really listen long enough, THEN you discover ... 

people will communicate the need that is truly there.

        And since the healing occurs when connections are made within oneself, 

        and since the connections are made,

                      as the children and parents communicate - 

all inside oneself...

The "healer" needs only to listen and mediate,          

           facilitate an environment that allows and encourages

              what would otherwise happen naturally:

the communication and understanding            

                  that brings the families together.

          And it does for the most part to "perfection"

                  -- per the Buddhist definition, considering our place in evolution.   

          And it would be so -- without doing time & space on the Earth plane

                  --  in, for, and between all the other parts of us ALL --

          were it not for the messages -

old ones all, mimic'd or self created or from others in ONE's experience -

      messages we have taken in and had stand on the bridges

      like censoring sentries of separation

      between our inner worlds

as if those worlds were some foreign to us,

                    and God didn't know where else to put them --

... and learning who to trust to tell us how to know better...


"Can't Trust", you say?

            Experience - with and without limitation - how else to learn ?

and what if everybody - and all their cells and organs -

                      both (inner) children and parents - communicated efficiently,

                              and we all knew what we all    t r u e l y    n e e d e d ? 

                      Well then, how -- else with honor -- could we act --

                              bringing the families together ?

                      And as one learns to trust one's own Self 

            (each of the parts as we come to know the whole being),

          we may learn to trust others -

                                                      at least to be themselves.

                    And knowing oneself, 

one knows more about what brings circumstances,

    and what kinds of situations come with various people,

              loving them for their experience that brought them to you,

                    in the way that creates the experience that you share with them.

      One cannot not communicate, so why not listen -- to self as well ?

          We tell stories, make conversation that helps us

            to laugh at our inner conversations

and to understand our own contradictions.

                    Someday we may each learn to speak 

                            who we ARE - feelings and all,  and know that it is safe -

                            even if someone seems to insist on perceiving the world

                            only from his/her own experience, different from our own.

Perhaps, as we L-earn each other's trust/truth,

              we open to real-eye-zing our potent-I-all.

We seem to learn the best and the most at the point of paradox --

              at the place where we struggle 

                for more clarity and definition, or diffusion and connectedness --

                              and here, we might glean how the ends of the world meet, 

Bringing the Families Together...




-- Christopher Pringer, 4'95--12'95  
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      "WEB DANCING CONNECTED"     



The Way is Known

                    Here and Now Present with a Plan for me
                    Faith in "The Blueprint"

                    of my Higher Power, Spirit-Matrix-In-Form

The Way is Facilitated

                    And I Am Guided

Resources Now Made Available for each Step

                    As I enter, meet my inner cells/children, and meld

                    -- with appreciation for their roles & feelings --

                    I melt with Love the congealed areas of my life/body,

                    Old ways and paths forgiven, released in the Flow of Creation

                    Inherent Gifts now Real-Eyes-ed and accepted

                    Natural cycles now resume for these my Inner Children

I Am the Vehicle

The Chalice of My Being in Matter Form

Web Dancing, Connected

And My Heart Drives



  
             "The Chaliverse"       (JPG file)                 © 7-97, Chris Pringer


 
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      "Bringing My Family Together"     


I have discovered in me the Divine (Inner) Child
   who once loved enough to trust the untrustworthy
     and sacrifice its freedom (to be all it is)
in order to set the scene for learning and teaching -
    now the persona of my emotional body.

I discover (in me) the Divine Father and Mother
  and I realize Compassion in loving the child
    through my re-experience of his sacrifice ...
memories of separation, bonding broken, identity torn.
Uncovering and allowing, uncovering and allowing,
          I find my broken child,
   let him scream and pound, shake, or just pout.
I hear his needs and become the mother he cries for.

As the child now releases the quagmired feelings
and the muscle tension it held as its shield,
    the judgments are retired
and the Light of mind re-creates with Love.
The three lower bodies (mental, emotional, and physical)
    integrate, align with the higher bodies,
and ground my being into the clarity of my Purpose.

