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**Body Hemi-Sync · Printable reference **

# The Body–Emotion Chart

189 symptoms and 36 feelings, from head to toe, with an affirmation for each.

**1 · Find it **

Look up the part of the body, then the symptom.

**2 · Read the themes **

Ask which of them you recognise in your life right now.

**3 · Keep the sentence **

Copy the affirmation somewhere you will see it each day.

A symbolic, emotional reading of the body. It is a complement to medical care, never a replacement. Any new, severe or lasting symptom deserves a doctor's opinion.

## Head and nervous system

Control · Mental pressure · Head and heart · Individuality · Tension · Trust

| **Alzheimer's** | memory, retreat, ageing | *“I can stay with this moment, and I can let myself be cared for.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Epilepsy** | the brain, overload, a life that feels like a fight | *“I can feel what is here, and I can let other people carry their own part.” * |
| **Fainting** | Overwhelm, Inner panic, Losing hope | *“I stay present in my body and in my life. I am guided and protected, and I can breathe deeply again.” * |
| **Headaches** | Mental overload, Self-criticism, Control | *“I give my thoughts room to breathe. I can be patient, flexible and gentle with myself.” * |
| **Insomnia** | Fear of letting go, Need for control, A mind that will not stop | *“I can rest. The world keeps turning while I sleep, and I am allowed to let go.” * |
| **Memory problems** | Painful memories set aside, Escaping a hard reality, Fear of failing | *“I take full responsibility for my life. Each situation helps me know myself better and feel freer.” * |
| **Migraines** | Pressure to perform, Over-responsibility, Anger at yourself | *“I release the pressure. I can slow down, face what is and move forward at my own pace.” * |
| **Multiple sclerosis** | Feeling caged, Perfectionism and control, Fear of falling or being let down | *“I trust my inner guide and allow myself more gentleness. My feelings are part of me, and I no longer need others' approval to walk my own way.” * |
| **Nervousness** | Lack of trust, Fear of not making it, The unknown | *“I trust life, and I trust what I feel inside. I do not need to control everything for life to be good.” * |
| **Neuralgia** | A break in contact, Coldness and resentment, Guilt and fitting the norm | *“I notice the feelings that block my flow and let them move. I step out of the cage I built and fly with my own wings.” * |
| **Neuropathy and neuritis** | Anger at yourself, Feeling attacked, Control and the unexpected | *“I restore the conversation with myself and offer myself the understanding I need. I live with truth, openness and an open heart.” * |
| **Parkinson's** | movement, control, a held-back gesture | *“I can direct my own life, and I can let other people be free.” * |
| **Stroke** | the brain, pressure, joy of living | *“I can make peace with myself, and I can let my life be directed again at a pace that is mine.” * |
| **Tingling and pins and needles** | A passing irritation, Something that rubs you the wrong way, Where on the body it appears | *“I notice what irritates me, I name it, and I let my energy flow freely again.” * |
| **Vertigo** | Fear of change, Direction, Control | *“I let myself find joy in living, I offer myself small softnesses, and I trust what is ahead.” * |

## Eyes and ears

Seeing clearly · Listening · The future · Inner voice · Truth · Openness

| **Astigmatism** | A distorting mirror, Fear of seeing yourself, Ideal versus reality | *“I fully accept who I am and stay in touch with my deepest feelings. I open my eyes with love, to myself and to others, and I see my life clearly.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Cataracts** | the lens, a veiled future, ageing | *“I can look at what is here, and I can let new light in.” * |
| **Conjunctivitis** | seeing, a sight that burns, sorrow | *“I can look at what is in front of me, and I can let the tears come if they need to.” * |
| **Dark circles** | Tiredness, A dull, limited life, Feeling watched | *“My happiness depends on me. Other people's approval is a bonus, not a condition.” * |
| **Ear infection** | hearing, fluid, a closed world | *“I can hear what is said, and I can hear what I need.” * |
| **Earache** | Hurtful words, Not being heard, Words never said | *“I lend an ear to what is around me and within me. I can hear without holding on, and keep my heart open.” * |
| **Eye twitching** | Overload, Pressure, Not wanting to see | *“I allow myself moments of calm. I can close my eyes to rest, and open them again to see what is good.” * |
| **Farsightedness** | Fear of the present, Difficulty with closeness, Looking far away | *“I can look at my life today, with what is beautiful and what is uncomfortable. I am safe here and now.” * |
| **Glaucoma** | pressure, unshed tears, a narrowed view | *“I can let the old tears move, and I can look at this moment without gripping it.” * |
| **Hearing loss** | hearing, closing off, inner voice | *“I can listen, including to my own inner voice, and I can ask for help with what I cannot hear.” * |
| **Myopia** | Fear of the future, Insecurity, Narrow view | *“I look ahead with trust. I have the strength and the wisdom to meet what is coming.” * |
| **Stye** | Sadness and resentment, A sight that feels ugly, Insecurity | *“I let my emotions be expressed. I take my place in my own life, in the front row.” * |
| **Tinnitus** | Stress, Resisting change, Inner voice | *“I calm the noise inside me. I listen to my inner voice with trust and gentleness.” * |

