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Foundation Studies in meditation Module 2 The IMTTA Postgraduate Certificate in Meditation for Women in Transition and Women’s Mid-life Health and Wellbeing 1 The IMTTA Postgraduate Certificate in Meditation for Women in Transition and Women’s Mid-life Health and Wellbeing Practitioner Training Course © Isabelle Cunningham, 2016 All rights reserved. No part of the material protected by this copyright may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Module 2 The IMTTA Postgraduate Certificate in Meditation for Women in Transition and Women’s Mid-life Health and Wellbeing 2 Module Contents Health Issues for Mature Women Menopause Empty Nest Syndrome Marriage Breakdown Career Changes Sexuality and the Older Women Instructions Please work through your lesson pack in the required sequence. While it may be tempting to rush ahead, it is important that you receive information in the integrated way it is intended. 1. As you read through this module, make notes of any points you find particularly interesting, do not understand, wish to discuss with your teacher or that you would like to research further. 2. Complete all the exercises and assignments as you come to them in the module. Activity boxes refer to tasks such as watching videos, listening to audio files, or writing exercises. 3. When you have finished reading this module, completed all the activities and assignments and watched the PowerPoint presentations, you will be ready to submit your assessments. 4. Complete the Module Submission Form. This module contains: Module two lecture Submission Form Tools for Holistic Counselling Handbook (also supplied in Cert. Module 8) Module 2 The IMTTA Postgraduate Certificate in Meditation for Women in Transition and Women’s Mid-life Health and Wellbeing 3 Health Issues for Mature Women Some of the main health issues for middle-aged women include heart disease, cancer, obesity, osteoporosis, depression. autoimmune diseases, hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction, menopause (and the wide variety of mental, emotional and physical issues and challenges that are commonly associated with menopause). Illness and diseases like heart disease, cancer, obesity, osteoporosis, depression and autoimmune diseases are also experienced by men as well as women who have not yet reached mid-life. Naturally these conditions must be bought to the attention of a health professional (like a doctor or naturopath). When working with clients who have been diagnosed with these conditions, the holistic counsellor must advocate that the client continues to seek professional advice and been clearly informed that the holistic counsellor is not providing a service or any advice that is intended to replace proper medical care. Through our earlier exploration of Brain Body Medicine, we understand that the perceptions and programs stored in the unconscious mind are responsible for releasing chemicals and hormones into the body which create the environment the cells are living in, growing in and reproducing in. Therefor we can do much in educating our clients about the hidden mental programs and lifelong emotional patters they may be using, which are creating an environment within their body, where their cells are being damaged and that may be causing or at least, contributing to their illness. With education about how the fight-or-flight response works, an understanding of Autonomic Nervous System Realignment, Brain Body Medicine, the healing power of meditation along with some changes in the way our client chooses to think and how they perceive their lives, we can assist them to start creating a healthier internal environment. One that is conducive to healing their cells rather than causing toxic environments that harm their cells. Conditions like hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction can occur in men as well as women but will present a little differently while menopause is a ‘girls only’ zone. Many of the women you will treat, if you choose to specialise in the area of women in transition and women’s mid-life health, will be experience the symptoms of menopause to some degree or another. So, it is important to have a good understanding of what and why menopause is and how holistic counselling and meditation can contribute to a reduction in the negative ‘side effects’ many women experience. Therefor a section of this module is dedicated to understanding and working with women experiencing menopause. Module 2 The IMTTA Postgraduate Certificate in Meditation for Women in Transition and Women’s Mid-life Health and Wellbeing 4 Hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction is a very common and mostly unfamiliar condition. It can effect men and women at any age but is most prevalent in middle aged women. Hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction occurs when the pelvic floor muscles are overly tense, inflexible, or in spasm. The muscles do not move or stretch with daily activities. It causes uneven stress on the bones where they are attached and uncomfortable stretching of the muscles themselves. The term “high tone or hypertonic” refers to the presence of high tension in the muscles. This can occur with either strong or weak pelvic floor muscles, and can cause a wide range of problems. Pelvic floor hypertonicity may be the primary cause of pelvic pain in some women; in others it may simply be a response to the underlying pelvic disorder. If you are working with a client who has unexplained pelvic pain it is important that you encourage her to discuss with her doctor and not just assume she has hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction. Several mechanisms of injury may lead to spasm of the pelvic floor. It could be the result of malalignment of the pelvis, especially in the sacroiliac joint, due to trauma, poor posture, pelvic floor deconditioning, muscular asymmetry, childbirth or excessive athletics Who is at risk of developing Hypertonic Pelvic Floor Dysfunction? Women transitioning through menopause. Women who experience infrequent vaginal penetration. (Relaxing to allow penetration helps keep the pelvic floor muscles flexible – so sex is healthy). Individuals having difficulty coping with stress – this increases the likelihood of carrying tension in the pelvic floor muscles and the abdominals. Individuals who’ve had some sort of trauma to their pelvic floor. Individuals who do Kegels (pelvic floor exercises) without adequate relaxation both during and in between exercises. Athletes, gymnasts, and Pilates enthusiasts who work out with a focus on core strength without adequate focus on core flexibility and relaxation. Women who have had difficult births or long labors. Women who have experienced sexual abuse. Women who have fear, negative or limited beliefs about their sexuality. Many women begin to find frequent urination and/or not being able to ‘hold on’ for very long (or even long enough) becomes a real problem as they reach midlife. This can be because their pelvic floor is already tight or tensed. So when they attempt to tighten the muscles, to hold on to urine, they can’t…because the muscle is already tensed to capacity. In the same way, the bladder requires more frequent emptying because the muscles around it are tense. Module 2 The IMTTA Postgraduate Certificate in Meditation for Women in Transition and Women’s Mid-life Health and Wellbeing 5 As recommended above, any woman who is experience pain or anything unusual in her health should be encouraged to seek medical advice, even if it is just to rule out any thing that may need medical treatment. A medical diagnosis can also provide the holistic healer with a clear picture of where to start in providing education, guidance and resources to support their clients healing process. The solution to hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction is the same for any other muscle group that has been held in tension (or conversely not used enough) for a prolonged period of time. 1/ Identifying the problem and recognising the cause as well as the symptoms. 2/ Learning muscle relaxation techniques and practicing them frequently. 3/ Exploring the mental, emotional and the possible physical causes which created the problem. 4/ Developing new habits to guard against recreating or continuing to create the problem. If you cannot tense your pelvic floor muscles and your lower abdomen enough to change the way you normally feel, it is possible that you are experiencing hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction. However, even people with hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction will benefit from this exercise because they are focusing their conscious awareness on this area and asking themselves the question; ‘what am I holding here?” ‘What do I feel when my attention is focused on and really tuning into this part of my body”. Be aware that women who have experienced sexual trauma, sexual abuse and also those who have deep seated fears and regrets associated with motherhood, often hold the pain associated with these past traumas in this part of their body. A woman might come to you because she is lacking energy or zest in her life. She wants to find her passion and feel more motivated…More alive! You could start discussing her lifestyle and her general health. Then you could realize she may have hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction. Perhaps she has mentioned pelvic pain, frequent urination, pain during sex or some other key symptom. Hopefully she has seen her doctor and has no underlying condition. You may then discuss hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction with her and ask her to try out the exercise above. ACTIVITY 1 Exercise: Sit for a moment and really tense your pelvic floor muscle and at the same time draw in and tense the muscles in your lower abdomen. Now try to connect a feeling, emotion, past experience or thought to the physical sensation holding your muscles this causes. If you had to relate one feeling or thought to the feeling this position causes you, what would it be? Module 2 The IMTTA