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Catalyst For Healthy Living Intention. More and more you hear the term in healing modalities and workshops, but how does it literally affect your health? Doctor Michael Scimeca is known for his use of intention in his work and he expects it from those seeking his expertise, thus participating in their own healing. “I like working with the person. I don't like the concept that there's a wound,” Michael explained. “Every manifestation is intelligent under a certain set of circumstances. So I work with them from that respect, instead of just trying to remove them, thus creating even more problems, since whatever caused it is still in place. Most of the time it's a faulty belief system, an old tape of something that doesn't really hold up, or some conflict within the system. With Catalyst, we're just basically doing bodywork, increasing awareness naturally. People are becoming more aware of their bodies. If you're becoming more aware of your body, and the inherent messages within the body, you receive epiphanies, and greater connection to yourself, God, the Spirit and to being centered.” I asked Michael to explain what his program for healing, Catalyst, consists of? MS: “We came up with the definition for Catalyst, and I got the United States patent trademark for it. It's for continuing educational services, conducting classes, seminars and workshops in the field of hands-on awakening, and a therapeutic massage program, which promotes the body's ability to create and carry out its own strategies for personal improvement,” he told me. “There is definitely a body work portion to this. We call ourselves quality care providers. We don't get involved with prognosis, or diagnosis, any of those things as far as first treatment goes.” “Vision is a big part of it; asking the client 'What does that look like? What would you like today? What would you like to move toward? More breath, more peace, more movement in the neck?' Yes, so you're not reinforcing a negative, you are moving toward and emphasizing the positive. Our focus is only going to be on the favorable outcome. We say that we are 'awakening the awareness of the healing ability of the person.' For many people the word 'healing' means they need to be repaired, fixed or cured, and puts the attention on the disease or condition. So anything you put your attention on can't really be resolved. Where does your energy go? To the condition.” Michael told me, “Everybody wants to know what's the benefit of Catalyst, and why would I want to do this work? Who wouldn't want to be more in touch with their life's purpose? It works cooperatively with life and with the timings and intelligence of life. We begin each session with an intention. It's not called an agenda. We know that life is what is happening while you are making plans. So while you're stating an intention, life is happening and we get to observe it, and our life's purpose is continuously being revealed to us, consciously. Not only revealing our life's purpose, but it's revealing the big picture of life. Look at the changes that have happened over the last forty years. Does change happen because people say 'I have to make change happen,' or does change happen through people? So change happens with or without our approval or understanding.” “If you can, find a system that works, and that addresses the mental as well as the physical and spiritual aspects of life; being flexible in the physical, as well as the mental and spiritual. Yet letting you still be a student and letting life reveal itself and its purpose, your purpose, so that you're constantly in a learning mode. Catalyst seems to bring people to a heightened place spiritually. How about living life with more grace and ease? How about living life more confidently, from a place of truth and faith?” “You can be confident when you walk down the isle and say, 'I do,' or when you turn around and say 'this job no longer works for me' or 'this relationship is over.' Catalyst adds awareness to the movement of life. There is no end to life improvements: more aware, more present and being in alignment with your life and your principles. With Catalyst, we're not trying to find your problem, we're affirming what's right with you, and respectfully bringing people there without being confrontational. If I see what's good in you, I can move toward it. When you can see the perfection, you can create the perfection. When you experience that in your body, you're not just being optimistic, you know that to be true, and that life improves on itself over time.” KAB: Are there any last words? MS: “Walt Whitman said, 'The secret of education is respecting the student.' Well, the secret of awakening is respecting the student's process.” Katherine
A. Brown is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, |