+ Question about therapist burnout. – July 08
Hi John
Thank you for the very valuable information shared
by you and other CS therapists. I’ve been a
little out of circuit lately – life’s little
challenges – so even though you may have not had a
response from me, I’m still keen to remain
connected.
My preference would be more frequent shorter news
rather than the other.
Kindly advise what the donations will be used for.
Any suggestions for therapist burn out ? A long
awaited holiday is needed, I know ,and am busy
working toward one. My forearms are taking strain
and was told that Kinesiology NOT treatment can
help. I’m pretty good at caring for myself but
what with juggling teaching yoga, CST, VM and my
latest baby, doing readings it has all suddenly
caught up with me. I keep the yoga, therapy and
readings for separate days giving me enough time
to replenish. Please throw some light (energy) on
this subject.
Kindly yours
Peni in Cape Town
>>>MY COMMENTS:
Hello Peni,
There are lots of different energetic
considerations when considering burnout but the
one that stands out to me, from what you have
written, is that you are doing A LOT!
It may be nothing to do with any of the
therapies that you are doing individually. It may
be that you are doing so many plus your new baby.
I’m getting tired just thinking about it.
It sounds like you know what I am going to say
next but I’ll say anyway. It’s important to find
a way, that works for you, of removing any
residual energy after you treat someone.
For some people this means a full shower for
others it is simply letting water run over their
hands.
Avoid seeing too many people in a week. I have
found that somewhere between 12 and 18 adults is
about as much as most people can treat with cranio
sacral therapy without burning out very quickly.
Even if you find a way of removing excess
energy after each person and you don’t see too
many people you will still need to take a break
every 3 months for at least 7 days.
On top of all that you need to take a long
break, around 6 months, every 10 years.
It took me 12 years to figure that one out.
What will the donations be used for?
Well mainly to keep me in cigars and wine, oh
yes and also to help me run open source cranio.
It takes a lot of time and I do have to pay for
things like web hosting etc. I also plan to put
teaching videos on the site and these all cost
money to make.
Primarily the ‘donate’ button is an opportunity
for people to give back. This is good for me, not
just because of the cigars and wine, but also
because it’s important to be able to receive, me
included. I have found that if you can’t receive
comfortably then you can’t really give.