## Respiratory system

Taste for life · Personal space · Boundaries · Giving and receiving · Intuition · Feeling smothered

| **Asthma** | Feeling smothered, A silent cry, Fear of your own strength | *“I can breathe for myself. With each breath in I am supported, and with each breath out I can let go.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Bronchitis** | breath, unspoken words, a tense house | *“I can breathe in my own time, and I can let a true word out.” * |
| **Common cold** | Overload, Confusion, Need for a break | *“I allow myself to slow down. I can take things one at a time, and I let go of what weighs on me.” * |
| **Cough** | Irritation, Nervous tension, Things left unsaid | *“I express what I feel calmly and clearly. I let go of irritation and make room for peace.” * |
| **Flu** | Anger, Personal space, Family | *“I let what I feel be said, and I let the tears come.” * |
| **Hay fever** | Resistance, Time passing, Fear of change | *“I accept what is good for me. I come out of isolation and go toward people as I am.” * |
| **Hiccups** | Inner revolt, Self-judgement, Lack of control | *“I take life more calmly. I savour it fully, and I take charge of myself.” * |
| **Laryngitis and losing your voice** | Fear of ridicule, Submitting to authority, Words held back | *“I express my feelings, my ideas and my creativity in the way that suits me best, at my own pace.” * |
| **Lump in the throat** | Anxiety, Words held back, Feeling intimidated | *“I trust myself. I say things as they are, and I stay true to myself.” * |
| **Nosebleeds** | Loss of joy, Disappointment, Recognition | *“I recognise my own worth. My happiness rests on what I think of myself.” * |
| **Pneumonia** | the lung, grief, a life that feels too heavy | *“I can ask for help, and I can lay down what was never mine to carry.” * |
| **Sinusitis** | Irritation, Fear, Personal space | *“I speak about myself. I trust my inner voice, and I let softness have a place.” * |
| **Sneezing** | Irritation, Criticism, Dissatisfaction | *“I name what irritates me, I take my place, and I act to bring back harmony.” * |
| **Snoring** | Holding on to the old, Feeling unheard, Feeling trapped | *“I let go of the old to make room for the new. I speak clearly, and I am open to change.” * |
| **Sore throat** | Swallowed words, Anger held back, Difficulty asserting yourself | *“I can say what is true for me. My feelings are allowed, and expressing them frees my throat.” * |
| **Tonsillitis** | the throat, swallowing, words that cannot get out | *“I can let a true word out, and I can trust my own way through this.” * |
| **Yawning** | Need for rest, Boredom, What you cannot digest | *“Yawning is part of life. I let my resistance go and I let others come close and care for me.” * |

## Heart and circulation

Love · Joy of living · Self-love · Pressure · Giving and receiving · Forgiveness

| **Anaemia** | Joy of living, Love, Discouragement | *“I say yes to the energy that can serve this life. I live my own life, and I recognise what I deeply want.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Angina** | the heart, holding on, joy that has stalled | *“I can love without gripping, and I can let help land in me.” * |
| **Chest pain** | Identity and the inner self, Family ties, Fear of commitment | *“I let my real feelings show. Being true, vulnerability included, is never a loss.” * |
| **Deep vein thrombosis** | the veins, a stop, joy of living | *“I can let the sorrow move, and I can take the next step that is mine.” * |
| **Heart attack** | the heart, territory, a postponed inner life | *“I can stop proving, and I can let love and help reach me.” * |
| **High blood pressure** | Held-back emotions, Control, Pressure to perform | *“I let the steam out gently. I accept myself as I am, and I no longer need pressure to feel alive.” * |
| **High cholesterol** | Joy of living, Worry, Family | *“I let joy move in me. I have the right to be happy, and to be myself.” * |
| **Low blood pressure** | Discouragement, Losing heart, Feeling powerless | *“I take time for myself. I hand back what belongs to others and reconnect with what I love.” * |
| **Palpitations** | Love, Fear of loss, Choice | *“I let go of what is no longer good for me. I choose my road, and I let harmony return in love and in the life around me.” * |
| **Varicose veins** | Lost joy, Direction in life, Heavy burden | *“I am free to choose my path. I express my needs, I ask for help when I need it and I enjoy my life.” * |

## Digestive system

Digesting life · Openness to new ideas · Control · Letting go · Anger · Relationships

