Bella Vista Chiropractic Visit

by Heather Navarette-Linnemayer

I am staying with a wonderful family in Bella Vista - Roberto and Cecilia Guido. Cecilia has studied Reiki up to the Master level as well as a number of other alternative styles of healing. She and I are always talking about healing traditions and have worked on each other a number of times in the past two days.

Yesterday Cecilia took me to a chiropractor's office - his name is Rodolfo Rapacciolo Wirth. He has been a kinesiologist for years which is similar to a physical therapist with manual therapies and has recently finished his schooling in chiropractic. He is the only chiropractor in this city of 40,000 people. He was excited to learn some of my techniques and Cecilia asked if I could work on her and describe what I felt and what I was doing so he could get an idea of my work.

Cecilia told me that she has been diagnosed with a herniated disk in her lumbar spine and has some pain there, so I showed him some gentle easy techniques to release the fascia and the vertebrae in that area. I showed him some visceral manipulation techniques as well becuase I could feel that her pancreas and spleen were involved as part of the tension that was pulling her lumbar and thoracic vertebrae to the left side towards the organs.

Rodolfo was so interested he went online to Google visceral manipulation and found the Barral Institutes website and the classes that they offer in Buenas Aires the capital city in Argentina. He was kind enough to print off a copy for me to take with me and share with other practitioners. I felt so pleased with our exchange and he said that he is inspired by what I showed him and is interested in taking a course in it. It will really complement what he already has to offer. I am so greatful to stay with this family, everyone has gone out of their way to help me.

Roberto is an excellent pianist, he took me to his group rehersal last night, there are three guitar players, three accordian players and four singers as well as him on piano and organ. They play traditional tango and folkloric music, very beautiful and extremely professional. They perform about once a month and really enjoy singing togeather for fun on Fridays over a BBQ which they call Carne Asada.

I am learning so much here and feel greatful to be able to contribute. Today Cecilia is bringing a good friend of hers over so I can treat her for a rare condition that is affecting her health and primarily her head.

More on that later.... blessings,
Heather