marlboro-I think we all know everyone has issues :) well like you said about taking up MuayThai... basically all fighters got some issues going on :) Its cool that you can see yours. Remember the deepest form of pain is numbness. Most don't know. Basically fighters generally have something to prove. I first heard this from a former boxer and kickboxer and boxing trainer who is a healer that gets results.

psychology-sadly our system of learning is not based on experience. But I think you can change that for you if you want and the fact you are looking and talking suggests you are willing to change and grow.

I am a strong believer in walking the talk. Learning from a book and experiencing what you have 'learned' are way different. IMO

I'd invite you to consider that concept anyway :)

http://www.ppssuccess.com/Portals/0/docs/YourBodyIsAMirror.pdf
http://www.ppssuccess.com/Resources/tabid/78/Default.aspx

The same site there. The first one is straight to the article mentioned. The second is a list of articles. In terms of healing and growth I'm sure you'll get an idea from the titles but I'd also invite you to look at my friend JPs on there. Very good.

http://www.holisticdiscoveries.com/

This site I haven't read alot on yet but you may or may not find useful. One of the authors, John McMullen, recommended it to me. I have listened to a handful of audios of his and also am a client of his for one on one sessions. This is the guy that told my friend on, I think thier first, phone session that she had been raped and she had no conscious awareness of it (started to come back that week after). JP, mentioned above has worked with him loads and refferances him in. Johns site is
www.journeysofwisdom.com (aren't really any articles there though but great!!! audios and about what he does).

You might be interested in the EFT thread iif you are into helping people heal and interested in healing yourself. Its just another tool in the tool box (if you only have a hammer everything looks like a nail).

Lasst night I met a gal at a dinner. Her daughter has autism and her ex left when she was diagnosed. She was willing to give it a shot so we went down stairs and sat in the hall..

Did EFT on her anger for him abandoning her daughter. Highest it got was an 8 and we got it to a 0(how intense the emotion was). Then sadness for her daughters loss to a 0. Then some deeper stuff started to peak its head and she realized she had anger for him leaving her. Got that to a zero etc I think I am missing one. The cool thing is twice she had tears and at the end (not even 45min) she was saying she is glad he's not there and had a total mentality shift over the whole situation. She commented on how much straighter she was sitting or standing. The cool thing is she now has that tool.

You can learn it very easily and very fast and then you can get better and better with it through using and practice.

emofree.com is a great site for it and you can download a free manual that teaches you how to do it too!

(NLP and EFT are suppose to work amazingly together but I know almost nothing of NLP yet lol)

In the physical realm, check out the healing thread. I would consider laser as a good possibility.

http://byronkatie.com/

byron katies "The Work" is quite powerful and was origionally introduced to me by my Rolpher. I'd used it a bit etc but resently I have put it to more use. I am preparing for a 3 day workshop right now that involves alot of intraspection and self healing and one of the methods they discuss is Byron Katies "The Work". I have never been to this site but have been to another of hers along time ago and have watched videos of her working with clients. I resently used the work (2 days ago) on myself and yesterday with a student, both with great results. I am a fan of hers but I have never been to the recommended site :)

There are many ways of healing but I really think the mental/emotional etc etc is HUGE in healing the physical.

I'll give you an example that I believe has to incorperate more than the physical.

Danny Way broken back (or was it neck) surfing at 18yrs. Could barely walk into Pauls (Paul Chek) office. 4 months later Danny competed pro (and won). Knowing a little of Pauls methods and the speed of his rehab I don't believe for a second that only the physical was addressed! (Danny Way is in the guiness book for skate boarding stuff).

The blind always lead the blind these days cause our conditioning and programming says you go to school and get a degree and that means you are 'certified'. Personally results talk and I believe those who walk the talk will get results more often than those who have studied from a book and a prof who studied from a book and a prof who studied from a book and a prof etc etc etc

All the best!!!! Maybe more than you wanted but wtf? :)