| **Appendicitis** | a dead end, anger, a family bind | *“I can stop long enough to feel what is mine, and I can let the rest move.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Bloating** | Emotional hunger, Never enough, Rushing | *“I notice what life is giving me today. I dare to say what I need, and I stay open.” * |
| **Constipation** | Control, Insecurity, Holding on to the past | *“I let go of what no longer suits me. I free myself from the past and trust life to carry me forward.” * |
| **Crohn's disease** | the bowel, worth, a place of your own | *“I have a place that is mine, and I am allowed to live it.” * |
| **Diarrhoea** | Fear, Wanting to flee, Nothing assimilated | *“I can slow down and take in what is good for me. I deserve my own space, and I can face what I have been trying to flee.” * |
| **Diverticulitis** | the bowel, held anger, a trap | *“I can admit what is real, and I can let an old resentment be said.” * |
| **Gas and flatulence** | Holding on, Fear of loss, Rumination | *“I allow myself to feel what is happening inside me. I can trust and let go, knowing I have what I need.” * |
| **Gastritis** | the stomach, irritation, a world that might collapse | *“I can meet this day as it is, and keep my strength for what is mine to change.” * |
| **Gastroenteritis** | Deep irritation, Rejecting what happens, Uncertainty | *“I open myself to new ideas and learn to trust again. I can say when I am disappointed, and I stop waiting for everyone's approval.” * |
| **Haemorrhoids** | Pressure, Letting go, Resentment | *“I say what is disturbing me, and I let the held feeling move. I take my life back in hand.” * |
| **Heartburn** | Anger, Injustice, Feeling controlled | *“I stay calm and listen to my real feelings. Life is good, and my needs are met at the right time.” * |
| **Hernia** | Pressure held in, Wanting to break free, Living for others | *“I allow myself to be who I am and to express it freely. I take time to see clearly where I am going.” * |
| **Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)** | Holding on to the past, Nervousness about the unknown, Boundaries | *“I let the past move through me. I learn to love myself, to be myself and to take my place.” * |
| **Nausea and vomiting** | Disgust, What sits on the stomach, Rejection | *“I can digest what this moment brings. I accept every part of who I am, and I let good things come to me.” * |
| **Stomach pain** | What you cannot digest, Daily reality and real needs, Insecurity | *“I let life feed me. I say what I feel, I forgive what I can, and I trust that I am safe.” * |
| **Stomach ulcer** | the stomach, swallowing it, authority | *“I can say what I need, and I can stop gnawing at myself.” * |
| **Ulcerative colitis** | the bowel, family, a place of your own | *“I can take my place, say what I need, and let my choices be my own.” * |

## Back

Support · Burdens · Flexibility · Security · Being the pillar · What we hide

| **Lower back pain** | Material security, Emotional support, Fear of lacking | *“I am supported at all times. I let go of burdens that are not mine and trust life to bring me what I need.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Middle back pain** | Emotional guilt, Holding on to the past, Being the pillar | *“I let the past rest and come back to a calm here and now. Asking for help is a sign of intelligence, and I allow myself to receive it.” * |
| **Sciatica** | Insecurity, Life transition, Feeling stuck | *“My real security is inside me. I can be flexible, accept my limits, and move forward without having to hold everything alone.” * |
| **Scoliosis** | A heavy burden, Comparing yourself with others, Being the family's pillar | *“I live one day at a time. I stop comparing myself with others, I live for myself, and I find in me the strength to meet what comes.” * |
| **Slipped disc** | the spine, pressure, carrying other people | *“I can carry what is mine, and I can hand the rest back.” * |
| **Stiff neck** | Insecurity, Refusing to see, Inner contradiction | *“I open myself to a new way of seeing. I can look at this moment and welcome what is new in my life.” * |
| **Upper back and neck pain** | Carried emotions, Stubbornness, Communication | *“I look at life from every angle with an open mind. I express what I feel and let others support me.” * |

## Skin

Boundaries · Contact and touch · Self-image · Separation · Irritation · Sensitivity

| **Acne** | Self-image, Identity, Fear of judgment | *“I accept myself as I am, right now. I have the right to take my place and to be seen.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Birthmarks and freckles** | Old shame, Family ties, Wanting to go unnoticed | *“I let go of the shame I have carried, and I give myself the right to live my own life.” * |
| **Blisters** | Friction and irritation, Lack of emotional protection, Feelings close to the surface | *“I let my feelings flow, and I lift the limits I have placed on myself.” * |
| **Boils** | Anger held inside, Feeling poisoned by a situation, Being fed up | *“I let my anger be spoken, and I ask for help when I need it.” * |
| **Bruises** | Unspoken pain, Turning against yourself, Being off-centre | *“I take back the reins of my life. I deserve to be happy, cared for and treated with respect.” * |
| **Burns** | Feelings that burn inside, Guilt and self-punishment, Playing with fire | *“I slow down, I come back to the present, and I choose to see the love and the lesson in what I live.” * |
| **Cuts and wounds** | Guilt, Rushing and pushing your limits, An inner conflict | *“I stop for a moment, I take responsibility for my choices without punishing myself, and I reconnect with who I am.” * |
| **Cysts** | Unfinished projects, Old hurts that harden, Holding everything in | *“I let energy move freely through me. I say what is true, I turn towards the future and I move forward with confidence.” * |
| **Dermatitis** | Suppressed anger, Someone under your skin, Need for contact | *“My needs matter. I can say what they are to the people concerned, whether I need closeness or distance.” * |
| **Eczema** | Separation, Hypersensitivity, Need for contact | *“I allow myself to feel what I feel. I can welcome closeness and still stay safe within myself.” * |
| **Hives** | the skin, rejection, being unseen | *“I can matter to myself first, and I can meet other people from there.” * |
| **Itchy skin** | Impatience, Unmet desires, Irritation | *“I listen to what this itch has to tell me. I take back my place, I let my creativity flow, and I trust myself to see what needs to change.” * |
| **Lupus** | Deep discouragement, Turning against yourself, Guilt and shame | *“I am learning to love myself again. I reconnect with my inner power and let my talents be seen.” * |
| **Moles** | Feeling marked or stained, Integrity and boundaries, Feeling devalued | *“I put love back into what marked me, I see the wisdom it left, and I allow myself to ask for help.” * |
| **Psoriasis** | Double separation, Need for love, Fear of contact | *“I accept my sensitivity. I can open to contact, stay close to myself, and trust life with what I feel.” * |
| **Rash** | Inner pressure, Frustration with delays, Shame and self-reproach | *“I let myself see what is under the surface. I say what I feel, and I recognise my own worth.” * |
| **Rosacea** | the face, not being heard, a change of season | *“I can be heard as I am, and I can make peace with the season I am in.” * |
| **Scars** | An inner wound, Memory of a painful event, The lesson of an experience | *“I choose to forgive, and I let more love and peace into what happened.” * |
| **Shingles** | a nerve, a boundary crossed, bitterness | *“I can look at what hurt me, and I can trust the life that is still moving in me.” * |
| **Vitiligo** | Identity and belonging, A brutal separation, Feeling stained | *“My life matters. I am safe being myself, and I let no one harm me.” * |
| **Warts** | Shame and self-judgment, Barriers of hurt and resentment, Feeling rejected and misunderstood | *“I accept who I am, someone worthy of love. I let my true self show and my creativity flow.” * |

