Report on the plovdiv, Bulgaria 2004 event

BULGARIAN NIGHTS!

After the great time we had last year at Sunny Beach I was certainly looking forward to returning to Bulgaria for this year's Scenar Symposium in Plovdiv.  Naturally I was not disappointed!

I thought I'd miss the beachside location, but Plovdiv is a delightful town (the 2nd largest in Bulgaria) with a 6,000 year history and is full of ancient sites.  Built on 7 hills looking over the ancient plains of Thrace, I am sure it is no accident that it has become the headquarters of the Bulgarian Scenar Society.  It has a special kind of energy.

This year the Symposium was much more intimate and the presentations were clear and succinct.  The subject was the use of Scenar Therapy in the treatment of musculo-skeletal problems and I think we were all very impressed by the results that the various doctors and therapists were presenting.

The main topics covered were:

• Complex Treatment Approaches in patients with Discal Hernia - K. Nikitin, Tomsk

• Case Study in Scenar Therapy of Haematogenous Osteomyelitis - Y. Semikatov, Ekaterinburg

• Effectiveness of Scenar Therapy in musculo-skeletal disorders - Y. Stanchak, Ukraine

• Osteoarthrosis and Scenar Therapy - G. Subbotina, Ekaterinburg

• Influence of Scenar Therapy on muscle tone with pain syndrome – G. Tyutyunnikova, Rostov

• Complex application of some holographic approaches in Scenar Therapy – M. Jeleva, Plovdiv

The success achieved in the case of Osteomyelitis excited the orthodox doctors in the room as this condition generally means you have such patients in your care for life!  We were all very interested in the protocols Dr Galina Tyutyunnikova had developed for scoliosis caused by deep spinal muscle spasm, and also Yolanta Stanchak's enormous number of successes with different types of musculo-skeletal problems.  The holistic approach was also well represented both by the practitioners already mentioned, as well as by Konstantin Nikitin using nutrition and psycho-emotional work, and by Dr Zheleva showing us a particular way of working with auriculotherapy, Su-Jok therapy and cranio-therapy.  Dr Galina Subbotina's presentation was also very informative on the subjects of homeostasis and adaptation the two axises of holistic energo-informational medicine.

As we were a small delegation we were also lucky enough to spend some time with several of the presenters and as always when Scenar therapists get together a lot of valuable exchange took place.

Of course the great thing about Bulgaria is the incredible hospitality – every night we enjoyed the delicious food and dancing, dancing, dancing.  I am making a mental note to go into training prior to any further Bulgarian events – my cardio-vascular fitness left a lot to be desired.

I cannot encourage all our members enough to come to such events – they really are informative, inspiring and most of all tremendous fun!

Camilla Ker