Imagine a pond on a still day. Toss a rock into the pond and watch the motion of the waves as they ripple to the shore. When the waves reach the shore they bounce back. Those waves meet the original ones forming a kind of lattice work of waves on the water. What you see is a pattern showing the relationship between the rock and the pond and how the pond responds when the rock is thrown in.

People's bodies are like this pond. There are many events in one's life which, like the rock thrown into the pond, create various patterns in the body. These events range anywhere from day to day stresses to physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and physical trauma due to accidents or abuse. A harsh word spoken to a child expressing its truth: a rock thrown in the pond. Another child lacking proper nurturing while growing up: another rock thrown in the pond. A bad week at the office, or a car accident, or watching a sibling get beat up, or experiencing an elder rape you: more rocks thrown in the pond.

Take a picture of the pond from overhead after the rock is thrown in. This picture with its lattice work of waves is like a holograph. A holograph is a photograph which, when seen under normal light, shows a lot of small circles and ripples. You need a special light shone on the holograph to see the complete picture. Moving the holograph from side to side shows you different perspectives of the picture.

The ripples in the pond are much like what you would see viewing a holograph without the special light. Cut the picture into fourths and throw three of the four pieces away. Because of the nature of the holograph, you can reconstruct the original pattern from the remaining piece. This is because the pattern is stored in different parts of the holograph at the same time.

The patterns formed in the body also are holographic in nature; that is, a pattern is stored in different parts of the body at the same time.

For instance, a client who is holding a pattern of sexual abuse in her body might wonder why she feels fear when a bodyworker works on her left leg, but when her neck is treated, she feels rage. When we accept the body as being holographic, this example begins to make sense. The bodywork she's receiving is like using a special light to illuminate the picture of her abuse. Where in her body she receives the bodywork will show her different perspectives of her abuse.

Receiving bodywork helps clients reveal and unwind patterns of abuse or trauma. The client is then able to witness the revealed patterns, either consciously or unconsciously and can either release them or transform them into healthier patterns. This is what I mean by repatterning in a holographic body.

Through repatterning, energy that was used to maintain a certain pattern can now be freed up when this pattern is released. This freed energy is now available for other things like exploring one's creativity or spending more quality time with family instead of crashing on the couch after work. Through repatterning, one is able to enjoy life more. And, after all, isn't enjoying life one of those things we're on this planet to do?

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