## Joints and bones

Flexibility · Rigid thinking · Authority · Structure · Moving forward · Held-back emotions

| **Broken bones** | Deep inner conflict, Revolt against authority, Having to prove your worth | *“I listen to what bothers me and I say what I feel. I loosen my grip on the past, and I choose the direction of my own life.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Bursitis** | Held-back anger, Irritation at work, Rigid thinking | *“I take my life in hand. I welcome what I feel and find a fitting way to say it.” * |
| **Gout** | the joint, limits, held-back feeling | *“I can say what disgusts me, and I can let a feeling leave instead of storing it.” * |
| **Knee pain** | Pride and humility, Flexibility, Weight of responsibilities | *“I bend with the flow of life. I open myself to help and trust my inner authority to guide me.” * |
| **Osteoarthritis** | Rigid thinking, Pushing past limits, Perfectionism | *“I become more flexible. I accept others as they are, I take care of myself and I have the right to be happy.” * |
| **Osteoporosis** | Loss of the wish to be here, Discouragement, Old structures | *“I am allowed to be here, at this stage of my life. I can change the structures that no longer serve me, and find new reasons to move.” * |
| **Rheumatoid arthritis** | the joints, self-criticism, a refused authority | *“I can take my place as I am, with the skill the years have already given me.” * |
| **Rib pain** | Lowered protection, Outside pressure, Comparing yourself | *“I stop comparing myself and I let myself be who I am. I say what I feel, and I listen too.” * |
| **Sprain** | Resistance, Insecurity about direction, Refusing to give way | *“I take the time to change direction. I can move forward freely, and I treat this pause as useful.” * |

## Reproductive system

Creativity · Femininity · Masculinity · Self-acceptance · Pleasure · Inner authority

| **Endometriosis** | Mother, A place of one's own, Creativity | *“I say what I feel, and I take my place as myself. My creativity has room to move.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Fibroids** | the womb, an unspoken hurt, creativity | *“I can speak what I have carried, and I can turn towards the life that is still mine.” * |
| **Heavy periods** | A loss you cannot control, Your place as a woman, Feelings about children | *“Whatever my situation, I make peace with who I am and where I stand today with regard to children.” * |
| **Menopause** | Desire, Regret, Femininity | *“I accept the changes in my body and in my life. I live for myself, with the wisdom these years have given me.” * |
| **Menstrual pain** | Femininity, Guilt and anger, Perfectionism | *“I live in harmony with my body and its cycles. I let my emotions and my creative energy flow freely.” * |
| **Ovarian cysts** | Being a woman, Motherhood, Buried creativity | *“I welcome the feelings in me and let them move. I give room to what I want to create.” * |
| **Premenstrual syndrome** | Proving yourself, Femininity, Social expectations | *“I accept myself and love myself as I am. I make room for change and allow myself to rest.” * |
| **Prostate problems** | Masculine power, Inner authority, Sexual pressure | *“My authority is inside me. I can feel what I feel, enjoy my life, and choose from there.” * |
| **Vaginal thrush** | Intimacy and opening up, Irritation with a partner, Unspoken feelings | *“I take my place with respect for myself. I give my heart the time it needs to open, and I say what I feel.” * |

