SHEN is not a talking therapy. Instead it harnesses the power of touch to stimulate the body’s own innate capacity to heal itself, in an organic and wholesome way.
While the touch is gentle, safe and non-intrusive – the effects of SHEN are often powerful and transformative.
What is SHEN Therapy?
SHEN Physio-Emotional Therapy® is a somatic (body) oriented therapy that is supported by more than 30 years of extensive research, scientific verification and professional application. SHEN is a powerfully effective, yet surprsingly gentle hands-on method of relieving bodily tension and healing old, deep seated emotional wounds. It is also successfull healing physical ailments, which have a emotional component.
During a SHEN session you lie fully clothed on a SHEN cradle which is supported beneath by a massage table. The cradle enables me to place my hands above, to the side of and below the body as needed. SHEN involves non intrusive, very light touch.
SHEN has proven very effective with a wide range of symptoms including: anger, anxiety, blocked sexual feelings, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, depression, eating disorders, existential angst, emotional/physical abuse, grief, relationship difficulties, Irritable bowel syndrome, menstural distress, migraine, recurrent nightmares, panic attacks.
As the legacy of long held emotional pain in the body clears, positive qualities shiine through more brightly. Clients report feeling more empowered. New insights come, self-esteem and confidence improves amd creative energies are freed up. With less fear and ihibition, people also report feelig more compassionate both towards themselves and to others.
About - Russell Lewins
For fifteen years I have been exploring the way the human body holds accumulated layers of tension and emotional pain.
I have been motivated by seeing the way this inheritance, much of which is acquired in childhood, limits our quality of life and potential. Much that we struggle with in everyday life - such as obsessive thinking, lack of self worth, resentment, anger or despair - are old buried emotions acting out.
Ive been fascinated by the possibility of releasing the tension the body holds and thereby liberating the emotional pain within. My own experience with deeply relaxing tension in the body - is that it has led to a extrordinary shift in the quality of my life as the presence of emotions such as anxiety, fear and grief started to loose their power.
Training in SHEN is a lengthy process,. I am registered with the International SHEN Therapy Association (ISTA) as a Certified SHEN Therapist (CST). ISTA is a professional body that sets and maintains standards of competency, ethics and practice throughout the world.
In addition to my SHEN work, i teach meditation and Buddhism on a freelance basis. I lead retreats and events across the UK and Ireland - including at the Rivendell Retreat Centre in Sussex and Dhanakosa in the Scottish highlands. I am a trustee of the Vajraloka Buddhist Retreat Centre in North Wales.
I am also trained in Focusing - a way of accessing the deep holistic knowing and intelligence of the body.
Testimonials
‘SHEN is undoubtedly one of the most profound and expedient healing modalities I have ever encountered. The effects go way beyond the confines of the actual session and have palpable and ongoing effects upon the very trajectory of one’s life. As well as being highly professional and proficient in this incredible healing art, Russell is both sensitive and intuitive as well as unassumingly insightful.’
Amor, Birmingham
'I had one session of SHEN therapy with Russell and experienced an extremely profound release of what felt like very deep and long-held emotions. It was an intense, powerful and not always easy experience but Russell made me feel completely at ease with his gentle manner and approach. He enabled me to access a part of me that I hadn't been able to get to before and this one session has produced significant changes for me. I have been struggling with energy problems for the last three years and since my SHEN session, I have felt a good deal lighter, I have more energy and my eyes are sparkling. It's as if something has shifted inside me..'
Jo, London
'Russell quickly and easily established the boundaries of therapeutic space and in no time I trusted his skill and judgement in sessions. The SHEN session were a revelation and opened several layers of body armouring. I wholeheartedly recommend Russell and his SHEN work to anyone seeking an organic and holistic way to open more fully to their mind and body. A wonderful experience!'
Nick, Corwen
Service Categories
Energy Healing, Spiritual Healing, Touch for Health
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