I discover more and more of myself as perfect
        ("ALL things considered").
Including the a-parent lacking, the a-parent wrongs
        of the a-parent past --
the roles each has played in the becoming
    of That I Am (always have been).
I need no longer react to the rules and judgments,
no longer transfixed by the fear I used to fear.

Unburdened by ego's need for protection of what I now feel,
Now Forgiveness and Clarity reveal the true nature
    of this part of the path.
    my path and choices clearly seen,
I act with power, compassion, and self-knowledge.

The discovery brings together the Divine Family in me
and integrates That in me for the rebirth of "my" Soul
    into my material body.
A small part of the Plan for Earth is restored.
    I Am That I Am (through me)
    the Power of All Life manifested.

    I am free! So Be It!


Christopher Pringer 10'88

 
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IDEALS IN TENSION = INTENTION
[ This reads both horizontally and vertically
(which is part of the whole metaphor it speaks to) ]


In
TENSION


Tension sustains the body  
Paradox sustains the mind  
Suspension is the bridge  
Awareness is the crossing  
Letting go the bridge  
of suspension  









 Values yet to be fully lived
 Potentials to be fully realized
 evolving us
 expanding limits
 of cognitive dissonance
 in abeyance
Time is of no consequence  
in Right Brain Logic



--Prose by Christopher Pringer

Note about the term, *Intention*:
From an Eastern philosophical perspective (and as used here), "Intention" pertains more to *Being* than *doing*, to *motivation* than *goal*, and implying that what comes from such *Presence* will naturally accomplish what is most needed. More about that at "On Potential Realities, Ideals, Goals, and Accomplishment" at the Evolution Trends page (about Mankind's potential for maturity, creativity, health, and enjoyable sustainability). And at "Heart's Desire, Ideals, & Accomplishment" (Aug'11) is About clarifying what we most truly want, and how we can have that... also about HOW we respond to Pain & Loss (whether caused by disease, ourselves, others, or the economy) and are brought back together again - the *how* that can MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

   
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ChBullet    "Body-Mind Integration in the Personal Growth Process"
BASIC HOW'S AND WHY'S Of Storage of Tension and Memory in the bodily tissues ("normal" and otherwise): When, how and why it is stored and released; communication between body and mind, benefits; proprioreceptors, personal growth, massage/bodywork, therapist's approach, etc.
(Published In Massage Magazine, July-August 1992). May-Oct 2011: Addendum essays added with the goal of clarifying these topics as more easily understandable for *common sense* preventative maintenance application, as well as further completing the context and clarifying the dynamics and processes involved, including "Muscle Q & A" - a Kind of overview of the core topics, "Body Awareness and Communications, as Related to Body-Memory and Integration", "Insight Please", "EQ, IQ, Emotional Integration, and a Synergetic Relationship", and "Sticky Muscles", Reviews for two articles "on Massage, Alternative Therapies, & Pain, with "Study: Massages really can make pain go away"; & Sept 2011 Consumer Report; quotes, commentary & charts.

ChBullet    The "Core Body-Mind Integration Concepts in Context Chart" is now (10/10/11) at the Organization Chart page. It compacts the key points into a relatively small visual space, and provides a summary of them and their implications relative to body-mind preventative maintenance, pain management, other aspects.

ChBullet    "Integration" by Krysta Gibson,
about Common myths vs realities about psycho-spiritual integration; effective guidance about feelings and memories, 'living in the now', 'releasing' events and people, 'forgiving and forgetting' the past - for living the spiritual life fully and meaningfully. Originally published by Krista Gibson in "The New Times" of Seattle. Through the late 80's & most of the 90's, I always read Krysta's essays if I didn't have time to read anything else, and kept copies of various or her articles handy for my clients to take home with them. Still current...
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Chris, Feb'11

"INTEGRATION":
"Integration" (whether of the past, the good, the bad, or the ugly) in the wholistic or therapeutic sense, implies that the information or skills are re-organized and then learned from, in such a healthfully in such a healthfully complete or "Integral" way (*Love-Wisdom* in application), that it is understood and used for the highest good. The process involves "Synergy" of many systems, and the word "Transformative" is often used to describe it.

