ShyaWork

I was in my mid 40s when I created ShyaWork. At the time, I promoted it as a “neuromuscular pain relief technique.” Actually, ShyaWork was a profound, hands-on approach to being in the moment.

Back then, most people were attempting to get rid of pain through massage and other techniques such as electric stimulation of the muscles. In fact, a chiropractor I knew at the time said he had all the equipment and he was trying to do what I was doing with my hands. Even at that time I knew that it wasn’t my hands that were talented. It was all about Being Here. It was my presence. I managed to trick people into actually being with the sensations in their body by directing them into those things that they called “pain.” And when a person joined me in looking with awareness, rather than trying to get rid of it, there was an amazing release.

I discovered that when you resist something, you keep it in place. So the more people resisted their “pain,” the more it stayed. I also discovered that when I actually allowed someone to experience what was locked in a muscle, it would complete itself in that moment. So if I could guide someone into actually being in the experience of the sensation that they were having, it would disappear.

ShyaWork wasn’t a manipulation of muscles to get them to release their pain. It was a directing of awareness into those areas that were painful and the pain would leave. It was that simple. But simple isn’t always understandable, so people thought the physical manipulation of their muscles was what was getting rid of the pain and tension. In truth, it was really just getting them to bring awareness to what was going on in their body.

Recently at a Living Made Easy seminar, a participant named Theresa spoke up. She thanked me for my ShyaWork approach which she had learned about in our seminars – particularly The Freedom to Breathe and Art of Being a Healer course. Theresa told us all about a severe migraine she had earlier in the week.

“I channeled you, Shya,” she said. “I was sick and nauseous and I lay down and asked myself questions I have heard you ask others: If your pain had a number, what number would it be? If it had a color, what color would it be? Within a few minutes, the migraine had gone away so much that I could lay down and get a couple of hours of really good sleep. Later that day it was completely gone!”

By directing her attention into the sensations, Theresa was able to allow herself to feel and heal.

You are invited to The Freedom to Breathe and Art of Being a Healer seminar happening in NYC on December 5-7, 2025. Join Ariel and myself and the other amazing people who are attending, and discover the healer that dwells within.