Stories and experiences
The healing sessions started after I had followed a Reiki Master course (2006-2008). During treatments I noticed increasingly that my hands knew exactly where the problem was. And by holding them quietly at the same spot (e.g. the shoulder blades), they became very warm till this decreased. The person was helped every time. The healing by touch changed in 2013 into healing without direct physical touch. See the stories below.
Below follows nine stories and experiences from specifically Healing & Reading treatments. Due to privacy only the initials of their names are printed.
Story 1: traumatised
In 2013 I did a session, in which I applied for the first time an exchange of energy using physical distance. This client in Switzerland had endured a specific traumatic experience, after which she could not bear to have anybody behind her, let alone a hand. I sat down opposite of her next to a Buddha statue, and used its back as a reference to her own back. So she was able to follow with her eyes my hand movements. This is so important when doing trauma healing work: to take well care of the boundaries of the client. Crossing boundaries would increase the traumatic experience. Her body was able to relax.
Your treatment has triggered a few more things and I am very impressed by your beautiful and caring way of working.
Testimonial: ” Hello André, I hope you had a beautiful day at the Rigi mountain and a safe trip to Tessin (South part of Switzerland). Your treatment has triggered a few more things and I am very impressed by your beautiful, and careful way of working. I feel very well now. Enjoy Tessin and have a safe home journey. Love, M.”
Story 2: uncertain and feeling powerless
The next client, where I could perform healing at distance, came to see me because of her uncertainty and feeling powerless, in particular towards her employer. She just knew she would not keep her job, however her director kept silent. It created a strange atmosphere. She felt continuously tension and looked up to this moment. After a couple of coaching sessions, we did a healing session, in which I sat down diagonal behind her and kept my left arm stretched towards her back without touching it. I felt a continuing flow of energy, coming from her back into my hand and arm. And after a while it went the opposite way. After that it stopped and it became very quiet. She came back one more time and shared with me that she had her meeting with her director. Although she received the news about her resignation, it was her director who started to feel more and more nervous! She on the contrary felt very calm and even calmed him. She felt since that specific healing session so relaxed and full of self-confidence.
I sense a warm feeling behind my shoulder blades, as if someone is with me and protecting me.
Testimonial: “Hai André, I am very happy with this treatment. Finally a proactive approach of my problems, everything which plays in the background, comes forward, and I have full confidence that we can make my saboteurs / buddies from the past less dominating. I sense a warm feeling behind my shoulder blades, as if someone is with me and protecting me. Thank you for your closeness. I am intense grateful for everything to you. Love, N.”
Story 3: constant stiff low back
This client told me about her stiff low back, which she has had for many years. Several treatments didn’t cure this. She got curious about my method and we had a session, in which I sat opposite of her. And as in every session, I share what I am observing, sensing and reading. And letting the brain and the body (read autonomous nervous system) know what might happen. The body can prepare itself: accept or send out a signal, just wait please e.g. When it opened for connection, at an energetic level, I visualized how I took a hand behind her back. She noticed how it became warm. And after a while the energy exchange was ready. She felt a chance straight away.
I liked it very much how you could treat my back without touching it.
Testimonial: “Hello André, thank for who you are and that you show your surroundings what it means when we follow our feeling. I liked it very much how you could treat my back without touching it. The first day I still sensed my back, as if everything came loose! After that my back is complete okay, was no more troubled by a stiff lower back! Thank you! Sincerely, B.”
Story 4: car collision
This man told me about a recent car accident which happened during a traffic jam. At a very low speed his car bumped into the van in front of him. The accident in itself wasn’t impressive; however the effect on his body was! His sternum hurt him a lot, his neck felt very stiff, his shoulders were painful and occasionally headaches. About 20 years ago he had a similar accident, and has endured stiff neck and shoulders and headaches at certain moments. During this session, I staid opposite of him and my hands were regulating this energy exchange in which the attention primarily to his sternum. All the way through this session, I explained what I sensed. And shared the knowledge about how a body reacts to such a situation: the upper body moves forward and the shoulders bent forward to protect the heart area. And at the same time the whole body is being stopped in this movement by the safety belt.
And the result has surpassed all my expectations.
Testimonial: “I had a session with André to have a regular returning pain in my neck treated. Years ago I suffered my neck due to a collision and it has troubled me regularly. When I am tired or stressed, it often starts with a neck which completely stiffens and often leads this to painful shoulders and in some cases headaches. I have known André for years and he told me that he could probably help me. Honestly, I am rather skeptical with regards to these therapeutic treatments, but I know that André is a serious person and thought it would be worth trying. And the result has surpassed all my expectations. André has given from the start constantly explanation about what he is doing and sensing, and after approximately 30 min my neck felt more relaxed. This session is about 7 weeks ago no, wand I haven’t had a stiff neck since despite a number of stressful days at work. André helped me enormously and of course I have to review my opinion with regards to an energetic treatment. To describe André in a few words: calm, knowledgeable, self-assured, human.”(GJ)
Story 5: criticism from colleagues
Client told me about the situation at her work: criticism from her colleagues really got into her. She had no clue how to deal with this. Next to this, she coped nearly every day with a very low energy, being very tired. During the session we worked on her back, to get her system into a status of more tranquillity and support. In technical terms: offering the autonomic nervous system a different point of orientation. She told me about a week later, that she could easier deal with criticism. She could place it, without letting it turn into an inner conflict. Next to this she noticed she has got more energy.