## Kidneys and urinary system

Fear · Balance · Letting go · Partnership · Boundaries · Discernment

| **Bladder problems** | Holding on to old ideas, Long-standing anxiety, Expectations of life | *“I let go of old beliefs and make room for what is new. I give time to the people in my life, I say what I feel, and I live in truth and simplicity.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Cystitis** | Accumulated anger, Bitterness, Intimate frustration | *“I take responsibility for my own life. I can welcome myself gently, and live from the heart rather than only from the head.” * |
| **Incontinence** | control, the bladder, a child who needs reassurance | *“I can loosen my grip on what I cannot steer, and I can still be the authority in my own inner life.” * |
| **Kidney problems** | Unexpressed fear, Old emotions, Balance | *“I let my emotions flow. I take responsibility for my life, and I can tell what is mine from what is not.” * |
| **Kidney stones** | Hardened emotions, Fear, Control | *“I let go of the conflict I keep turning over. I can live with more ease, and let the future be less tightly planned.” * |

## Blood sugar

Sweetness · Sadness · Love · Resistance · Receiving · Giving yourself away

| **Diabetes** | Lack of sweetness, Repeated sadness, Hard to receive love | *“I open myself to sweetness and to the love that is already offered. I can let the resistance go and trust my own strength.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Hypoglycaemia** | Giving everything away, Deep sadness, Lost direction | *“I give to myself first. I can make my life more joyful, and lead it instead of only following.” * |

## Mouth and teeth

Openness · Speech · Appetite · Decisions · Self-assertion · Contact

| **Bad breath** | Ideas that go stale, Unspoken thoughts, Resentment and revenge | *“I let go of stale thoughts from the past. I breathe in the freshness of honest, loving thoughts, for myself and for others.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Cold sores** | the lips, distance, a word that hurt | *“I can come closer without judging, and I can stand by who I am.” * |
| **Dry and chapped lips** | Loss of joy in sharing, Loneliness, Regretted words | *“I stay in touch with reality and with the people around me. I dare to say what I feel, and I taste the present moment.” * |
| **Gum disease** | Indecision, Staying in the past, Lost joy in self-expression | *“I trust myself in the decisions I take, and I trust life. I let the past go and move forward with determination.” * |
| **Jaw pain** | Held-back anger, Words not said, Feeling muzzled | *“I allow myself to speak freely. I take back the place that is mine and live in integrity with my heart and with the truth.” * |
| **Mouth ulcers** | Silence, Sensitivity, Words held back | *“I can speak calmly and openly. I trust my capacity to adapt, and I let feeling find a form that does not destroy.” * |
| **Teeth grinding** | Unconscious anger, What is left unsaid, Indecision | *“I let myself be aware of what I feel without pushing it down. When I take a decision, I free myself.” * |
| **Tongue problems** | The said and the unsaid, Guilt over words, Holding back | *“I find my words and I say what I think. I let myself taste every flavour of life.” * |
| **Tooth abscess** | Anger over a decision, Feelings held down for years, Lack of emotional nourishment | *“I make this decision with as much love and harmony as I can, guided by my deepest values and with respect for myself and others.” * |
| **Tooth decay** | Inner pain, What cannot be said, A grudge | *“I let the pain be spoken. I can change the way I see a situation, and I meet life with a grain of salt.” * |
| **Toothache** | Postponed decisions, Fear of consequences, Rage at not being heard | *“I give structure to my thoughts and take the decisions that are mine. I say what I need, and I bite into life.” * |
| **Wisdom teeth** | Taking your place, Autonomy, Self-trust | *“I take the place that is mine. I trust myself, and I let my wisdom come through.” * |

## Liver and gallbladder

Anger · Criticism · Bitterness · Faith in yourself · Adaptation · Letting feelings move

| **Gallstones** | Bitterness, Resentment, Hardened anger | *“I release a bitter past. I may meet my own needs, including by saying no, and I let my talents move in gentleness.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Hepatitis** | Anger, Rancour, Injustice | *“I use the rest I have been given to set down old anger. Joy has a place in this life, and I am willing to let what harms me leave.” * |

## Pancreas

Emotions · Freedom · Self-mastery · Love · Control · Joy

| **Cystic fibrosis** | Rigidity, Held-back speech, Discouragement | *“I can loosen an old idea. I have the strength to state what I need, and I let energy move again.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Pancreatitis** | Rage, Sweetness, Feeling trapped | *“I choose to live. I can offer myself the sweetness I have been waiting to be given, and I let a dark thought go.” * |

## Spleen

Unfinished things · Nostalgia · Regret · Worry · Self-image · Obsession

| **Enlarged spleen** | Fear of bleeding, Fear of death, Retreat | *“I can widen instead of harden. I let feeling be said as it comes, and I keep a balance between the inner life and the ground I stand on.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Mononucleosis** | Belonging, Lack of love, Guilt | *“I clear what needs clearing. I take my courage back, and I let joy and love be something I can actually live.” * |

