The Metamorphic Technique is a simple light massage to certain reflexes in the feet, hands and head. The patient sits comfortably and relaxed while the practitioner works first with the right foot and then with the left. Sometimes the patient will not feel anything at all; sometimes there will be an awareness of great relaxation, sleep, or electrical type sensations flowing through the body, or a feeling of energies moving. These sensations, while pleasant, are only side effects of the Metamorphic session, as the Metamorphic Technique itself brings about changes in more subtle areas of which the patient may not be aware. What is happening is that the patient's life force is creating movement and change in a system, which may have become blocked. It was in the late 1960's that Robert St. John developed the Metamorphic Technique previously known as Prenatal Therapy, at the time practicing Reflexologies. The ancient Chinese system of Reflexology, also known in the West as Zone Therapy and Reflex Therapy, is based on the principle that the foot reflects all the organs and parts of the body, and when the fingers give a massage to the feet, the result is a stimulus and a predictable reflex action is registered in the corresponding part of the body, restoring balance and circulation and correcting disharmonies. Robert St. John based his premise that, who we are physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually and in terms of our personality, is predetermined, or patterned, while we are in the womb. Health is wholeness - a free flowing of life-energy, without impediment. However, if the life-energy is blocked in any way, through maybe some distortion or trauma during our time in the womb, (the gestation period) it can result in our being physically, emotionally mentally or spiritually ill during our life span. The most important time of our lives, says Robert St. John, is the pre-natal period. From the moment of conception, every cell in the body fits the individual, and for real changes to happen, we have to go back to this pattern. Life patterns are stored, like bits of information on a computer, from the moment of conception until birth, and they remain with us always. All of this is reflected in the feet. For instance, the point of conception is reflected in the joint of the big toe. He found this area, and the whole of the big toe, embodies the cerebral faculty and noticed that there were strong associations with authority and inner decision to be who you are. He called this the Father Principle. The heel area corresponds to the base of the spine and the genitals, which he found reflect maternal, loving and caring qualities. This was called the Mother Principle. Between the two points, he says, lies an energy pathway, which has the power to bring about profound changes in the body and psyche. While the blueprint or pattern of who we are develops our true nature is determined. The Metamorphic Technique allows, through it's gentle and reassuring massage, a great rebalancing of this life-energy, a natural "letting go" of earlier impediments which stand in the way of our true potential being fulfilled. I like the analogy of a stained glass window, covered with the dirt and cobwebs of past ages, being cleansed and polished, allowing the light of the sun to shine through the colored mosaic. We are rather like that - we "see through a glass darkly". Our true "Metamorphosis" may be experienced as a process of growth towards our true state: each one of us holds within our being a perfect state of wholeness. Illness, emotional and physical difficulties are the coverings, which can, through this work, be released. No claims or predictions are made as to what will happen after treatments because the Metamorphic practitioner does not know. Results are determined by the individual's innate intelligence. People who have experienced the Metamorphic Technique find positive changes in the majority of cases - ranging from outstanding improvement in physical and emotional well being to rehabilitation after chronic drug abuse. However, you do not have to ill to benefit from a Metamorphic session. Most people find that there is more energy, a releasing of past ingrained habit and a general awakening to life. Children respond naturally to this foot massage because they do not have the same fixed patterns as adults. Much work is being done in schools and institutions with mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed people with surprising results. During pregnancy the Metamorphic Technique is especially beneficial, because the unborn child is, through the mother, being enabled to find a greater freedom from the influences precipitated at conception, giving confidence to emerge into the world and an ability to cope more readily with the birth process. It is said that a difficult birth is more often due to resistance in the child than to any weakness in the mother. The Metamorphic Technique is getting in touch with the principles of life itself. It is an exiting and rewarding adventure, and the potential.

Charles Lightwalker is a Metis shaman, author, medical intuitive, and healer. For more information call Charles at 509-389-7290 or visit the web site: www.thefamilyoflight.com