This presentation was delivered to the Rheumatology department at Greenland Hospital in June 2010. It aids in understanding the underlying cause of the symptoms associated with fibromyalgia.

1. Mickel therapy A New Perspective on Health

2. Warning! Be prepared to have your current health concepts challenged! www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

3. about Founder and Director: Dr David Mickel MBChB MRCGP (UK) www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

4. about Clinical Director: Kyle Davies, Chartered Psychologist www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

5. about Director Mickel Therapy Clinic Auckland Kim Knight – Wellness Consultant www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

7. Clinical depression, anxiety, stress, chronic illness, allergies, asthma, chronic fatigue, back problems

8. Over 140 therapies

9. 7 years off work

10. 4,000+ hours of professional trainingwww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

12. Anxiety

13. Burnout

14. Workaholism, Overdoing

15. Insomnia

16. Adrenal fatigue

17. Chronic fatigue

18. Fibromyalgia

19. Irritable Bowel

20. Nervous breakdownwww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

22. Qi Gong Instructor

23. Meditation Teacher

24. Bodywork Practitioner – Massage and Chi Nei Tsang

25. Energy Healer

26. FengShui Consultantwww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

27. Mickel therapy and fibromyalgia rheumatology Greek word rheuma "that which flows as a river or stream" (-ology"the study of“) www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

29. Sleep disturbance

30. Joint stiffness

31. Depression, anxiety

32. Post-traumatic stress

33. Abnormalities in CNSwww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

35. Talking therapy

36. Interprets symptoms – a call for help

37. Head Intelligence

38. Body Intelligencewww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

39. Body intelligence The body is far too intelligent to make mistakes The body never lies www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

40. Body intelligence Symptoms are necessary and intelligent communication… … from the body to the head www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

41. Body intelligence Symptoms contain a message… …from the body to the head www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

42. Body intelligence A symptom never comes without a preceding emotion… … which is usually missed … or ignored www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

43. Body intelligence Symptoms can be interpreted, understood and rectified… …by understanding their cause … and dealing with the cause www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

45. We are designed to be healthy

46. Good health is our natural state

47. Need to understand body intelligencewww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

49. Sensations

50. Emotions

51. Mental symptoms

52. Physical symptomswww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

53. Body communication Body communicates without words Physical symptoms Mental symptoms Emotions Sensations www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

54. Body communication Mental (Physical) Symptoms: Anxiety, Stress, Brain fog, Worry, Fear, Anger, Sadness Physical Symptoms: Insomnia, Fatigue, Poor digestion, Irritable Bowel, Food Intolerances, Asthma, Allergies Sore muscles, Pain, Arthritis Weakness, dizzyness www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

56. To keep us safe

57. Sympathetic (stress) vs parasympathetic (relaxation) response

58. Sympathetic = fight / flight

59. Physiological changeswww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

61. Stress is a habit

62. Habits are unconscious

63. Stress is unconscious

64. The body is stuck in the sympathetic mode

65. The body is on full-alert… all the time

66. The body cannot heal in the sympathetic modewww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

68. Interpreting symptoms

69. Understanding the patterns and behaviours of the client

70. Teaching life-affirming behaviours and habits

71. Teaching people to live in accordance with the ‘laws of health’

72. Teaching people how to bring their body into parasympathetic modewww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

74. Look after our needs

75. Mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually

76. Respect and care for our body and mind

77. Put our needs first

78. Self first is not selfishwww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

80. Feelings are waves of truth

81. Communicate how we feel

82. Be honest with feelings

83. Allow emotional energy to flowwww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

85. Emotions are energy

86. Blocked emotions = blocked life force = blocked cellular functionwww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

87. Mickel therapy and fibromyalgia rheumatology "that which flows as a river or stream“ Blocked emotions = Blocked energy in motion = Blocked life-force energy = Cellular changes and physiological dysfunction Fibromyalgia and associated symptoms www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

89. In alignment – lined upwww.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

90. integrity We cannot separate mental, emotional and physical symptoms They are all part of the same thing integer www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com

91. Mickel therapy A New Perspective on Health www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com www.artofhealth.co.nz www.taohealth.co.nz 09 833 6553 / 021 410 633 www.mickeltherapy.co.nz www.mickeltherapy.com