## Muscles and tendons

Action · Strength · Flexibility · Inner voice · Fear · Effort

| **Achilles tendon** | A heavy load, Stability, Inner ground | *“I put something into motion toward the aims I have set. I base my life on sure human values, and I grow stronger by being myself.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Fibromyalgia** | Perfectionism, Anxiety, Moral pain | *“I can care for myself and give myself the softness I need. I do not have to be a superwoman or a superman. I only have to be myself.” * |
| **Muscle cramps** | Holding on, Inner tension, Old principles | *“I can let go at the level of the heart. I open to a new possibility, and I notice what is already beautiful here.” * |
| **Side stitch** | Rushing, Pushing past your limits, Image and success | *“I go at my own pace. I take time to live, and I listen to the voice inside that knows what is good for me.” * |

## Shoulders

Carrying a load · Responsibility · Action and creation · Autonomy · Masks and holding back · Feeling supported

| **Collarbone pain** | Anger at imposed duties, Submission and obligation, Pressure of responsibility | *“I look at what I carry as it really is. I trust that I can find a way through, and another way of seeing it.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Rounded shoulders** | Giving up under the load, Carrying others' fate, Guilt about the past | *“It is time to take care of myself. I let others look after their own happiness, and I listen to what I need.” * |
| **Shoulder pain** | Over-responsibility, Feeling unsupported, Perfectionism | *“I am responsible for myself. I let others carry their own happiness, I share the load, and I live this day as it comes.” * |

## Arms and hands

Giving and receiving · Action · Burden · Flexibility · Contact · Work

| **Armpit pain** | Deep inner forces, Basic emotions held back, Under someone's wing | *“I come out of my shell. I let my natural inner strength express itself and carry me towards what I deeply wish for.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Carpal tunnel syndrome** | Feeling sidelined, Hormonal change, Control | *“I accept the change that has arrived. I can take a risk, discover another path, and include the whole of who I am.” * |
| **Dupuytren's contracture** | Holding on, Control, Withdrawal | *“I open my hand a little more each day. I become more flexible, share what I feel, and look for the deeper meaning of my life.” * |
| **Finger pain** | Pressure, Authority, Creativity | *“I take my place with each finger of my hand. I let go of the pressure, say what I need, and listen to what I already know.” * |
| **Tennis elbow** | Resistance, Repeated blows, Unrecognised effort | *“I can drop an old pattern and take a better direction. I let love move through the events that present themselves.” * |
| **Wrist pain** | Blocked action, Indecision, Responsibility | *“I let my energy move freely into action. I trust myself, stay open to each situation, and take the chances life offers me.” * |

## Hips

Balance · Moving forward · Determination · Core beliefs about relationships · Living for yourself or for others · Launching into life

| **Groin pain** | Desire cut off from action, Unspoken dissatisfaction, Feeling imprisoned | *“I open myself to what I feel and let my energy flow. I am free to live in tune with what moves me.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Hip pain** | Indecision, Living for yourself or for others, Rigidity after a hurt | *“I no longer have to be everyone's mother. I let myself receive, I make my decisions with flexibility, and I move forward with trust.” * |

## Legs and feet

Moving forward · Autonomy · Direction · Flexibility · The mother · Standing your ground

| **Ankle pain** | Flexibility, Changing direction, Decisions and commitments | *“I welcome what life puts on my road. I lean on myself and follow the path that suits me best.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Athlete's foot** | Feeling limited, Wanting admiration, Exile | *“I picture a road it is pleasant to walk. I live according to my own needs, and I let feeling show without a mask.” * |
| **Calf pain** | Slowing down, Fear of what is coming, Old patterns | *“I trust the strength that lives in me. I choose the life I want, and I let myself look and move in more than one direction.” * |
| **Corns and calluses** | Apprehension, Repeated friction, Guilt | *“I look at what rubs and what holds me back. I let the guilt go and step into the future with more trust.” * |
| **Foot pain** | Direction, Fear of the future, Stability and security | *“I love the feet that carry me. I choose a path in tune with what I truly want, and I move forward from my roots with grace and determination.” * |
| **Heel pain** | Support, Uncertainty about the future, Holding on to the past | *“I trust myself and move forward safely. I let the past go, take my own place and listen to the quiet voice that knows what I need.” * |
| **Ingrown toenail** | Guilt, Worry about the future, Opposition held back | *“I recognise the strength and the riches that live in me. I can be myself without claws, go towards others and move forward on my own inner strength.” * |
| **Leg pain** | Fear of the future, Resisting change, Lack of support | *“Whatever new situation comes, I find my security inside me. I trust myself and move beyond my resistance to change.” * |
| **Plantar warts** | Fear of the future, A call for help, Comparing yourself | *“I accept my strengths and my weaknesses together. I can move forward with confidence, one step at a time.” * |
| **Toe pain** | The details of the future, Direction and change, Haste and vigilance | *“I stay open and flexible about the future. I trust my own choices and I move forward with conviction.” * |