ChBullet   "WHY PAIN? Notes on Pain, Awareness & Denial"
Pertains to Physical and other levels - Aspects in Developing a Practical Approach with Compassion. I begin with basic, more physical-level concepts, and extend into other dimensions from there. There may be more proper medical terms for most of the dynamics I describe, but my purpose is to try to explain a complex but common experience in an understandable fashion. includes short essays, "Intro & Notes on Pain, Pain Reduction, Pain Elimination, Pain Desensitization", "A List Of Factors In The Perception Of Pain", "More On Referral Of Pain", "Delayed Healing", "Why Deep Massage/Bodywork?", "Should A Massage Be Painful?", "Touch-Sensivity of Muscles...", "Stress & Energy Related Pains", "Notes On Pain From Gestalt Perspective", "Internal Separation And Healing".

ChBullet    "Love Letter" self-applied journaling technique (Word doc format)
"Nice name, serious work": This letter format is useful for preparing and/or facilitating deeper communications and/or resolving conflict/issues within self or with another person (ie: parent, former mate, etc). This method can fill a special need for therapeutic dialog with someone who is currently not present, including those who have passed on. Because most of what any person can actually heal, or may be responsible to heal, is within ones own feeling body. It is also valuable for/during various strictly personal therapeutic processes, for simply journaling, including self-dialog between two or more parts of yourself that represent mixed feelings about something. Other benefits include introduction to and practice in additional valuable self-healing techniques: "Self-Parenting;" constructing practical, emotionally integrative affirmations; making decisions about your intention and direction for healing change; and verbalizing those decisions in order to etch them into ones being. The latter initiates the completion of (as yet unmet) essential need(s) of the inner-child, and may manifest changes in related physical symptoms (ie: less pain). Titled, "How To Write A Love Letter", this is Available in Word doc format or (Unformatted) Text format. [You may also be able to right click on either of those links, select "save link as" (or equivalent), and save the file(s) to your hard drive for later use.]

Chart  of Pattern Triad & Body-Mind-Spirit Triangle Interfaces, © Chris Pringer Apr'11
"Pattern Triad & Body-Mind-Spirit Triangle Interfaces" sig'd
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ChBullet "Understanding the Pattern Triad and The Body Pattern Assessment" About Mind-Body Relationships, (from) coping mechanisms, (to) skills, (to) gifts through challenges on one's Life Path. This page is about how the body has habitually responded to experience is evidenced by the body's holding and movement patterns. Includes [Rev'd & New Sections, 12/27/09] "Notes on Mind-Body Correlations - Source-References, Organization of *Body Memory,* and 'WHAT I DO' ". Other sections include excerpts from "Body Memory and ... Learning Life Lessons." About aspects to be discovered, emotionally cleared, and then employed as mental/emotional assets and guidance towards determining and accomplishing life goals. I provide an explaination for a system of assessments and mind-body correlations -- learned and integrated from/for my work with others as well as for my own life process. Note: Keywords referring to, or related to, the same phenomenon: somatic memory, tissue memory, muscle memory, somatic experience, somatic healing, somatic therapy.

ChBullet Energy Psychology at Southeast Institute
Energy psychology focuses on the interrelationship of energy systems, emotion, behavior, psychopathology, and health. These systems include the electrical activity of the nervous system, acupuncture meridians, chakras, biofields, and morphogenetic fields. A good resource page for sample self-applications and related resources is at Feeling Free .Net. Another good reference is Dr. Fred P. Gallo's Energy Psych .Com site submitted, Thank you, by Bruce Tanner. I found the "Preface to Energy Psychology in Psychotherapy" page very informative.
          [ In my opinion, based on discussion with various practitioners of EFT, the "Emo-Free" ("TAP" & related) systems work very well (and relatively quickly) for many people. And for vets and PTSD, EFT can "put the fire out". But it may not result in more than brief relief in cases where the cause of the trouble is based in, or critically anchored to, deep-seated emotions that were traumatically suppressed in early childhood. Per reasons as indicated at pages by yours truly, and/per those references of my teachers in body-centered psychology. I'm referring here to considerations in the difference between Gestalt, New Thought, EFT, and Behavioral schools of psychology, the different approaches to what some of us call "the emotional body", the cause of emotional pain, what we might call "true" preventative maintenance, etc. EFT seems to be a cross between Behavioral and New Thought(?). -Chris Pringer ]

ChBullet    "A Gestalt Perspective," and "Seven Phases of Personal Growth" (2 Essays)
A perspective on an approach to and regard for life, one's past and present, as well as a basis for personal growth and/or therapy. I could've called it an integrated 'Gestaltist-Humanist-Buddhist-New Thought' perspective. (You could say these are my main sources, from among the various "schools" of psychology and correlating approaches to application of therapy.)

