| Have you or someone you love been diagnosed with | | | | she became with her efforts. The more her |
| endometriosis and are trying to get pregnant? | | | | frustration grew, the more "blocked" she became |
| If so, you'll love this story. | | | | along the energy channel in the body that responds |
| This is a story about a women whom I will call | | | | to anger and frustration. |
| Brenda, who had endometriosis that was contributing | | | | The more blocked this channel became (which is |
| to her fertility issues. This is also a story about how | | | | along the Liver channel of energy), the more her |
| Brenda began "optimizing" her body using natural | | | | endometriosis grew. |
| medicine and simple health principles that helped her | | | | To correct her imbalance, Brenda needed to step |
| control her endometriosis. | | | | back and take a "whole body" approach to her |
| Not only did Brenda learn to ultimately control her | | | | fertility issues. She needed to acknowledge that her |
| endometriosis, she also ultimately achieved her goal | | | | fertility was not just about her uterus and ovaries, |
| of getting pregnant. | | | | but about how she took care of herself on all levels: |
| Endometriosis Defined | | | | metally, emotionally and spiritually. |
| In case you are not familiar with the term, | | | | Brenda altered her diet. She avoided foods and |
| Endometriosis is a condition where the endometrial | | | | substances that act like estrogen (including red |
| lining of the uterus grows out beyond the uterus and | | | | clover, black cohosh and some of the other "popular |
| often grows into the ovaries and surrounding tissues. | | | | herbs). She also switched to pesticide free products |
| This means endometrial tissue can grow around the | | | | and avoided products packed in certain plastics. |
| ovaries, and can even wrap around neighboring | | | | Brenda also did acupressure at home and followed |
| organs and tissues, including the urinary bladder and | | | | other relaxation and dietary suggestions that helped |
| intestines. | | | | her balance her whole body, and her whole system. |
| As a result endometriosis frequently presents with | | | | The result? |
| unusually painful periods, pelvic pain, heavy menstrual | | | | Brenda did her routine for about six months, pretty |
| bleeding, clots, cramps, and quite often, reduced | | | | religiously. Her periods improved, not less pain, less |
| fertility. | | | | bleeding, more regular cycles, and regular ovulation. |
| Endometriosis and Energy Medicine | | | | Her doctor examined her and found "slight" |
| In Traditional Asian Medicine, endometriosis has its | | | | endometriosis remaining. On a scale of 1-4 (four being |
| roots in a condition referred to as "stagnation". Any | | | | the worst), her endometriosis was about a 1 after |
| type of stagnation in the body will result in having | | | | six months, and was a high 3 when she started. |
| pain. | | | | Fast forward another four or five months and |
| When tissues in the body grow into areas that they | | | | Brenda was pregnant, and it happened without really |
| are not normally meant to grow, Traditional Asian | | | | trying. |
| Medicine states that something is "blocking" their | | | | How Did Brenda Achieve An Effortless Pregnancy? |
| normal path of growth, forcing them out into places | | | | Once Brenda got a handle on where she needed to |
| where they don't belong. | | | | work and what she needed to do to improve her |
| Endometrial blockage can result from energetic | | | | personal fertility patterns, the rest fell into place. |
| causes (such as unexpressed creativity, anger and | | | | She began to focus her energy on improving her |
| frustration), physical trauma or scar tissue, and may | | | | health, and putting her energies into areas in her life |
| also present with other symptoms such as cold | | | | that helped her feel better, become more relaxed |
| hands and feet, migraine headaches, and a quick | | | | and boost her fertility. She put her efforts into a few |
| temper. | | | | select areas that made all the difference for her. |
| In Brenda's case, her symptoms of endometriosis | | | | If you find out where your imbalances are and make |
| became more severe the longer she tried to get | | | | a few small corrections you may also be astounded |
| pregnant. The more Brenda tried to get pregnant | | | | at the improvements you notice in your body, and in |
| (and "failed" as she viewed it), the more frustrated | | | | your improved fertility levels. |