• Part 7 - Hand and Arm Development

    The energy body also exchanges and draws energies into itself through the hands, from a variety of different sources. Rather than over-complicating matters here, it is best to think of these energies as being simply atmospheric subtle energies. Atmospheric energies have different qualities from the more earthly energies which flow into the feet and legs. The hands, like the feet, contain heavy concentrations of energy exchange ports in the palms and undersides of fingers.

    Hand & Arm Work


    As with the feet and legs, many small areas and individual energy centres in the hands and arms, need to be worked through in order to clear blockages, redefine pathways and generally loosen them up. This early work progressively increases their energetic potential, which increases the amount of energy that it is possible to draw through them. Again, please keep in mind that much of this early work is only done while the NEW system is being learned. This work is very progressive and large areas will quickly come online. Stimulation then becomes a simpler matter, with large brushing and sponging awareness actions being used to stimulate whole hands and arms in pairs. And in time, these become rapid, whole of limb energy sweeping actions.


    Finger Work


    Work on each finger, starting with your thumbs, in the same way and in the same order as you did with your toes, on both hands, one at a time. Unlike the toes though, all the finger joints can be effectively worked on with the stirring action (if necessary or desired), as finger joints are easier to target with awareness than the smaller toe joints are. Using the stirring action on each finger joint should be considered optional, however, and only done if energy blockages are present, i.e., if the fingers and hands cannot be made to respond with brushing and sponging actions. It is easy to tell if any area is not responding as no energy movement sensations at all will be felt coming from the areas being worked on.


    You may find it easier to do these early finger and hand exercises if you look at each finger as you work on it. Once these exercises have been done a few times though, please discontinue using your eyes for this purpose. The most important thing here, in the very beginning, is to get your fingers and hands to respond.




    • Work through every joint and knuckle in each hand with the stirring action, starting with the thumb joints where they join your hands, one at a time. Use the stirring action on top of the joints only, and not on the sides or underneath. If you are having trouble getting your hands working, however, you may like to do both sides and undersides as well. Use the stirring action on all thumb joints, but using it on the finger joints is to be considered optional.

    • Use a narrow brushing action to stimulate the entire length of each finger, one at a time, on top of both hands, from large knuckles to fingertips, for thirty seconds each or until they respond, and for longer if you so choose. Try and feel this action inside the whole of each finger as you do it. Turn hand over and repeat this with each finger and thumb on its underside, in the same way.

    • Use wrapping action around the whole length of each finger, one at a time. The position the hand is held in can be varied to suit what is easiest for you to feel, palm up or down. Use a narrow, overlapping wrapping action, slowly spiraling up each finger length as you wrap it. Continue this for thirty seconds per finger, or until they respond, and for longer if desired.

    • Use a wide brushing action, as if you were using a large paintbrush, and stimulate the back of each hand, covering all fingers from fingertips to a few inches above wrists, one hand at a time, for thirty seconds or more, even if they respond well earlier. Feel this action as if you were drawing your awareness through the whole of each hand.

    • Use wide brushing action across all fingers, from side to side, covering all fingers.

    • Try splitting awareness and repeating the above actions on both hands at the same time.



    Palm Work


    As with the soles of the feet, the palms of the hands and undersides of the fingers all contain a high concentration of energy exchange ports. These overlay and feed the complex energy structures within the hands and wrists.




    • Repeat the same process as you did with the soles of your feet, on the palm of each hand, one at a time. First use a tight, mobile stirring action, moving this action about until you have covered the whole of the palm of each hand, including the underside of all fingers.

    • Next, use a wide brushing action, back and forth, from a few inches above the heel of palm to fingertips, covering the entire surface of palms and undersides of all fingers.

    • Try splitting awareness and brushing both palms together, from above wrists to fingertips.

    • Palm work, as with sole work, can also cause intense energy movement sensations in the palms and fingers. These sensations will usually reduce more quickly than those in the feet.



    Hand Work


    (Spend at least 20 seconds on each of these exercises)




    • Using a large sponging action, move awareness through whole of left hand, from fingertips to a few inches above wrist, back and forth, feeling whole of hand.

    • Repeat on right hand.

    • Try splitting awareness and sponging through both hands at the same time.



    Wrist Work


    (Spend at least 20 seconds on each of these exercises)




    • Use a large stirring action, then wide brushing action, on top of left wrist.

    • Repeat both above actions on underside of left wrist.

    • Use wrapping action around entire left wrist.

    • Repeat all above actions on right wrist.

    • Try splitting awareness and wrapping both wrists together.



    Elbow Work


    (Spend at least 20 seconds on each of these exercises)




    • Use wide stirring action, then brushing action, on outer left elbow.

    • Repeat both above actions on inner left elbow.

    • Use wrapping action around entire left elbow joint.

    • Repeat all above actions on right elbow.

    • Try splitting awareness and using wrapping action on both elbows together.



    Shoulder Work


    Each shoulder carries several large secondary centres, similar to the groin area, but work on these does not carry any cautions. Spend at least 20 seconds on each shoulder exercise. You may find it easier to hold your arms akimbo while working on armpits and wrapping shoulder joints.




    • Use a fairly large stirring action, then brushing action, on each of these joint centres:

      1. Outer shoulder joint (point of shoulder).

      2. Armpit.

      3. Rear of shoulder joint.

      4. Front of shoulder joint.


    • Use wrapping action around entire shoulder joint, with arm held akimbo.

    • Repeat all above exercises with right shoulder.

    • Try splitting awareness and wrapping both shoulders together, arms akimbo.



    Arm Work


    As individual arm pathways are difficult to target, it is more practical to treat these as only two and to work on the inner and outer pathways only. Accuracy is not required for this as long as each pathway covers approximately half of the thickness of each arm (inner and outer) so the whole arm is covered. Move awareness back and forth, from fingertips to shoulder, a dozen times in each direction for the following exercises. Take approximately three seconds over each upward arm sweep and the same down.




    • Along outer left arm, use wide brushing action from fingertips to wrist, to elbow, to outer shoulder.

    • Repeat above on inner left arm, from fingertips, inner wrist, inner elbow to armpit.

    • Repeat on whole of left arm, using sponging action, feeling all of arm, inside and out.

    • Repeat all above exercises on right arm.

    • Try splitting awareness and repeating sponging action with whole of both arms at once.



    Hands & Arms - Quick Reference Guide


    Fingers



    • Stir thumb joints then brush and wrap each finger and thumb joint.

    • Use wide brushing action across all fingers, side to side.


    Hands



    • Wide brushing action along back of each hand, fingertips to wrists.


    Palms



    • Rotary stirring action, then wide brushing action on each.


    Hands



    • Use whole of hand sponging action, through both hands.


    Wrists



    • Stir inner and outer, then use brushing and wrapping action.


    Elbows



    • Stir inner and outer, then use brushing and wrapping action.


    Shoulders



    • Stir inner, outer, front, back, then brush & wrap.


    Arms



    • Wide brushing action along outer, then inner, pathways.

    • Sponging action through whole of each arm.


    Again, please keep in mind here, after working so laboriously and painstakingly through your energy body, that most of the above exercises are only used during early training. The NEW system is very progressive and large parts of your energy body will soon begin responding to single, larger awareness energy sweeping actions. This will become apparent when you start working with some of the more advanced energy raising practices and full body circuits ahead.