ChBullet   "The Use Of Questions (and Gestalt approach) In Effective Affirmation Therapy"
Theory & Examples for Practical Application. Theory section explains how this (PRQ) system compares to other affirmation techniques and therapies - how and why they work, advantages of PRQ's, etc. Includes Lots of Sample PRQ's (Positive Response Questions) for learning and affirming any desired knowledge, Simple How-To's in developing Pragmatic use of "the right question" -- from a test situation and/or from regular affirmations. Works well for the intangibles (Personal Growth oriented) which many would say has to come before you can truly enjoy the rest anyway. © `94
 






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Atomic Chalice III - Gold on Black, Thumbnail, © Chris Pringer 2001
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        ABOUT THE SYMBOLIC ART: The symbols for the "Chalice" - or Holy Grail - that I often use are drawn essentially from ancient archetypes - including the symbol(s) composing what is known as "The Star of David," which symbols actually pre-date(s) any such reference by many centuries or more. They all have their own rich meanings as related to the spiritual dilemma or paradox, balancing or synthesis of qualities (such as Yin & Yang), and healing transformation. Here, the Chalice is essentially a "cauldron" for the balancing and integrating of Humanity with the Divine - individually and communally. The "Chalice-Star" over the three traveling magi is used in my Solstice or Christmas Card design to represent our quest - in this earthly dimension of body, mind, and spirit - for the inner-most Source of one's spirit and faith -- whether that would be the Inner Christ, Inner Buddha, Inner Mohammed, or the Divine Mother's Spirit connecting All Life, etc. You may find out the actual origins of my relationship with these archetypes at Home Page for Body-Mind-Chalice Integration (and related artwork).

       
SUPPORT: If you feel well served by what you found here, I would certainly appreciate your support. Although there is virtually 3 large books (and thousands of hours) worth of written material (not including the artwork) here, nothing has ever been sold at this site (although I do promote my therapy practice and desktop publishing skills). In any case, if you feel you have benefited by your visit to this site and would like to support the work here, please check out the Chalice Bridging Ministries / PolyPsyArts Support System.

          REPRODUCTION & Copyright: I welcome my writing/artwork being reproduced, and with respect, I very much appreciate your honoring my REQUIREMENT that such reproduction be according to the following conditions:
         1) that it is in it's original and complete form (or an editing or excerpt by agreement with the author); 2) contact info are intact (included visible and readable with the writing or artwork): "Chris Pringer, chrispringer@chalicebridge.com, www.chalicebridge.com"; 3) the following conditions are ALSO complied with: Hardcopy reproduction is ok so long as a) it is only for (non-profitable) personal use (1 copy), or non-profit organizational use (1 copy per employee); b) posting on web pages, blogs, or forums is ok only with my expressed permission in each case (partly because I want to know where it's been put, and I'd be most honored to be asked); c) distribution of my writings or artwork is not ok unless with my prior written permission and/or agreement with regard to appropriate (if any) compensation. 4) Any mirroring of my website in part or in total complies with the above. 5) The only exception to the above being for the World Healing Prayers, which I encourage people to make all the copies desired - as can be used effectively - without obligation to get my permission or even contact me, although I would love and most appreciate hearing from you about that. [ This section edited for clarification Sept. 2010; Original statement Aug 2000 when site at AOL. Also Please Note as needed: I have yet to ever sell -or give permission for anyone else to sell- any of my artwork on E-Bay or anywhere else - Dec'07 ...Feb'11 ]


