Arthur Munyer THE CREATOR OF THE MUNYER METHOD is an Esalen® Certified Bodywork Therapist and Trigger Point Specialist with over 30 years of experience as a Practitioner and Teacher of various bodywork and emotional release disciplines at Esalen® Institute in Big Sur, CA. In addition he teaches workshops in Europe, South America, United States and a private practice in Carmel, California.

"I maintain a very active private practice on the Monterey Peninsula. Over the years I have developed an enormous respect for the wisdom of the the four energy bodies (physical/mind/spirit/emotional) and approach somatic work as a process of unfoldment, not pushing for change but allowing it to happen, much as a rose unfolds when it's ready. There are many levels to this work because there are many levels of experience that healing touch makes available. The physical body is a vehicle for Spirit, and it is also a storehouse of information about how we feel, where we carry our pain, and how we protect and defend ourselves from the stresses of daily life. In my work I invite and allow the body itself to communicate its state of being, to reveal to the conscious mind the unspoken truth it carries in order to promote a deeper state of awareness and well-being. We begin with the surface, but our journey is really an inward one toward the core of the tensions that manifest in the body.

Namaste Arthur

Arthur Munyer is an Esalen® Certified Bodywork Therapist and Trigger Point Specialist, Sivanasna Yoga teacher, with over 30 years of experience as a Practitioner and Teacher of various bodywork and emotional release disciplines at Esalen® Institute in Big Sur, CA. In addition he teaches workshops in Europe, South America, United States and a private practice in Carmel, California.

The truth about our childhood is stored up in our body, and although we can repress it, we can never alter it. Our intellect can be deceived, our feelings manipulated, our perceptions confused, and our body tricked with medication. But someday, the body will present its bill, for it is incorruptible as a child who, still whole in spirit, will accept no compromises or excuses, and it will not stop tormenting us until we stop evading the truth."

Bringing forth a new vitalizing mobility of movement and clarity, so that again you may feel these new, but always present feelings of joy, peace, freedom and wholeness.

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My experience over the past thirty years of working with the human body, has revealed that the body is very complex and actually consists of four bodies: the spiritual, physical, emotional and the mind bodies. It is therefore most important to identify which body I am operating from when working with my client, and also important to be aware of what body they are functioning in. It is helpful to distinguish the differences of these energy bodies so that I am able to be more supportive of my client’s energy field. When working with the emotional body, supporting the emotional release aspect requires a recognition when the client starts to “think” about the emotion, vs. actually experiencing it. This is an example of being in the mind body, and at this point the emotional bodywork stops. Guiding the client to realize this energy field shift is an important part to being present with the client. It is a choice, that both the client and practitioner makes about which body field they are coming from.

When I first began to do this work I came from a physical body energy form. As my work progressed to a deeper level, I realized that the person had experiences on emotional, spiritual and mind body levels. Being in alignment with my client is extremely important for the work to go deeper. It also gives the client and the practitioner the realization that we do have choices about which energy body we activate, and cultivating an awareness becomes a useful tool when doing this work. Some examples of the emotional body would be feelings, such as; sadness, anger, fear, joy, love. Examples of the spiritual body would be; stillness, colors, past lives, a sense of being. Physical body examples would be; a rotator cuff, carpal tunnel, lower back pain, etc., and examples of the mind body would be; “wondering why I feel pain”, drama, judgments, thinking “how can I get rid of this pain”, etc.

Over the years I also noticed that the energy within these four bodies might move at any moment from one body to the next, and most of the time, I ignored this shift. Now I am beginning to acknowledge this shift, and that I want to take responsibility for it. I also want to take responsibility by honoring the client’s pace, and not push for a change, but instead acknowledge that “body” of energy. Knowing these four different energy bodies helps guide me to a greater understanding of the constant shifting we do as humans which usually goes unnoticed. When I recognize which energy field a client is present with, it helps me communicate more clearly with them. It has especially helped me realize that I am now more aware of how much my mind tries to keep me out of these bodies because of its control and ability to manipulate where it wants me to be. Now I listen to what my mind says and decide what I want to do and if I want to be emotional, then I can “be emotional” with out having a story attached to it. I can give myself permission to experience emotional energy fully.