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WEEKLY COACHING TIP
#105
YOUR VERY PERSONAL BANK Some of you may of heard of chakras, the 7 energy centres in the body in which we store our historical information drawn from our life experience. Each chakra is related to a colour and type of energy. This ancient system has been around many thousands of years and originated in India. It is used for healing in a holistic way very much as acupuncture in Chinese medicine is used. There are many interpretations of chakras which are fundamentally saying the same thing. Today I thought I'd draw on some of Caroline Myss's work. She is a pioneer in energetic medicine and human consciousness, she reads chakras and can tell people where the 'blockage' in energy is i.e. which chakra. She hold degrees in many subjects including journalism and intuition and energy medicine. I really like her approach to understanding chakras and the effect they have on us. There is a similarity in the coaching called Logical Levels. I personally can see more and more how energetic work (body work) links into cognitive work. Caroline Myss explains that on a practical, daily basis, we need a certain amount of energy in order to function in our lives. Depending on how we invest that energy, we can either increase or deplete our reserves, (it's a bit like depositing and drawing out money from the bank). If you think of one hundred circuits of light available to us each day, we can choose how we 'spend' that money. Whether it's helping us to grow for healing and spiritual growth or 'fritter' it away on unnecessary 'stuff'. So today I thought we'd look at her way of seeing chakras to help us understand the relationship of different energy centres in the body to our lives. Today I'm going to touch on the first 3 chakras and continue next week with the other 4. The three lower chakras determine how we manage our energy in relation to the external world. 1) The First Chakra (or root) (Red) is situated at the base of the spine and this is the energy centre in which we subscribe to family or social beliefs as well as religious beliefs This is our TRIBAL POWER.
WE LOSE ENERGY at
this first chakra when we subscribe to family, social or religious
beliefs that no longer serve us or when we hold on to negative experiences
connected with our family.
These beliefs are so
strong because it's as though they've always been around, often we have 'inherited'
them, and have never dreamed to stop and ask ourselves if they are still
serving us.
Take a moment
and jot down any beliefs you still 'buy' into and ask yourself if you are
happy about that. Great if you are. If not, how would you
feel if you began changing them or let them go from your life.
Notice if this brings
up feelings of anxiety and discomfort. Then ask why. Chances are
at this deep level (remember they are tribal) you may feel you will no
longer belong to your 'clan'.
YOU RE-INFORCE ENERGY
at this chakra when you recognise and nurture your connection with the
material world.
Maintain a sense of
pride in your ancestry and family traditions (if they are serving you).
Draw on your family
for support.
2) The Second Chakra (Orange) this is just above your root chakra in your abdomen and lower back. This chakra is The POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS. This is the energy centre that is concerned with sex, interpersonal power and money. Adversarial relationships, jealousy and addictions are forms of 'leakages' of energy according to Myss.
YOU LOSE ENERGY at
the 2nd chakra when you try to control relationships, fuel fears about
losing or making money or hold unresolved conflicts about your sexuality.
Take a moment right
now and just jot down any relationships where you may be trying to control
another person.
Now ask yourself what
your attitude to money is.
And are you
comfortable with your sexuality?
YOU RE-INFORCE ENERGY at the 2nd chakra when you nurture supportive relationships, let go of sexual trauma. 3) The Third Chakra (yellow) is in your solar plexus and it is the Personal power centre. This is where we house feeling of self esteem, confidence and honour. It is also where you learn to maintain strong personal boundaries, in contrast to tribal boundaries you learned at the first chakra. YOU LOSE ENERGY at this chakra when you break commitments to yourself. Manipulate others to gain their approval or fail to maintain clear personal boundaries. YOUR RE-INFORCE ENERGY here when you take pride in your work, trust your intuition, keep your word. If you think of the above as energy store houses supporting and nurturing you when you are in the present moment, leading to vibrant health and empowering relationships, but when you start to give your energy to some part of your past or some situation that isn't serving you then its a bit like throwing money down the drain, there is no return on your investment and you are depleting your stores! To be continued so ... Until next week Onwards and Upwards and have a GREAT RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT! 2004 Denise Bosque All Rights Reserved |
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