Kinesiology works across all races, religions and belief systems to honour the client | originally by the ICPKP Webmaster 12:11 PM, 31 August 2011 NZST
last edited 8:53 AM, 1 September 2011 NZST |  South African kinesiologist, Bronwyn Greene.
The White ChickenOne of the joys of living in South Africa is that we have a rich cultural diversity. With 11 official languages, and people of every colour, it’s no wonder we call ourselves The Rainbow Nation. Having lived in Britain, Australia and Germany, I know that South Africa is not unique in this. So it was with great excitement that I experienced this week how beautifully kinesiology embraces and honours our clients’ cultural integrity.
A new client came to see me because her father recently passed away and she’s been having difficulty with the grieving process. She is also in great pain over her mother’s death, which happened many years ago. We started the process working with a conflict about her reaction to the news of her father’s death. She was not comfortable with the fact that she had not cried when she heard about it.
After reading information from one of the essences - that referred to the seen and unseen worlds - my client explained that she is in the process of training to become a Sangoma. A Sangoma is a diviner and healer within the tradition of the Zulu and Ndebele people of South Africa. As healers Sangomas use, among other things, a variety of roots, bark, herbs and flowers. Like with kinesiology, the source of the ailment is of far greater interest than the symptom. Inherent in a Sangoma’s work is the ability to communicate with ancestors.
Appreciating that she may have certain gifts being called to this work, I asked her if she had any dreams or premonitions prior to the deaths of either of her parents; she said she had. I considered this a possible explanation behind her lack of shock at the news of their deaths – she had already sensed it was coming. I challenged more mode and it showed more discussion was required.
I asked her if there was another connection between her Sangoma training and the death of her father. She explained that she had done a cleansing ritual after his death. I challenged more mode again – ‘more of the same’ showed. I asked if she had cleansed herself and she explained she could not do this for herself, however, her spiritual mother had done it for her. Again more mode showed. Finally I asked,“Did you leave out any part of the ritual?” and her answer was, “Yes.” The part of the process that had been left out was the slaughtering of a white chicken.
I asked her to tell me about the significance of slaughtering a white chicken and she explained it facilitates communication with the ancestors. I asked (yes/no) if it was necessary for her to complete the ritual and the muscle response was a firm lock. It was then that I saw the big picture for this woman, for whom ancestral communication is very important, not only for her Sangoma work, but for her grieving and healing process. Her Sangoma cells knew exactly what was required, and kinesiology took us there.
I love working as a kinesiologist and this experience made me even more passionate about it, because now I know it works across cultures and honours the personal needs of each client, no matter how removed they may be from the cultural understanding of the practitioner.
Bronwyn Greene
Johannesburg, South Africa
| | [ Back to Mainmenu ] |
|
Welcome to the ICPKP.
