Morning practice was done along with breakfast and after that was finished, we had our group picture taken and the rest of the guests left and Lauren’s team stayed behind. The final service day was for the entire staff and their families of Hariharalya.
We set up the tables in the Yoga Hall and started getting the staff through the process.
As most spoke some English, we didn’t need any translators so some of the non-chiropractors took the bikes down to the local Temple that is on the Angkor Temple map which meant there were some markets. We biked down which always makes me think of Eat Pray Love when Julia Roberts is biking around various countries.
The three of us purchased some souvenirs and headed back to check in on the team. My Chiropractic learning for today was about Yoga instructors and how it was adjusting them. Lauren described adjusting the super flexible as similar to adjusting babies. They are super fluid and it can be a struggle to get them in the right position since they can easily get into any position.
As the staff and teachers finished, Lauren asked use me for science so she could run through some real time lessons with the other Chiropractors. I happily jumped on the table and let my neck be used for some clavicle analysis. I had some more learnings during this session and it’s just super interesting to hear the justification for each move or for each touch and what its purpose is.
Before the entire group left earlier in the day, we had morning circle which gave each person time to share one thing they learned from the week. People had to chance to share learnings, future goals due to the learnings and / or what changed for them over the week. My share was about my desire to make giving a bigger priority in my life, I didn’t have an immediate plan on how but I knew that I have the skill sets to provide more assistance to doctors like the team I was with or use different skill sets in some other format.
After chatting with Lauren, we realized that we have very different skill sets that while contrastsing, are actually quite complimentary to putting together more of these types of service trips. I can use my budgeting, travel knowledge, competitive shopping, and logistical mindset (all of which I enjoy doing) to create the base for a trip where Lauren and her colleagues will do the physical work at the chosen sites. The more we talked the more excited we got about the possibilities we could create together and know that there is much more to come. Seeing the reaction from the patients and realizing how much could be done with a little bit of time and desire, makes the extra time commitment a no brainer. There will definitely be more to come as we start to work out the details and learn how to work out this idea together.
Shameless plug for Lauren and her practice: http://www.nikauchiropractic.com/ If you want an all encompassing experience with a chiropractor that will work with you on more than just your bones, she is the best representative I have found. If you want to really talk with someone about issues that are affecting your health, she is the person. I am ever grateful for this experience and will spend time trying to imagine how to pay her back for this experience to a country I never had on that bucket list!
