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Yo u r M & B i s w o r t h 2 C E s ! G o t o w w w. a b m p . c o m / c e t o l e a r n m o r e . 79 "This knowledge was directed toward only one goal: mastery of the health of the soul," says Meurois, whose book on the subject was recently translated into English. "Essenian and Egyptian therapies were holistic before the word existed. They considered the global reality of the human being—namely, the multitude of a person's declensions of levels of consciousness, of what we now call a person's vibrational levels." WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? To maximize the client's comfort, an Essenian and Egyptian therapy session can be done on the floor or on a massage table. There are a lot of similarities with traditional massage, like the use of quality oil (including the addition of essential oils), the direct touch to the skin, the organic white linen covering the body, proper draping, and relaxing-meditative music. However, the hands-on strokes and the therapist's approach are based on energetic techniques that feel slow, steady, warm, light, and sometimes firm on the body, depending on the treatment received. The movement of the therapist's hands is like a dance. Meurois says it's like learning a new language; each hand placement and exercise serves a different purpose in the therapy's protocol. As the principle of anointing was common in the ancient Egyptian era, it is instrumental to the treatment. Both the Egyptians and Essenians attributed the same double function to the oils: to facilitate the movement of the hands on the body during treatments and to amplify or polarize the action of the energetic wave offered to the client. The Essenian and Egyptian therapies are cosmic and timeless therapies based on in-depth knowledge of the circuits of universal life energy. They restore an energetic and harmonious circulation in the subtle and physical bodies, promote the screening and the elimination of toxic thoughts (which, in this tradition, are often believed to be at the origin of many diseases), and identify and remove wounded memories blocked in the cells of the body. Practitioners of these therapies have found effectiveness on the physical level (alleviating circulatory problems of the legs, lessening symptoms of PMS and menopause, and addressing grand fatigue, diabetes, sleep apnea, articular rheumatism, intestinal disorders, etc.), as well as on the mental and emotional levels. PUT INTO PRACTICE The practice of Essenian and Egyptian therapies is ideal for spiritually focused practitioners, bodyworkers, yogis, and healers attuned to how spirit and matter relate with one another and is a valuable tool for anyone looking to deepen and expand their healing therapeutic methods. According to Meurois and Croteau, the "ancient Essenian and Egyptian therapies impose nothing. Rather, they suggest a light of healing that searches for suffering at its root. They don't forbid anything and require no dogma. These therapies help those who offer them the same as those who receive them; to reveal more of themselves, to pacify, and to heal in depth and in full liberty." Isabelle Laak has been a registered massage therapist in Colorado since 2001. She is also certified in the Essenian and Egyptian therapies transmitted by Daniel Meurois and Marie Johanne Croteau-Meurois. She translated The Great Book of Essenian and Egyptian Therapies from French to English to develop these therapies in the United States. She can be reached at isabelle@sacredworldspublishing.com, www.sacredworldspublishing.com, or www.integratedholisticmassage.com. Daniel Meurois and Marie Johanne Croteau, authors of The Great Book of Essenian & Egyptian Therapies (sacredworldspublishing. com, 2018), are energetic healers and devoted students of the Essenes. They have been training bodyworkers and healing therapists in their methods and believe the world, in its current state of materialism and pain, is in great need of these therapies precisely at this time in human history. Croteau, who worked in the ICU, emergency, and trauma wards of a hospital before working as a healing therapist, has found these ancient therapies have deepened and expanded her healing practices. "Anyone looking to enrich their practices in bodywork, yoga, reiki, and other energy work will find the teachings a powerful and invaluable addition to their toolset." Training programs for Essenian and Egyptian therapies have been developed in France, Italy, Spain, and Canada. A training program in the US will begin in 2019. Visit https://esseniens.com/wp/nos-formations.