## Hair and nails

Vitality · Protection · Image of yourself · Intuition · Change · The father

| **Brittle nails** | Vitality, Energy poorly used, Weariness | *“I take myself in hand. I discover the strength that lives in me, and I go forward sure of what I can do.” * |
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| **Grey hair** | Wisdom, Living under pressure, Performance | *“I stop being a slave to time and obligations. I take care of myself, and I live from who I am rather than how I look.” * |
| **Hair loss** | Inner strength, Roots, Tension | *“I look for strength inside rather than in what shows. I trust that a next step exists, and I let a load I no longer need be set down.” * |
| **Nail biting** | Inner nervousness, A situation that eats at you, Insecurity | *“I let all my emotions be expressed. I find my security and my confidence within me, and I can blossom.” * |

## Breasts

Giving and receiving · Mothering · Femininity · Generosity · Recognition · Firmness

| **Breast pain and cysts** | Over-protection, A broken bond, Anguish | *“I leave the people I love free to become responsible for themselves. I let my real personality come forward, and I let an old anguish be set down.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Mastitis** | Exhaustion, Mothering, Sacrifice | *“I recognise my own value. I can give care freely, without a debt attached, and I can say yes or no according to what is good for me.” * |

## Thyroid

Speech · Creativity · Communication · Taking your place · The throat · Adaptation

| **Hyperthyroidism** | Disappointment, Unspoken words, Other people's expectations | *“Life is a marathon, not a sprint. I take my decisions from my own discernment, and I create my actions from there.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Hypothyroidism** | Discouragement, Communication, Creativity | *“I stay in contact with what I feel and with my body. I have what I need to face my responsibilities, and I let life support me the way the wind supports a kite.” * |

## Glands

Balance · Inner vision · Change · Danger · Fear · The material world

| **Acromegaly** | Feeling too small, Taking your place, Abandonment | *“I can grow on the inside as well as in the body. I invest in life, and the structure of my thoughts includes respect for myself.” * |
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| **Addison's disease** | Disappointment, Submission, Insecurity | *“I take my place and I go forward. I can pursue an aim that is mine without waiting for the consent of everyone around me.” * |

## Lymph

Feelings · Immunity · Insecurity · Freedom · Joy · Love

| **Lymphatism** | Lack of drive, Letting things slide, Invaded boundaries | *“I take my momentum back. I choose a small gesture of joy, and I appreciate myself a little more for being useful in a way that is mine.” * |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Swollen lymph nodes** | A secret discouragement, Defensiveness, Feeling attacked | *“I say what I need. I let despair make room for hope, and I put a limit where the load is no longer mine.” * |

## Whole body

Energy · Emotions held inside · Protection · Rest and limits · Self-worth · Expression

| **Allergies** | Feeling threatened, Rejecting a part of yourself, Separation and unfinished grief | *“I recognise my own worth. I can say no to what is not right for me, and yes to what is new.” * |
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| **Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)** | High demands on yourself, The true self set aside, Hard to ask for help | *“I am an important person in my own life. I listen to my inner voice, I treat myself with kindness, and I move at the pace my body allows.” * |
| **Excess weight** | Protection, Feeling exposed, An inner void | *“I recognise my worth as I am today. I let my feelings be expressed, and I take my place with my words and my presence.” * |
| **Fatigue** | Feeling emptied, Lost motivation, Scattered energy | *“I allow myself to stop, to take stock and to rest. I live this moment, and I let what I love bring my energy back.” * |
| **Fever** | Burning emotions, Built-up irritation, A forced pause | *“I notice what is burning inside me, and I let it be said out loud instead of storing it.” * |
| **Infections** | An unspoken inner conflict, Irritation that wears you down, Compromise and indecision | *“I give myself permission to clear out what no longer helps me, and to choose what is right for me.” * |
| **Inflammation** | Inner fire and anger, Resisting change, Feeling hemmed in | *“I allow myself to be different. I say what I think and trust myself to live more spontaneously.” * |
| **Sweating and body odour** | Emotions that overflow, Nervousness and insecurity, Fear of criticism | *“I let my feelings out, the pleasant and the difficult ones, in words. I make room for something new.” * |
| **Swelling and oedema** | Emotions held back, Protecting yourself, Illusions and unclear situations | *“I accept being loved for who I am, whatever I feel. I learn to express my needs without attacking anyone, and I let my life move forward.” * |

