The Method

The Date your Disease method is based on science backed neurophysiology and psychodynamics. It includes a combination of tools and techniques from Neo Emotional Release (David Manning), Kundalini Bodywork (Elliott Saxby), traditional coaching and selected methods I found the most transformative during my own healing journey. I use psychosomatic sensing skills to identify the held back somato-emotional tension in the body. A blend of precise pressure, body-dearmoring, vocal guidance, physical exercises and breath is used to enable tension and trauma to be released from and through the body and create shifts in consciousness that can fundamentally change your physiology and awaken your authentic self, your true aliveness.

By addressing the emotions directly and creating a safe space where a person can fully express themselves, the client is enabled to tap into his or her own inner healing intelligence. This can release old emotional wounds, which can be the missing link between psychological blockages and physical dysfunctions, igniting the realization of our own wholeness that has been there all along. Although I do not give any expectation or promise of healing physical disease, I have witnessed it in myself and my clients after integrating this work.

The psychosomatic link between emotions and physical symptoms

Science proves that there’s a psychosomatic link between our emotional topics and physical symptoms via our stress response.

The stress response

When our nervous system perceives a real or imagined threat, we experience fear. As a result massive amounts of noradrenaline are released. Our adrenal glands sensitive to noradrenaline now excrete adrenaline & cortisol: our heart rate increases, blood pressure rises, breathing deepens, pupils dilate, muscle tone increases, the liver floods the blood with sugar.

If the emotional response doesn’t come to a resolution, it remains trapped in the nervous system as a perceived threat. The nervous system stays on high alert, the body remains in tension. This is mainly due to the adrenals - which besides adrenaline, secrete Cortisol & cytokines. Cortisol changes and inhibits digestive functions and further inhibits the production of B & T-Killer cells. Moreover, Cortisol weakens the immune system and the body’s susceptibility to infections increases significantly. This opens the flood gates for viral and bacterial infections also known as ‘Open-window Phenomenon’. Cytokines also further decrease immune function in addition to weakening the bodies tumor defense.

Furthermore, stress constricts all blood vessels & arteries as well as veins. This decreases the transport of nutrients & hormones. This means that now all tissues of the body are affected because all tissues depend on optimal blood supply. On top of that a constricted venous blood transport leaves organs congested. Stress further hinders the lymphatic flow, compromising immune function.

Neuro-fascia

Another important part of the link between emotions and physical symptoms are the neuro-fascia. Fascia is a highly communicative & sensitive neuroceptive tissue with the ability to react to heat, pressure, pain as well as changes in length. Fascia surrounds and interpenetrates the entire body and each organ. All of the 100 trillion cells , tissues and organs in our body are surrounded by fascia. Besides acting as connective tissue throughout the body, fascia form an extra-cellular web matrix surrounding and supporting the bodies cells. In response to a threat (real, imagined or mechanical), fascia will locally respond by contracting “myo-fibroblasts”. These contractile cells react to adrenaline and cortisol. They can react within a fragment of a second and almost at the speed of sound. Additionally, fibroblasts within the fascia will initiate cell repair through stimulating collagen growth.

Through prolonged stress, fibroblasts within the fascia reinforce collagen fibers “steel cables” through out the tissues. This cellular tension causes hardening and distortion in the fascia. So the longer the response remains the more the tissues and individual organs harden.

A psychological protective reflex is thus fixed in connective tissue that is even visible from the outside as “bad posture”. This is how fears are embodied.

Chronic disease

Now impaired in their blood supply, nerve innervation and function, cells are more vulnerable to viruses and bacteria. This forms the basic conditions for inflammation and chronic conditions and disease to develop within our organs. So fascia leaves a region specific instead of a global imprint of a stress response.

Literature:

A study published in the journal "Psychosomatic Medicine" in 2003 found that people who experienced high levels of anxiety had increased activity in their stomach and intestines, as measured by changes in muscle activity and blood flow.
A study published in the journal "Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics" in 2009 found that people who experienced high levels of anger had increased activity in their neck and shoulder muscles, as measured by changes in muscle activity and blood flow.
A study published in the journal "Psychosomatic Medicine" in 2005 found that children with chronic lung issues were more likely to have insecure attachment styles compared to children without chronic lung issues. The study also found that children with insecure attachment styles were more likely to have poorer health outcomes, such as increased hospitalizations and longer hospital stays.
A study published in the journal "Psychosomatic Medicine" in 2010 found that people who experienced the loss of a loved one were more likely to develop broken heart syndrome compared to people who did not experience such a loss.
A study published in the journal “psychosomatic medicine” in 2015 found that people who experienced high levels of stress and negative emotions had lower levels of a protein called elastin in their fascia, which is important for the elasticity and resilience of the tissue. This study suggests that negative emotions may be associated with changes in the structural properties of the fascia.
A study published in the journal “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” in 2017 found that people who experienced high levels of stress and negative emotions had increased levels of inflammation in their fascia, which may be associated with changes in the immune function of the tissue
A study published in the journal “PLOS ONE” in 2018 found that people who experienced high levels of stress and negative emotions had increased levels of oxidative stress in their fascia, which may be associated with changes in the structural and functional properties of the tissue.
A study published in the journal “Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies” in 2013 found that abnormalities in fascia structure and function can contribute to dysfunction in the surrounding tissue, including pain, restricted movement, and impaired muscle function
A study published in the journal “psychoneuroendocrinology” in 2002 found that high levels of cortisol were associated with impaired immune function in people experiencing chronic stress.
A study published in the journal “psychosomatic medicine” in 1998 found that high levels of cortisol were associated with impaired immune function in people with HIV/AIDS.
A study published in the journal “ Brain, Behavior, and Immunity” in 2002 found that high levels of cortisol and adrenaline were associated with impaired immune function in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
A study published in the journal “Psychoneuroendocrinology” in 2004 found that high levels of cortisol and adrenaline were associated with impaired immune function in people with fibromyalgia.
A study published in the journal “ Hypertension” in 2004 found that people who experience high levels of stress had increased norepinephrine levels in their blood, as well as increased constriction of blood vessels in their fingers, as measured by changes in blood flow.
A study published in the journal “Circulation” in 2004 found that people who experienced high levels of stress had increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, as measured by measures such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and markers of inflammation.
A study published in the journal “Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies” in 2013 found that fascia is richly innervated with sensory receptors, including mechanoreceptors, nociceptors, and thermoreceptors, which may allow it to sense and respond to various stimuli.
A study published in the journal “Annals of Biomedical Engineering” in 2002 found that the fascia of the hand can contract in response to mechanical stimuli such as impact or pressure and that this contraction can help to dissipate mechanical energy and protect the hand from injury.
A study published in the journal “Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal” in 2015 found that the fascia of the leg can contract in response to mechanical stimuli such as impact or pressure and that this contraction can help to dissipate mechanical energy and protect the leg from injury.
A study published in the journal “Journal of orthopedic research” in 2016 found that the fascia of the shoulder can contract in response to mechanical stimuli such as impact or pressure and that this contraction can help to dissipate mechanical energy and protect the shoulder from injury.
A study published in the journal “Endocrinology” in 2002 found that cortisol stimulated the contraction of myofibroblasts in the uterine cervix, which is a type of fascia, during childbirth.
A study published in the journal “Experimental Physiology” in 1997 found that adrenaline stimulated the contraction of smooth muscle cells in the airways of the lungs, which are surrounded by fascia
A study published in the journal “Cellular and Molecular Life sciences” in 2003 found that cortisol and adrenaline can stimulate the contraction of my-fibroblasts in the iris of the eye, which is surrounded by fascia.