JAF - Joints, Adrenals, Flexibility - English

JAF - Summary

From a physical perspective, these three classes focus on joints, their shock absorbing qualities, the ligaments that support them and the contralateral relationships among ligaments. As always in PKP we explore the metaphysical aspects. The physical shock-absorbing qualities of a joint are compromised when we suffer mental or emotional trauma or when our adrenal function is impaired.

• Joints are required for flexibility and at first glance adrenal function may appear unrelated. However, our mental, emotional and physical flexibility are related very much to our adrenal hormone function.
• In JAF we look at the stages of adrenal decline and collapse resulting not just from physical activity, but from emotional overwhelm or mental exhaustion and the spiritual consequences of not following one’s life-path or of not living according to one’s values.
• What may appear, to other practitioners, to be a simple local ligament sprain may be the indicator of a general adrenal insufficiency that needs life-style changes as well as the local treatment, if the whole person is to be cared for.
• Decreased flexibility and postural deviations may look like simple muscular imbalances from stress and strain but when these do not respond to usual measures the PKP Practitioner knows that other tensions have not been addressed.
• The TMJ – temporomandibular joint - and the cranial sutures are a special study in JAF. Many people suffer pain, discomfort and needless embarrassment because of TMJ problems (often associated with dental care).
• The physical ‘unwinding’ technique has another dimension when the issues behind the up-tight mental posture are also addressed. Tendon tightness is as much a life pattern as a physical condition. Strain/counter-strain is an osteopathic approach to a painful condition caused by sustaining a postural position over a period of time. Addressing the mental and emotional posture adds another dimension to the JAF approach of PKP.

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