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Regaining
the Memory of Normal Functioning
By Theresa Olson, Ph.D.
 I went into the consultation of Maharishi's Vedic Vibration Technology as a last resort,
resigned to live with pain and
numbness in the hips and thigh caused by a back injury. I had
resigned myself to a life of rest and sitting with little
possibility for dynamic activity. I had resigned from living life
fully.
My first session was a wonderfully nourishing and blissful
experience that produced immediate results. I realize that not
everyone will have the same inner experience during their
consultation, but many are enjoying similar results in activity.
During the consultation, I first noticed a soft, pulsating, warm
milky light, somewhat like the feel of a cashmere blanket on a
cold drafty night, covering my lower legs. It began in the ankles
and then moved up to encompass the whole lower body and torso.
I became aware of my pulse pulsating, not just in the heart or at
the wrists, but throughout my body's entire circulatory system. As
I felt the pulse moving comfortably through the arteries and
veins, I occasionally felt some twinges or discomfort as it pulsed
in areas that were not functioning properly, but that cleared up
quickly. A milky-golden light flowed through the pulse as the
pulse moved through the body.
I experienced that milky-golden light pervading my bone structure.
I saw into and through the porous structure of my bones. The light
was like a salve soothing and healing the inner bone structure.
Then I saw the nerves in my lower spine-some bent in a funny way,
others looking a bit withered compared to others close by. As that
warm golden light gently pervaded the nerves, the structure of the
damaged nerves was filled with nourishing, life-giving energy.
As my body filled with this life-giving energy, I found wholeness
pervading the physiological structure. Wherever my attention fell,
boundaries literally dropped away and I became a point value in
the midst of infinity. Samadhi in its purity was mine-no awareness
of body-simply a blanket of Atma, so soothing.
And then, I "remembered" normal functioning
physiology-how my body worked prior to the back injury. The
milky-golden light then gently enfolded my whole physiology and I
felt a blanket of bliss, ananda - just pure bliss. During the past
year especially, the experience of bliss had receded with the
overshadowing physical discomfort. Now bliss was back, everywhere.
And with the bliss came a life-giving energy, a dynamism that also
had receded. I felt as if my body had remembered "life."
At the end of the session, as I stretched, I found I was more
flexible and had less attention to protecting the body, as the
body was more normal in its functioning.
During the rest of the day, I had more energy, more enthusiasm for
activity, more joy in being active. Whereas before it took energy
just to sit, and the thought of physical activity was exhausting,
now the thought of sitting was boring and I wanted to move and be
active and accomplish. I was happy in activity and it posed no
problem for my physiology.
Since then, I occasionally have twinges of pain in the thigh, but
the amazing thing is that I apply the oil I was given and the pain
really does go away, all on its own. It's as if the body continues
to remember normal functioning.
With the consultation, and the resulting enthusiasm and ability to
be dynamic once again, I feel happier and more a part of the pace
of normal life. Deep within, I know that I can remember normal
functioning. I definitely recommend this for anyone who may be in
a similar situation.
© 2000 by Maharishi Vedic University, The
Netherlands
in collaboration with Maharishi Ayurveda Foundation, USA. All
rights reserved.
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