          AUTHORSHIP & ORIGINS: Unless otherwise noted under the titles or artwork, all essays, artwork, prayers, pages at my web site, as at my previous site at AOL (Fall'97 to Spring'06) -- and with exception of a very few and diminishing numbers of the solid color and cloudy-sky color backgrounds, bullets & bars, and the logo/headers from or revised for others' sites (as noted) -- has been composed, created & rendered, and web-authored © by myself, Christopher Pringer, practitioner in Body-Mind-Energy Integration Therapies since 1984, ordained minister since 1987. Actually on August 17, 1987, "Harmonic Convergence Day", with New Age Fellowship, Seattle, WA, more recently with S.H.E.S. (International Assembly of Spiritual Healers & Earth Stewards Congregations, SHES.Org) in 2001 for/as "Chalice-Bridging Body Mind & Soul Ministries" Most of the personal health-oriented essays at this site were written in the early 90's, as compared to the social/political/peace oriented pages since 1997, with the proposed Fascia Memory Research Project first published in 1996, and the "Evo-Trends" perspective in 1995. I have been gradually improving their style over the years, including the dates of revisions therein.

          DISCLAIMER: None of my writing or artwork is intended to be, to replace, or discourage the appropriate use of, medical attention and/or treatment, but as educationally informative for the purpose of overall health enhancement and preventative maintenance.     So far as I know, I have not quoted any other person without saying so. I have emulated a number of writers and teachers, so I wouldn't be surprised if many of my statements have similar words and meanings as they. In any case, I have always tried to say what I believed, and when knowingly restating someone else's words, I say so (except perhaps in annotated links to their web sites).




Transition Mandala w/ Transforming Heart Overlay
"Transition Mandala w/ Transforming Heart Overlay" © Chris Pringer 2008



Chalice-Forming 3D (wLt3DPiCh&Orbs) artwork by Christopher Pringer
"Chalice Forming 3D w/Subtle 3DPi-Chalice" © Chris Pringer 2009 [Description]



'Chalice Vortex Bridge over Earth' artwork by Christopher Pringer, '07-'09
"Chalice Vortex Bridge over Earth-rS" © Chris Pringer 2007-09



Chris Playing with Bridges
PolyPsyArts for "Pragmatic Idealism"
for getting "from here to there".
Logo © Chris Pringer, PolyPsyArts, web editor for vUSPA (virtual US Peace Academy), member of Veteran's for Peace and of the "Seattle 12" of SNOW (Seattle Non-Violent Opponents of War).
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is MOST APPRECIATED
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via chrispringer@chalicebridge.com. I Hope you have found this page useful. Please let me know if it (or any parts of it, or other pages here) do not make sense to you, or don't seem consistent, etc. Thank you!

Chalice Bridging Logo Links to SiteMap & OrgChart for Chalice Productions & Body-Mind Integration, ChaliceBridge.Org, Fascia Memory Project, and PolyPsyArts, Chris Pringer
Click here to see the
Organization Chart / Site Map
as well as "How and Why this Site Is Different - A study in Cross-Discipline Knowledge Sharing and Utilization." About the critical challenge of, and our potential for, optimal integration of diverse perspectives, talents, and capabilities - eg: *Chalice-Bridging* on the world level. Also: how that relates to personal, community, and planetary healing. (includes full-size graphic)
 




Professional Bio & Training
Long Hair Night, Chris-2011
Chris Pringer, 2011
Chris Pringer @'SanctuariSi' Brownsville, Texas, 1984
Chris by Artwork
(a 2005 photo over 2009 artwork)
Chris at Massage Chair, 2005
Chris at Massage Chair, 2005

          I began my studies in multi-level self-healing when in the service, in Thailand in the Winter of '73. The focus then was on self-help psychology, consciousness, and eastern and western mystical perspectives. This continued through my university studies in Norman, OK '74-'79. 1980 took me into naturopathic studies, primarily nutrition and herbology when I lived in Oklahoma City. Not seeing the naturopathic doctor route as affordable at the time, I found direction via a five-evening massage course, Fall '83. That led to a six month professional practice, followed up with the training in Sante Fe, NM, '84-'85 (detailed in my on-line brochure).

