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| Parkinson's Awareness |
PD is caused to brain cell degeneration which control the motor movements of the body. Dopamine is the chemical messenger alongwith acetylcholine help to perform smooth movements, about 70-80% degeneration leads to damage to brain & onset of PD from mild to extreme form. 11th April is celebrated as the Parkinson's Day world over.
With the onset of Parkinson's disease life gets completely altered for the person as well for the care givers.
Apart from the regular medicines, care and exercises, alternative healings can also be included as a part of the regime for healing and helping the patient.
Associate Chakras- Third eye /Ajna Chakra, Crown Chakra. Typically issues here are lack of unity with the divine, unable to see the inner light or self, issues with father figure/structure.
Few aspects of alternative healing /reiki which can be adopted for better living-
- Reiki- Healing entire body- front and back chakras, special healing of the crown chakra with emotional healing symbol here the chakra will be very sensitive so better to place hands atleast 4-5 inches away while healing, healing the brow chakra -front chakra especially, healing the point of the pineal gland specifically for 5 minutes, special healing to the root chakra, pay special attention to the colors seen while doing reiki.
- Color Meditation Healing- Place Crown, Third eye and root chakra as specific points, imagine violet/purple light while healing the crown chakra, indigo/dark blue light for third eye and alternating indigo and red for root chakra healing. Imagine Violet light going through all the chakras ( front and back) and eventually diverging from the heart chakra and encapsulating the aura with violet light, imagine this again with indigo and red light.
- Reiki 2- Since movement plays an important role in PD, hence tree root meditation should be helpful, additionally special healing to the knees with physical healing symbol, upper leg and lower leg healing by placing hands on body of the healee
- Hand Mudras & Postures- .Yoga is always helpful for healing. Bhastrika Pranayam is most beneficial as it calms the mind, removes/ejects impurity from the body and importantly proven to balance the pineal gland. Again Since PD is mainly associated with imbalance of the Vata element, vayu mudra is beneficial here. Yoga positions can be tried based on the stage of the PD and then practised under a trained & compassionate instructor- yoga asanas- Tadasana, trunk circle positions, cobra, Uttasana, foot revolving positions and others.
- Pranik Healing and Massage
Apart from the above the complimentary/alternative healing/ reiki the person and care givers can consider the below also-
- Taking care of feet and legs- regular massaging, encircling, warm water treatements, covered.
- Eating the healthy- Choose the right kinds of food for PD patients.eg: avoiding iron or zinc, Vitamin B6/B12 excess foods.Include balance magnesium , Omega fatty 3 foods.
- Managing Stress- PD can lead to stress- mental and emotional and lead to depression, key is to avoid such state and continue to engage in activities or creative works.
This is my understanding, if you have something better to share please do so that others can benefit too :)
