Since most bodyworkers are not licensed psychotherapists or medical doctors, when strong emotions arise in a bodywork session, the most important thing that we can do for our clients is to be present. Can we listen to the needs of our clients with all our sensitivities or do we need to shut down and attend to our own needs stimulated by our client’s behaviors? In new, unusual situations when a client’s emotions are unleashed, where the ground seems to slipping from beneath our feet, how do we stay present and centered where we can continue to develop the trust that is already being conferred upon us as helping professionals?
By entering into a deeper understanding of ourselves, we can forestall our unconscious complexes upstaging our conscious commitment to human service. Doing our own work with our emotional processes so that we are clear and grounded is the answer. What experiential understanding is required to remain calm and available when emotions storm? Self-understanding and fearlessness comes to us when we open ourselves to our deepest fears and master them. How can we engage in such a confrontation and emerge the victor?
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