About Mary Rice

Like many people in this culture, my life as a younger adult was packed with fast-paced activities and a fair amount of stress. That seemed normal and even, perhaps, what was expected to create a happy life. I earned a business degree from New York University while working as an International Flight Attendant. I transferred to San Francisco and two years later, I was bed-ridden with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I felt lost, confused, devastated. I could barely walk across the street when months before I was flying full time and skiing at Lake Tahoe. Why did my body break down when others were living with lots of stress and staying healthy?

A few years into living in submission to this astonishingly unpredictable illness, I learned of the total load concept. The total load includes excess sugar or chemicals in the diet; environmental factors such as poor air quality, heavy metals, pesticides, and noise; undetected microbes; mold and other allergens; psychological stressors such as current or past trauma, toxic relationships, and addictions; dehydration, lack of exercise and more. While any one of these would not normally cause illness, the cumulative total may overload the body’s ability to function.  Research now suggests some people may have a compromised shut-off system to stress.

While being treated for Lyme disease, I was introduced to the Emotion Code and The Body Code systems of energy healing. Gradually, I began to discover and understand the real reasons behind my debilitating health issues. As I began studying and using The Body Code on myself, I found many layers of trapped emotions and traumas as well as infections that were greatly compromising my body’s ability to function. My body’s natural healing ability became stronger as I reduced the total load on my body, mind, and spirit.