Tim Custis is a spiritual teacher and healing facilitator. Tim is the founder of Spiral Release Bodywork®. He has been helping people heal on a physical, emotional and spiritual level since 1988. In addition to his extensive training in bodywork, he has studied various other modalities including Matrix Energetics® and is certified in Pellowah Healing Technique ©, Quantum Touch®, Reconnective Healing® and certified by the BioSync Research Institute as a Master BioSync® Practitioner. He is a member of the American Holistic Health Association (AHHA) and the American Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP).

My Story

I know that everyone faces difficult times at some point in their lives. I’ve learned that it is how we view these events and the choices that we make which can dramatically alter our experiences and the outcome of these events. For me these difficult times have been my greatest teacher and my greatest gift. So I felt it was important to share a little of my story so that you could understand how I came to do the work I do today.

Alcoholism

When I was sixteen I began to drink. From the very first drink, I drank to get drunk and escape from life. This was the beginning of fifteen years of alcoholic drinking and drug use. I could tell you many stories about my drinking, some funny and others tragic. There were several drunk driving arrests and car accidents. I am grateful that no one was ever killed and that the most serious injury I caused was a broken jaw to one of my passengers.

Back Trouble

Also, at the age of sixteen I had my first serious back injury. I was working at a cement block plant after school, stacking blocks and cleaning up. One day I was stacking decorative patio blocks that weighed ninety-two pounds each. We were working in teams of three. Two people picked up a block and one person stacked the plywood board underneath it. The process was slow so we began to pick blocks up by ourselves. This sped up the stacking but the next day I could not get out of bed because of back pain. I was diagnosed with a sprained back. I was put on bed rest and given muscle relaxants. It was extremely painful and I remember needing help just to walk to the bathroom. The pain dissipated in a few weeks and I thought I was healed. When I visited the plant years later, the owner told me that I still had the record for most blocks stacked in a day. This is one record that I would gladly give up.

Like a lot of back problems, mine did not go away but just lay dormant. Sometimes days, weeks and even months would go by without a problem. But eventually it would always come back and each time it would be more painful and last a little longer.

Diagnosis

After years of reoccurring problems I finally had such a serious injury that I ended up in the hospital for nine days. I saw an orthopedic surgeon, a rheumatologist and several other specialists, but nothing was found that explained my pain. Eventually a CAT scan revealed a small protrusion on one of my lumbar disks, but this did not explain all the pain I was experiencing. The doctors tried different arthritic medications, cortisone shots and epidural injections on me. Finally, I was released from the hospital with no clear explanation for my pain. By this time, it had impacted my entire body. I could hardly move my head from side to side. My flexibility was very limited and my body had become hard and stiff all over. I spent a great deal of time just lying on the floor with my feet up. This meant that I could not work and had to live on disability during that time.

After a few more years of pain, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) became available. The MRI showed that I had protrusions on four of my five lumbar disks. The multiple protrusions explained my pain and discomfort, however I was told that NOTHING COULD BE DONE. As I look back on the experience, I can honestly say that I am truly grateful to those doctors. If just one doctor had suggested surgery, I would have jumped at the chance. I would have done anything to be free of the pain. Little did I know that this attitude would be my savior. I had a choice when my doctor told me that I would live in pain for the rest of my life. I could either believe it to be true or find a way to heal myself. Fortunately, a little voice inside me yelled out: “YOU WILL FIND SOMETHING TO HELP!” I think that for the first time in my life, I listened.

Discovering Help

Now my journey to heal really began. I was determined not to let the doctors’ opinion become my reality. Over the next few years, I started looking for anything that would help. Chiropractic treatments gave me some relief, but I was going three times a week for over 18 months and towards the end it was not helping at all. I started looking into other holistic work like massage, bodywork, acupuncture and various other modalities. I received some benefit from this work, but I was still in pain 24 hours a day. One day my chiropractor suggested that I see a bodyworker named Mark Lamm. Mark practiced a technique he developed called BioSync®. BioSync® is a form of bodywork that releases the holding in connective tissue. From the very first session, I knew this work would help my body. I just had no idea in how many other ways it would change me and what a lasting impact it would have on my life.

With each session, my body changed and I released more and more pain. Six months after starting this treatment, I quit drinking. Thirty days later, I quit smoking. I marveled at how other areas of my life were changing too. Over time this work transformed the way that I perceived the world and interacted with people.

My body continues to let go every day, and I’ve realized that the letting go will never stop. The ability and desire of our body to let go is without end. The body loves to release holding, negative energy, pain, emotion and anything that keeps us from reaching our fullest potential.

So here I am today, at a place in my life that I never dreamed I would be, where everything continues to change for the better in each moment.

Are you looking for change in your life? Did your inner voice tell you that you could get better? Do you know deep inside that healing is possible? Then what’s stopping you? Don’t let someone else’s beliefs stop you. Follow your heart. You can heal. You will heal with your unwavering desire and intention to do so.