Shift Wrinkles of Sadness, Sorrow & Grief

by Karen L. Semmelman, Certified EEMCLP, JD, AAML(03-12)

                Wrinkles are our gift of warning, our wake up calls, our map of trauma and joy! We do have joy lines too (crow’s feet at the outside of our eyes); humor lines (vertical lines on bottom lip); and purpose lines (from outside edge of nostril to corner of the mouth). The focus of these columns is to provide information to enable reflection on the deep emotions that sometime haunt us, but may not be recognized since we have become so comfortable in living with and emotion or old trauma.

                Observe the image. The straight downturned lines are indicative of sadness, which becomes sorrow if not resolved and then grief if left unexpressed. These emotions are directly associated with the lung and large intestine meridians (the Metal Rhythms). How often we hear “Susie has really aged since her mother died”-because her face has the wrinkles of grief.  Remember that the emotion and thus the wrinkles don’t need to be permanent!

                To begin to shift, do the Meridian Massage Facial ,massage the Neurolymphatics, trace or flush lung or large intestine meridians, make the sounds SSSSSSSSSSS on the exhale of each of several deep breaths (this sound soothes the Metal Rhythm) and focus on expressing letting go of guilt, anger, shame and fear associated with the loss. See the 4 prior columns on Wrinkles for additional tips.

            Have fun with your energy! Next week’s topic is “Wrinkles Reflect Overwork, Lack of Nurturing”.  Send questions to SemmEnergyCenter@gmail.com. Learn more at www.semmelmanenergy.com. 

EEM does not diagnose or cure illness, but working with subtle energies of the body has been shown to help many conditions.