| In this article, I want to share some stories and | | | | twist in my spine (and apparently this is another |
| opinion about yin and yang, imbalance of your | | | | sign of an imbalance between the two sides of |
| body that is related to candida. The books say | | | | the body). |
| that candida is an imbalance between the left and | | | | You may or may not agree with it, but it's |
| right sides of the body. An imbalance problem | | | | something to think about. I share someone's |
| such as this doesn't have to be on one side of | | | | opinion about this that you can take as another |
| the body - it's just that normally the problem is | | | | reference. |
| with the feminine side for men and with the | | | | Her cranial osteopath says that a lot of people |
| masculine side for women. If you seem to have | | | | with candida/ME type illnesses tend to have two |
| more candida problems down one side then I | | | | separate rhythms, one for each side of the body, |
| think that that still holds with the theory. | | | | which are out of sync and feel as if they're |
| Another observation I have with my left side is | | | | fighting each other. Hers were, for the first few |
| that when I do Reiki (which is an energy-healing | | | | sessions - the first thing he had to do was bring |
| technique which I am trained in) I find that the | | | | them back together, before she'd respond to the |
| energy on my left side is weaker. Also when | | | | rest of the treatment. She could really feel it, as |
| other people have treated me, they have made | | | | well - as if someone was drawing a line down the |
| the same observation. Sometimes after doing a | | | | middle of her body, followed by a strange sort of |
| Reiki treatment I can feel energy flowing down | | | | a wave sensation. |
| my left side as though it wasn't able to before | | | | She is not sure if her problems are more |
| but can after the treatment. | | | | right-handed, though. The osteopath expected |
| As for correcting the imbalance, I guess any of | | | | them to be, based on her rhythms, but her |
| the eastern types of medicine should help (the | | | | migraines tend to be on the left and her left eye |
| approach to diet, Chinese herbalist, Acupuncture | | | | gets tired and unfocused way before my right |
| would probably be good, Reiki, yoga etc). If you | | | | one does. But then again, the right side of the |
| are trying one of these types of healing at the | | | | brain controls the left side of the body in many |
| moment, I might be worth mentioning this theory | | | | ways, so she is not even going to try to untangle |
| to the practitioner. As well as Reiki, I am doing | | | | that one! |
| yoga which helps with my back as I have a slight | | | | |