The energies along each meridian normally flow in a specific direction.

At times of exhaustion, upset, or confusion, the meridian system may literally reverse its flow and run backward.

This causes activities that typically vitalize the meridian system, such as walking or running (which are in alignment with the normal flow of the energies), to further drain it.

Reversing its energies is the body’s way of saying, "Slow down, take a rest," and enforcing the suggestion by placing a high energy tax on normal activities.

To determine if the meridians are running backward, first use an energy check to find a firm indicator muscle.

You can strengthen indicator muscles that do not stay firm by selecting techniques from the 90-second and 3-minute sequences you have already learned (such as the 3 Thumps). Establishing a firm indicator muscle is the first step in any procedure that utilizes energy checking.

Once a firm indicator muscle has been identified, have the client take several steps forward. If the indicator muscle loses strength, the meridian energy is probably moving in a reversed direction.

Then have the client take several steps backward. If the same indicator muscle regains its strength, this confirms that the meridian energy is running backward.

First have the client tap or massage the K-27 points that you worked with earlier as part of the Three Thumps. These, the 27th points on the kidney meridian, are critical juncture points for the entire meridian system. Stimulating them can be thought of as flipping a switch that overrides the body’s defensive mechanism of reversing its vital energies when tired or stressed.

Work with the K-27 points while breathing in deeply through the nose and out through the mouth. Continue for about 20 seconds, stimulating both sides simultaneously. Some people find it more effective to cross their hands, tapping or massaging the left side with the right hand and right side with the left.

To Find K-27: To find the exact location of these points, press your index fingers in at the bottom of your neck, beneath your Adam’s apple and you will notice that you are at the top of bones (your sternum) that form a U-shaped notch (about where a man would knot his tie). From the top of the U, move your fingers down toward your navel, about an inch and then go to the left about an inch and the right about an inch. Most people have slight indents there.

Triple Warmer in Overwhelm:

Triple warmer is the energy system that governs 1) the fight or flight response, 2) the immune system, and 3) the maintenance of survival-oriented habits.

When a person faces threat or substantial stress, a series of psychological, biological, and chemical events—the fight-or-flight response—is initiated by triple warmer. This emergency response often can dominate all other activities and often results in impaired judgment, emotional volatility, and finally exhaustion.

When the physical or emotional stress is persistent, triple warmer becomes perpetually activated ("goes into overwhelm"), exacting long-term physical and emotional costs.

Electrical currents move throughout the body and, as occurs wherever electricity flows, a magnetic charge is built. Like a compass, every magnetic charge has a north and a south polarity.

The body becomes accustomed to its own magnetic charge and to the magnetic charges in the environment.

When the poles of the body’s magnetic charge become reversed, called a polarity reversal, neurological disorganization often follows.

If you suspect a polarity reversal, the correction sequence will do no harm even if the condition is not present, and it is, in fact, still likely to have a positive effect. The correction is simply a combination of two techniques you have already learned:

1. Place your thumbs at the side of your head on your temples. Curl your fingers and rest your fingertips just above the center of your eyebrows.
    

2. Slowly, and with some pressure, pull your fingers apart so the skin just above your eyebrows is stretched.

Disturbed coordination of the eyes is called "ocular lock" and can reflect neurological disorganization. The underlying cause is often a cranial fault and might require the services of a cranial-sacral or other specialist. However, the treatment sequence that follows will often correct the condition enough so that the energy psychology treatment can proceed.

Client rotates eyes 360˚ to the right and 360˚ to the left.

Saccadic (jerky) eye movements when eyes pass through a particular position indicate the presence of ocular lock and related neurological disorganization.

Ocular lock is also indicated if a firm indicator muscle checks weak immediately following the eye rotation.

1. Have the client press each thumb into the bone that surrounds the eyes, and continue around the orbit above and below each eye.
    

2. Rub hands together to generate heat and energy and place the palms of each hand over the eyes.
    

3. Breathe deeply, holding for 30 seconds or longer.

1. Find the K-27 Points: Place thumb and forefinger on the U-shaped notch at the top of the breastbone (about where a man would knot his tie). From the bottom of the U, move the forefinger down toward the navel one inch and then go to the left (or right) one inch. Most people have a slight indent here.
    

2. Stimulate by vigorously massaging these points with one hand while placing the middle finger of other hand into the navel and gently massaging the navel.

The body’s energies are meant to cross over from one side to the other. This pattern is found in microcosm with the double helix of DNA, and it extends to the way the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body and the right side of the brain the left side of the body. When the body’s energies are not crossing over from one side to the other, neurological disorganization results, as well as compromised immune functioning. The condition is known as homolateral patterning.

If you review the above chart of neurological disorganization, you will see that you have learned to recognize, energy check for, and treat five basic forms of neurological disorganization.

At the bottom of the chart are five additional correction sequences that are not associated with a specific type of neurological disorganization. These have generic benefits (as, it should be noted, do many of the specific techniques). Two are used for stabilizing the gains after other corrections for neurological disorganization have been successfully applied. The other three can be done in the treatment setting, but they are also recommended as back-home assignments when neurological disorganization is persistent.

After successfully correcting for neurological disorganization, "Dancing to the Eights" and "Polarity Unswitching" (following) are brief procedures that serve to stabilize the correction.

1. Do the Crown Pull. Click here to review the crown pull.
    

2. Place thumb and first two fingers of one hand over the third eye and the thumb and first two fingers of the other hand at the notch where the neck meets the back of the head. Hold for at least 3 deep breaths.
    

3. Briskly tap or rub the K-27 points (the areas under each side of the collarbone, next to the sternum).
    

4. Massage the Wellspring of Life points at the bottom of each foot, below the ball of the foot and between the first and second toes (the K-1 points). Massage deeply for several seconds.

HOMEWORK:

Massaging the neurolymphatic points dislodges accumulations of toxins so they can be eliminated from the body. This creates physical space and better conditions for the body’s energies to flow more naturally and freely. The most frequently used neurolymphatic point in energy psychology is called the chest sore spot, which is near the left shoulder, but any spot that is sore may indicate a blockage of lymph that can be freed by working with the neurolymphatic point at that spot.

Find any sore spots on the chest and firmly massage each for a few seconds while breathing deeply. The soreness typically indicates lymphatic congestion. When you rub the area, you are dispersing that congestion. The more frequently you massage a point, the congestion becomes dispersed and the soreness diminishes. Working on a daily basis with the spots that tend to be chronically sore is an excellent practice.

Massaging the sore area should not cause more than a little discomfort. If it does, lighten your pressure a bit. Also, if the client has had an operation in that area of the chest or if there is any medical reason not to be probing in a specific area, use appropriate caution.