Story 6: torn knee ligaments & stiff back
The session happened spontaneously. She told me about her torn knee ligaments. I noticed my hands becoming fast increasingly hot. A lot of energy started to flow. Pretty soon my attention was drawn from her knees to her back. Her back felt enormously stiff. She then told me about a car accident, in which another car had been driven into hers from behind. We worked intensely on her body; a lot of energy started to flow from her back into her legs all the way down to her feet. Very hot. And she noticed, the difference between me speaking or being silent: when speaking the energy started to flow intensely. So the healing vibration in my voice worked was very obvious this time.
The weeks following this session, she noticed how incredibly tired her body was. Her body was releasing a lot of energy. The body had been traumatised twice in a severe way and the energy, which could not be used at those times, was now leaving her body in a slow way. A normal and healthy healing.
I still feel today a lot of energy going through my body; I just let it go.
Testimonial: “Hi André, it was certainly a remarkable evening. I still feel today a lot of energy going through my body; I just let it go. Other than that, the evening was pleasant! Have a nice evening!.” C.
Story 7: waking up every day with pain
Client woke up every day with pain in neck, shoulders and back. Incredibly for how long we humans do tolerate continuing physical complaints. In this session, my attention got drawn to her eyes. I asked her if she was known to the fact that her eyes scan the environment all the time, to check for what is happening and what is the sphere. In fact, the body checks in a split second the environment for possible danger. Although at an adult age there is often no danger, this trigger got likely into her nervous system because of situations that happened during childhood. By which the body is very alert to new environments and situations.
After working on her eyes for a while, she noticed that it became more quiet. I explained that the muscles, which move the eyes, can be very stressed. Such explanation helps the brain to relax and to understand. This way I keep an eye on two entries; the brain and the nervous system. Then the attention moved to the back of her head, the part of the brains where all the signals are converted into images. The pressure disappeared slowly. Neck, shoulders and back followed. Relaxation grew. Within the new space, the energy hold on to by the parasympathetic nervous system, was slowly released.
I woke up this morning and had no pain in my neck, shoulders or back. That has been a long time!
Testimonial: “I find it very particular! I woke up this morning and had no pain in my neck, shoulders or back. That has been a long time! Thanks!” “I had a session with André planned because I had a lot of pain every morning in my back and neck. My body felt stiff and had frequent headaches. I didn’t know not what to expect at first, but could slowly unwind. André has a pleasant way of talking making it feel familiar. The next day I noticed right away difference and could stand up without pain. It felt like a relief. André thank you so much for this experience and help! ” (A).
I have realised that after the session I have had no more ophthalmic! I had those regularly.
A few weeks afterwards I received the following message: “I have realised that after the session I have had no more ophthalmic! I had those regularly. I am very happy!” A.
Story 8: early life trauma
Fear for possible traumatic events during the first 3 years of life predominated with this client. During the session a very clear picture came through: a big hall with a high ceiling, with many babies (addition: this turned out to be a foreign institute, where at that time newborn children were taken care of, in situations where the parents were missing or for any other reason, could not take care of the baby). In this image I saw an enormous bright light, which connected all those little human beings in a fine strengthening way.
This insight gave her space to realise, that her work with children is very special. Children go to her easily. She understands them at a very deep layer. She has definitely found her own sweet spot in life, which has turned into a very colourful one!
Story 9: recurring burnout & tired eyes
After talking about physical complaints, we started to talk about the eyes, and the effects from an overflow of stimulus from the environment. perhaps the nervous system still used a pattern from childhood, in which the environment needed to be scanned. When the environment triggers this system, it is likely due to a past traumatic event. During the session, we invited her eyes to wander through the room – they came to rest at the dinner table. (The session took place at her home). Her comment: a few things weren’t quite right, but it didn’t bother her. I invited her to change any detail, which would enhance the inner peace. Then she went to the table a number of times, adjusting little things. And these little things, are so important in our lives. It is the core of working with the parasympathetic part of our nervous system: to take care of inner peace, to slow down. An important and healthy counterpart of the sympathetic part, which puts us into action mode.
Then we worked with her eyes and the prefrontal cortex, the forward part of the brain. It resulted in strong burning eyes for the following night. It remained burning the following weeks, gradually becoming less. She noticed that she did not have to change the position of her glasses on her nose all the time, in order to gain clear and quiet sight! All in all, it has made her daily life much more relaxed.