HI:
I apologize for all the recent posts but I think the SFQ are excellent and my avenue to wellness; I quit awhile back for the reasons below and I really don't have an answer; I have found no help from conventional medicine or alternative; I do some things on my own that help but are temporary.
After I developed CFS I started having spontaneous panic attacks and one of the traumas was that my diaphragm would tighten. When that happens it inhibits breathing but I have found a strong relationship between the tightness, breathing and panic and fear. It seems that my lower back can hurt and then when I do SFQ active I can move it but it goes upward meaning that the diaphragm tightens as if its blocks the way out or something.
So active exercises are good; I esp like Harmony of the Universe; Movement of Yin and Yang is ok; 7-Steps seem to highten some anxiety.
If the tightness is present it makes Small Universe a bit more challenging and when I'm done sometimes a bit anxious, lightheaded and cold hands/feet. If I started the meditation without the tightness I usually have lower back stuff going on and some fear; usually in these cases the lower back will improve but everything moves upward into the diaphragm.
As I said, there are some chiropractic corrections I have learned which are temporary; there's some kind of cell memory or subconscious thing going on that when I begin clearing out the lower abdomen area the sense I get is that it moves upward. Sometimes I am in "neutral"... neither is happening but alot of the time its one or the other and a fair amt of time makes SU tough to do--tho I enjoy it.
I do alot of talking to my body and connecting to it as well as intentions.
I don't know where the block(s) are that would cause that but do suspect fear is involved which would make it lower back.
I'm rambling; I could use any suggestions; this is long-standing and a great teacher...the learning? I have some ideas. The desire to move on, absolutely! Thanks
Sam
