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(Peggy Gallagher has been bothered in recent weeks by what she calls bursitis in her left shoulder. In the last few days the discomfort has moved down into her left arm; periodically she said the arm tingles, in a sensation similar to that felt when a limb has gone to sleep. The feeling is not that drastic though. Seth, without being asked, told Peggy that she had a disturbance in the area of the third to fifth vertebrae, and that this, basically, was the cause of her back and arm disturbances. Peggy had thought circulation was at the seat of the trouble. Seth said the circulation was healthy, but interfered with somewhat by tension.

(Seth proceeded to suggest several things Peggy might do; if she followed the suggestions the trouble should disappear. She should give herself suggestions before sleep that she not sleep on her left side, but her right side instead. This would remove the pressure on the afflicted side of the body. Peggy said she didn’t think she slept on her left side; Seth said she did after going to sleep, and that suggestion would prevent this. Seth told Peggy not to lean on her left elbow during the day, especially at work. Even as he spoke, we saw Peggy leaning on her left elbow. Peggy said she may have the habit of leaning on her desk at the newspaper office with her left arm or elbow; she will check.

(Seth told Peggy to stand up and stretch her arms over her head frequently during the day. He told her to use suggestion that her circulation in the afflicted areas be more than adequate until the condition subsided; she should do this frequently during the day. He went into some detail here, explaining that the tension caused a slowing of the blood flow in the shoulder and arm making the blood’s normally easy flow much more difficult. He told Peggy there was nothing wrong with her circulation.

(In connection with the above, Seth told Peggy not to take aspirin. The aspirin, he said, aggravates the problems caused by tension in this particular instance. A congestion builds up in the back and arm. Seth then told Peggy to drink two cups of coffee at breakfast. Peggy drinks one as a habit. Seth said the extra caffeine in her case would stimulate circulation, whereas the aspirin would hinder it. He was definite on this.

(We now come to a surprising development. Seth proceeded to tell Peggy that she was doing her yogic neck rolls much too fast in the morning. This is an exercise, Peggy told us at break, that she does each morning. Like Jane, she works out with yoga each day, but rushes the exercises in the morning while dressing for work. Jane did not know this, and Peggy said she had never mentioned it. Seth was right here, according to Peggy, for lately she felt she had been hurrying the exercises too much. Seth told Peggy the rapid neck rolls, which are an exercise supposed to be done slowly, were actually being detrimental to her. In addition, Peggy should be careful at the end of this exercise, when she drops her head forward, supposedly in a relaxed manner. Seth said the sudden dropping put a strain on the third to fifth vertebrae. Peggy agreed that she ended the exercise in this manner; and again, she had not thought to mention this to Jane previously.

(Seth told Peggy the yoga exercises were basically excellent for her if done at the proper tempo, and to keep them up. He said Peggy should surmount the problem setting up the tension in her back, which was leading in turn to the other physical symptoms, for if she did not there was a danger that any habits of rigidity would grow worse in the future. Seth did not go into any emotional causes this evening, and was not asked to. Peggy agreed to try the routine suggested, and will report on results.