        Since then I have practiced massage and/or healing facilitation for others, initially in Santa Fe, NM (during/after my training), then San Louis Obispo, CA, and Seattle, WA (with more courses along the way). This includes exploring personal challenges and self-healing methodology. A session may include various energy-body-work modalities, Body/Energy-Awareness based Preventative Health Maintenance Instruction, Cyclist Therapy, office stress treatments (in a chair), or only Reiki or relaxation work in total silence. A client chooses based on whatever stress, pain, or concerns are present at that session. A client may request a "Body Pattern Reading," as well as various massage/bodywork therapies, all of which techniques are listed & described in the Body-Mind Integration Therapies Brochure. Individual, program, and 3-6 week interval-based rates are available. Testimonials are available (on a separate page).

My professional interests have primarily centered in three areas:

        1) Body-Centered Psycho-Spiritual Process (as in "Hakomi" style of) counseling and bodywork, including as assessing an individual for the most efficient means of addressing connective tissue injury, short and long term (on physical and/or emotional levels). Related are the basic hows & whys of storage & release of tension and "body memory" in the muscles and fascia. And in the fascia memory storage dynamics - referring to the technical aspects of neuro-physical interface between connective tissue, emotion, and the brain);
        2) "Chalice-Bridging" style chakra balancing, including Reiki (energy work) - based in the view that we each are a bridge between Father & Mother God/dess, & thus form a chalice for the balancing & integrating of Humanity with the Divine. Or at least ideally so, as our systems are *attuned* & our batteries are *charged* & we fullfill our true role as human embodiments of Spirit.
        3) Therapy for Cyclists and other athletes, related injuries, and preventative maintenance. In April 2011 I responded to a request to offer Century Ride Packages (pre & post 100+ mile rides). My experience with cyclists at that point, including for minor and major injuries, tallied to over 1200 hrs.

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Professional Brochure
(Web Page)
 
Compact Trifold PDF
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My training includes
        Over 1700 hours of classes and practicum
, including with the New Mexico Academy of Massage and Advanced Healing Arts in Santa Fe, NM (1984-85), and with various accredited bodywork and therapy workshops (`86-present), as well as 100 hours training with the Alchemical Hypnotherapy Institute (1989), over 100 hrs apprenticeship with healing practitioner Robert "Mitra" (`85-`86), 150 hours apprenticeship with Silena Heron in Herbal Studies (`83-`84), Training, Certification, & Empowerment as Reiki Master (3rd Degree Johrei, 1991; Kundalini Reiki to 9th Level w/Gtunmo & Devic Template, 2004). For the detailed version my training, you may go to the latter half of the Body-Mind Integration Therapies Brochure. Which also includes (and relates context for) links to essays elaborating on aspects of imbalance and injury, assessment, and healing.





Personal Notes or Quotes on Body-Mind Awareness [ cp, 12'07 ]

BODY-MIND AWARENESS, at the core of preventive health awareness, is one of the most simple, efficacious, & cost-effective forms of HEALTH INSURANCE there can be. Hence, massage is far from just "a luxury item," and bodywork therapies can be indispensable for the healing of certain conditions.

MUSCLES RELATE TO ATTACHMENTS - to what we use to take our stance, to hold our place, to perceive and respond to our environment, and to extend who we are and/or want to be. Or used to be (in too many cases, perhaps).
That speaks not only to the body's condition and function, but to how it communicates awareness of where one is along one's path (of becoming who one truly is).

THE BODY IS . . . among other amazing things, a unique communications system -- intimately linked with one's TOTALITY.
Establishing rapport with one's body can be a PATH to self realization.

ONE OF MY DREAMS is a society where/in all children are taught how to feel/see/read their own body-mind communications such that preventive health maintenance eventually becomes second nature. And actually, for the most part, they 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.

And the above goes FOR ALL OTHER ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES, to the degree that one utilizes them to improve such awareness and causative/pro-active connection with one's body-mind, and to employ the most effective tools for maintaining/improving one's health under any given condition or circumstance.

WHY DOES BODY AWARENESS = OPTIMUM HEALTH INSURANCE ?
And How does "Body-Parenting" relate to that in Body-Mind Integration ?


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