When You Don't Feel Like Yourself

 

NOT FEELING LIKE YOURSELF LATELY? More than likely if an energy practitioner were to check your chakra's they would be out of balance and not functioning properly.

WHAT ARE CHAKRA'S? Chakra is a word that comes from India meaning vortex of energy. (If you want to learn more about your energy field read last weeks blog) We have many chakra's or energy centers in our body, but there are 7 main chakra's that run up the center of  of our bodies. Each one is tied to a different part of our personality and has it’s own purpose and function.  If positive energy is stored in that chakra it will be balanced and we will feel good about that aspect of our life. If it has negative energy we will feel out of sorts and unhappy.  Our chakra's absorb the energy that is put out though our own thoughts and feelings and they can also absorb the positive and negative energy around us.  When you are feeling unhappy or dissatisfied with life balancing your chakra's is an important piece of the puzzle and will allow you to feel more centered and better able to deal with the issue.

WHEN A CHAKRA IS IN BALANCE the vortex of energy will circle clock-wise. When it is out of balance the energy will go back and forth, be completely stopped or it will circle counter-clockwise. When someone is emotionally shut down their chakra's are completely stopped, and is why they feel heavy, lifeless, and depressed.

EACH CHAKRA HAS A DIFFERENT PURPOSE and function. They also correspond to different parts of you body. They are as follows:

Root: Base of spine (legs, bones, feet, rectum, immune system)
This is your foundation, the energy that grounds you and makes you feel safe and secure. If this is out of balance there might be disharmony in your finances, relationships, or career.

Sacral: Naval Area (sex organs, lg. intestine, pelvis, bladder, lower back, hip area, appendix),
This chakra is tied to your sexuality, creativity, pleasure, and intuition (gut feeling). If this is out of balance there might be depression, lack of joy or fun in life, lack of trust in self or another person, not living your purpose, not sexually fulfilled, or are a work-a-holic.

Solar Plexus: Just under ribcage (abdomen, stomach, liver, gall baldder, kidney, pancreas, upper intestines, adrenal glands, spleen, middle spine)
This is the center of your personal power and self worth. If this is out of balance it means there are self worth  and confidence issues, it can also be shut down if there is someone very controlling in your life.

Heart: Between breasts (Heart,& Circulatory system, lungs, shoulders, arms, breasts, thymus)
This is a very important chakra as it connects the top three with the bottom three. It connects your mind, body, and spirit. When your heart chakra is open you are able to unconditionally love yourself, and others and to feel the unconditional love of God. You are open to loving and being loved.  It  also connects your mind body and spirit. It is also connected to forgiveness.

Throat:  neck (thyroid, neck vertebrae, mouth, teeth,)
This chakra affects your ability to speak your truth and tell others how you feel. When it is open you feel safe sharing your feelings and you know your are being heard. When it is shut down, you are stuffing your feelings, you don't feel like it is safe to share how you feel or that it will make a difference if you do share.  People who talk a lot about nothing also usually have issues with this chakra.

Third Eye: Forehead (brain, nervous system, eyes, ears, nose, pineal gland)
This chakra is connected to spirit and is responsible for intuition, and your ability to receive revelation or answers to your prayers.

Crown: Top of head (muscular system, skeletal system, skin)

Your crown chakra is your connection with God. If this is closed down there is usually some anger, uncertainty,  or confusion around your relationship with God. Or it could mean that you have shut God out of your life all together.

MY THROAT CHAKRA WAS GOING BACKWARD!  Back when I was going to massage school I had my first experience with the power of chakra balancing. It was a few weeks before Thanksgiving and I was hosting my husbands family that year. I decided to contact everyone so I could get an idea of how many to plan for.  In doing so a family member really hurt my feelings. They told me that they didn't want to spend Thanksgiving with us because as they put it "wanted to keep their kids away from the evils of world."  At the time I had a son that was giving me some problems and, in a nutshell, they didn't want their children around him.  I felt judged, angry, and I really wanted to give her a piece of my mind. It was perfect that the next day at school we began to learn about the chakra's.  The teacher started out with a demonstration by having each student get on the table and see if our chakra's were balanced or not.  When it was my turn my throat chakra was circling backward or counter-clockwise.  I knew it was because I had all this negative energy toward this family member and I really wanted to tell  her off. The cool thing was, is that by the time I was done and my throat chakra was spinning clockwise again, I could see that it was really their issues and not mine.  They were choosing to live in judgement and fear. I was able to see this because a few months earlier in dealig with this same child I realized judgement was something I  needed to work on and God was giving me the perfect opportunity to learn what it feels like to be judged. Even though it was still painful that she feels that way about my son, I was able to look at it from a perspective of none of us are perfect and we all have lessons that we came here to learn.  I no longer needed to tell her off and could have even greeted her with a hug. 

THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO KEEP YOUR CHAKRAS BALANCED.  Prayer, and meditation, is a great way to keep your energy centers open and balanced. You can also look at each chakra and tune into what weakness you may have in your life in that area and create a positive affirmation around that chakra. For instance I as I work on my solar plexes chakra and my self worth  I might say, "I am a child of God with infinite worth and value". As I do this I will move my hand in a clock-wise motion over that chakra. Love is the ultimate healing power and sending each chakra or issue you may be having helps as well.

BECAUSE SOMETIMES EMOTIONS ARE DEEP or we are too close to the situation to have perspective or to shut down to feel anything but negative about it, it becomes necessary to have your chakra's balanced by an energy practitioner. I offer chakra balancing free with every massage (you just need to ask as I don't push it on anyone) and it is always included in every energy session. If you would like to experience having your chakra's balanced you can book an appointment by clicking on the BOOK NOW button at the top right hand side of the page. I don't have that specifically on my menu, but if that is all you want you can book it as a 30 min massage as it is the same price--- $20.00.

 I also teach a FREE class once a month called ENERGETIC HARMONY where I demonstrate  a chakra balancing and give you more tools to stay balanced and centered. 

Click on this link to learn more.

http://www.transformationbodywork.blogspot.com/p/classes.html
 

To sign up please send me an e-mail (jvanleer@comcast.net) and let me know you are interested in attending.