This past week I’ve been reminded of the miraculous power of the Triple Warmer meridian and what an integral role it plays in the healing of this generation. Every single time when things go awry in my world, calming triple warmer is always my first line of defense. Why? Because it works. What is Triple Warmer? Triple Warmer is a meridian in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that is governed by the hypothalamus gland. It “networks information to all the meridians and the organs they serve.” (1) It’s purpose is to protect the body from harm. For example, if the body has a fever due to infection, Triple Warmer is on full alert, fighting to keep you alive. But sometimes, the body gets confused and attacks things that aren’t “really” the enemy. Triple Warmer is said to be in overdrive for conditions such as ADHD, autoimmune disorders, anxiety, allergies, and more. I love how Donna Eden explains Triple Warmer: “It is the energy system that governs the immune response, the fight-or-flight response, and the establishment of survival habits. As civilization, and technology in particular, have advanced, the ability of triple warmer to sort out what is friend and what is foe has been overwhelmed, so that for many people, triple warmer is on continual alert.” (1) When to Use Triple Warmer Calming Exercises Here are the times over the past week that I have calmed Triple Warmer and witnessed the body miraculously shift out of an overactive response and into a state of calm: 1.) Myself: If I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t fall right back asleep, triple warmer neurovascular holds always come to my rescue. 2.) Ironically enough, shortly after I published my book "Voice of Truth" where I declared to the universe that my son was no longer allergic to the ocean, he had a reaction while fishing. The past two times, he got a rash under his arms, but this trip his eyes also swelled and became itchy. I gave him a minimal dose of Benadryl and did about 45 minutes of Triple Warmer and other energy medicine exercises. 3.) I consoled a teething baby by placing my hand on the meridians along his torso (root, sacral, solar plexus, heart) and repeating to Triple Warmer, “You are safe.” It was so interesting how I could feel his body slowly sink into relaxation mode. 4.) I am working with a teenage girl right now using Reiki, Eden Energy neurovascular holds, and NES infoceuticals. This week, I did additional research and found this article to be exceptionally useful and incorporated some of these techniques into our session as well. (2) Closing Triple Warmer calming exercises are exceptional in helping the body to get out of fight or flight and relax. There are many ways to achieve this and there's always something for everyone. In my next blog post, I will be sharing a few of my basic, go-to techniques for calming Triple Warmer. Have you ever incorporated energy medicine and/or Triple Warmer exercises into your child's wellness regime? If so, what were your results? Sources (1) Eden, Donna. "Triple Warmer: It's Hotter Than You Think." Touch for Health Archives. https://www.touchforhealtharchive.com/Journals/2007/2007Eden.pdf (2) Yordy, Jan. "Energy Techniques to Assist Highly Anxious Children." Energy Connection Therapies. https://www.cmcgc.com/media/handouts/310602/a8_jan_yordy.pdf

According to the current statistics, about one in 36 children have autism spectrum disorder and it is four times more common in boys than girls. There are no official stats on childhood apraxia of speech, although it is believed to be one to ten per 1,000. At one point in my life, these numbers were just a stat I read about … something that happened to other people, but certainly not to me. I had no idea what these moms and children were going through until I was dropped into this world myself. My son was diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech the day before his third birthday. This is a disorder where the brain knows what to say, but the mouth, tongue, and jaw do not cooperate. After speech therapy, a clean diet, supplements for things he was deficient in, and acupuncture, he entered kindergarten apraxia free. He is now 15 and went on to have no other learning problems. Around Thanksgiving of last year, I was cleaning out my computer and I stumbled upon a document I created a decade ago with all my favorite blog posts I had written about my son’s journey with apraxia. I was fresh back from the Documenting Hope Conference and feeling extra inspired, so I made a split-second decision to touch up those blog posts, and I called my publishing partner to make the book magic happen. I titled the book “Voice of Truth: A Mother’s Journey to Help Her Son Heal from Apraxia of Speech.” It is named after the Casting Crowns song, “Voice of Truth,” which was one of my favorite anthems during that trial in my life. I still get teary when I hear it on the radio! Voice of Truth released in May of 2024 during Apraxia Awareness Month. It is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle. This book is for parents of children diagnosed with apraxia or SLPs who want to learn more about holistic add-ons to therapy, or to simply dive deeper into a mom’s perspective. Reviews are always welcome as they help the Amazon algorithm know that my book is alive!