Q: Why does Radix also focus on feelings?

A: Radix differs significantly from verbal therapies in that should feelings be "up" to be worked, the client often will be encouraged to experience those feelings, not just talk about them. So, often sessions will work with feelings such as fear, pain, anger, and longing, and this may involve crying, yelling, etc. Why focus on feeling feelings, rather than just talk about them? Because in the feeling of feelings, the biophysical energy locked in the body's chronic tensions can become released. And though hard to describe, it is important to understand that the experience of our feelings for what they really are, leads to their transformation. And so usually the result of feeling your difficult feelings is that end of session you experience a genuine feeling of relief and well-being.

Q: Are specific feelings held in specific muscles?

A: There are general truths about which feelings tend to be held in which parts of the body. However each person is unique, and it's not possible to say how a given person holds feelings, without working with them for a while. Radix work is highly individualized to the client. One of the general truths, though, is that while some people are overly rigid and have trouble accessing their feelings and expressing them, others have the opposite problem: they get easily overwhelmed by chaotic and uncontrollable feeling, that can sometimes get expressed inappropriately or unsafely. These 2 types of people need very different work: some need help increasing their feeling experience and others need help learning to focus or contain their feelings. So without getting an idea first about which general type of person you're working with, it probably should not be a goal to encourage emotional expression.