Contraindications for Spinal Energetics, Yoga & Energy work

The retreat practices are designed to be accessible for everybody. There are, however, health and medical conditions which need to be considered to support holistic safety. Please discuss any relevant conditions listed below with Kirsty prior to the retreat.

• Pregnancy: during the first trimester of pregnancy

• Diagnosed Severe PTSD

• Severe mental health conditions (bipolar, schizophrenia, psychosis)

• Currently taking heavy medication that alters brain chemistry (anti-depressant, anti-anxiety, antipsychotic)

• Recent physical injuries, fractures and/or surgeries

• Epilepsy

• History or diagnosis of aneurysms

• Cardiovascular problems

• History of seizures

• Severe Asthma

• Heart disease

• Heart conditions

• Hospitalisation for any psychiatric condition, emotional crisis, or spiritual emergence within the past 3 years

• Any other medical, psychiatric or physical conditions that would impair or affect your ability to engage in activities involving intense physical and/or emotional release

Integration of Spinal Energetics & Energy work

It is important to honour the integration of the retreat practices, especially the more energy focused work. Leisure and integration time has been scheduled as part of the retreat program with purpose and intention. This is to support your body, nervous system and emotional capacity.

Please refrain from using recreational drugs or alcohol during the running of the program activities and practices, the use of these may hinder your experience, impact your physical and emotional safety and interrupt the intention of the practices and the healthy integration. There is the opportunity to enjoy a glass of wine in the dining room at the end of the program on Saturday.

In Spinal Energetics, it’s not uncommon for clients to experience an intensification of symptoms following a session, this is a sign of healing and integration. This phenomenon occurs because Spinal Energetics works with the body’s stored energy, accessing deeper layers of physical, emotional and mental tension that may have been suppressed or dormant for a long time.

The body often holds onto unresolved emotional or physical trauma in tissues, fascia, and the energetic field. When these layers are accessed, the release can sometimes feel intense as the body moves through its healing cycle. This can manifest as temporary discomfort, soreness, or emotional sensitivity. The discomfort is a byproduct of releasing what no longer serves the system.

Because Spinal Energetics engages the body-mind connection, previously suppressed emotions may surface during or after a session. This is a sign that the healing is going beyond the superficial and into deeper, more profound layers of the self. Feeling these emotions or noticing physical sensations is the body’s way of integrating and resolving.

This temporary intensification is a signal that deeper shifts are happening, and while it may feel uncomfortable in the moment, it’s paving the way for more profound and lasting healing. Trust that your body is intelligent and working in your best interest, even when it doesn’t feel that way immediately.

Self responsibility & discernment

You are responsible for your own body, emotional wellbeing and capacity on the retreat and in the weeks following as you integrate the retreat practices.

You must use your own self guidance and discernment when participating in the retreat program. All activities are optional and you are to listen to yourself if you feel it best not to participate in a specific activity due to, but not limited to, physical injury/condition/illness, emotional or mental capacity.

It is also advised for you to make space after the retreat to support the integration.

Your body holds the knowing you need.