This week in my yoga lessons, I focussed on the concept of making stream to let go. Little did I understand how a lot I used to be going to wish this! Not one however TWO of our automobiles died on the identical day as I used to be attempting to get to a category. Loopy!
Like mountain climbing, yoga creates a stream of breath and motion within the bodily physique. However yoga additionally creates stream within the energetic physique. What does this imply? Think about one thing taking place (for instance, your automobile not beginning) which shoots a response by your physique and thoughts. Think about power touring alongside paths backwards and forwards between totally different components of your physique and thoughts. You get tense, you maintain your breath, your fingers get a bit numb, chemical reactions happen, your ideas start to whirl… That’s the energetic physique.
Ideally, when one thing occurs to place your energetic physique into overdrive, it flows round these pathways after which leaves. You’re feeling, you react, it flows by you and dissipates.
However this solely occurs when your power paths are away from particles. In case your abdomen is feeling heavy due to a greasy meal, your response might stick round for longer. Your response power might journey by your abdomen after which keep there, providing you with a sinking intestine feeling that bothers you for the subsequent hour. Or possibly you may have a fear that has been sitting at the back of your thoughts. Your response power might get caught in your head, providing you with a headache and many additional grumpy feelings.
Yoga calls the 7 huge power roundabouts (thanks Marlene Smits for this glorious picture) the Chakras. One of many Chakra roundabouts is within the abdomen space, two are within the head space. The others are in our throat/neck, our chest, and two in our groin areas.
So how can we put together for these inevitable reactions? How can we maintain our power roundabouts away from particles? Attempt to keep away from meals that make your power lull. Meditate, pray, speak, journal… to assist your thoughts keep considerably tidy. Follow respiration methods whereas working or throughout yoga or when sitting in mindfulness, so you should utilize the breath to assist maintain the power flowing when the loopy life sh*t occurs.
The advantage of reactions, is that they will expose Chakra blocks that we didn’t even notice. In case you expertise a reactive life second and that power sticks round as a substitute of dissipating, take it as a possibility to try to determine which Chakra is clogged and why. And don’t hesitate to collect your individuals that will help you. It’s possible you’ll want a Nutritionist or a Therapist or some Therapeutic Contact/Reiki.
Life goes to occur. You’ll react. The sh*t goes to stream. However we can assist by taking the marathon strategy: these sluggish and regular way of life selections that maintain our pathways considerably tidy.
And my automobiles? Each little causes that didn’t really feel little or no within the second.
And so it flows.
Till subsequent time,
Laura
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