## Feelings

When you start from the emotion rather than the symptom

| **Abandonment** | Inner emptiness, Feeling left, Protection and distance | *“I welcome myself as I am. I can reconnect with others, and the emptiness I feel can be filled with care for myself.” * |
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| **Aggressiveness** | Repressed energy, Frustration, Defence | *“My strength is in being myself. I can stay open, say what I feel, and I do not need to look hard in order to be safe.” * |
| **Agoraphobia** | Panic of the crowd, Absorbing others' fears, One safe person | *“I can choose a direction and move. I accept my fears one by one, and I remain responsible for my own happiness.” * |
| **Anger** | An alarm, Inner revolt, Frustration | *“I stay attentive to the first sign of anger. I can open to love in this moment, and I do not have to be carried away.” * |
| **Anguish** | Feeling trapped, Smothered desires, Need for air | *“I take charge of my life and my choices. I can respect myself and leave other people their own space.” * |
| **Anxiety** | Fear of the unknown, A gripped throat, Unnamed danger | *“I place my attention on trust. What comes can be the best for me, now and ahead.” * |
| **Apathy** | Indifference, A reason for being, shaken, Distance as protection | *“I open myself to life and to one pleasant experience I am willing to repeat. I let the heart guide me, and I find a taste for living again.” * |
| **Apprehension** | A sense of danger, Doubt, A mind that invents | *“I place my attention on my inner being. I can accept life's experiences with the heart, and still protect myself.” * |
| **Boredom** | A hidden grief, Unused strength, Needing other people as a stimulant | *“The resources are in me. I listen for my inner voice, and I direct my own life.” * |
| **Burnout** | A failed ideal, Perfectionism, Need for recognition | *“I do not have to please everyone. I can do what is mine to do, and find peace in the action.” * |
| **Claustrophobia** | Being smothered, No control, A closed place | *“I take back the place I let go. I affirm who I am, I take my vital space, and I welcome what I feel without judging it.” * |
| **Crying** | Release, Overflow, The eyes | *“I let the tears come. They can free me from what has built up, and I can still respect myself.” * |
| **Dependence** | Inner void, Lack of love, A substitute | *“I deserve to be loved, including by myself. I can face the lack and become my own support.” * |
| **Depression** | Self-devaluation, Guilt, Living in the past | *“I can step back, rest, and take my life up one thing at a time. I do not need anyone's approval to exist.” * |
| **Emotivity** | Feelings on the surface, Dramatising, Paralysed by fear | *“I treat my sensitivity as a way of communicating. I come back to this moment, and I learn to trust myself.” * |
| **Fear** | A racing heart, Handed-away power, Abandonment and rejection | *“I replace fear with trust. I have full power over my life, and I can be guided in what I do and say.” * |
| **Grief** | A final separation, Letting the person go, Unfinished mourning | *“I let the one I love continue on their way. I keep what we shared, and I let life move in me again.” * |
| **Guilt** | Self-punishment, Responsible, not guilty, Fear of not being good | *“I am responsible for my life, and I do not have to be guilty for it. I stop punishing myself, and I take my place.” * |
| **Hate** | A fire you feed, Self-destruction, Refusing another view | *“Love can be the ground I stand on. I can forgive, including myself, and let this judgement go.” * |
| **Impatience** | Inner stress, The nerves, Going too fast | *“I can pause and find the source of the irritation. I do not have to outrun the moment I am in.” * |
| **Jealousy** | Insecurity, Low self-trust, Fear of loss | *“I trust life and my own worth. I can be free, and leave other people free as well.” * |
| **Loneliness** | Feeling unsupported, The masks we wear, Feeling different | *“I am supported, first from within and then by others I let in. I take off one mask at a time, and I let myself be seen.” * |
| **Melancholy** | Deep sadness, Moral pain, Feeling at fault | *“Joy can live in me. I make peace with myself and let the weight on my soul grow lighter.” * |
| **Nostalgia** | Regret, Outside the present, Holding the past | *“I taste the moment I am in. Each moment can be a full experience, not only a reminder of what is gone.” * |
| **Phobia** | Unjustified fear, Powerlessness, Anger | *“I face this anguish and find where it started. I can let the anger and the powerlessness be said, and take my life back.” * |
| **Regret** | What you should have done, A loss that feels final, Energy drawn down | *“I did the best I knew. I learn from the past, and that learning can make me wiser rather than only smaller.” * |
| **Rejection** | Rejecting yourself first, Living for others' approval, The skin as a barrier | *“I accept myself as I am. I can let others come close, safely, and I can show them where my space begins.” * |
| **Resentment** | A cultivated grievance, The wish for revenge, Seeing yourself as the victim | *“I accept what happened, and I turn toward what is ahead. I do not have to harden my heart in order to remember.” * |
| **Sadness** | Unexpressed pain, The lungs, A torn heart | *“I let this pain break open. Warmth can move the tears, and joy can come back.” * |
| **Shame** | Feeling ugly or unworthy, A family shame, Wanting to disappear | *“I am worthy of love as I am. I no longer have to carry this shame, and I let my true self come out.” * |
| **Sorrow** | A wounded heart, Painful experience, Loneliness | *“I stay open to what I feel. I can find the real source of this sorrow, and joy can return.” * |
| **Stress** | A demand to adapt, Your reaction, Distress | *“I look inside at my reactions, my motives and my attitude. I can learn to relax, and I can also receive what stress has to give.” * |
| **Timidity** | Fear of judgement, Avoiding what is new, Routine as safety | *“I can act with calm. Each day I give myself the chance to meet something new, and someone new.” * |
| **Weariness** | Tired body, Discouragement, Adapting to others | *“I take up a taste for life again. I do what I love, and I listen for the joy that is still mine.” * |
| **Withdrawal** | A pause, Knowing yourself, Closing off | *“I stay open while I respect what I need. Joy and harmony have room when the pause does not become a closed door.” * |
| **Worry** | Inner insecurity, An early lack, No power to change things | *“I trust life, and I trust myself. I can be stronger than the anguish, so it does not run me.” * |

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