Recycling Those Chakras!

I haven't written for awhile, because I burned my hand and life has been a roller coaster. My cat Jaws...I had to put him to sleep, and it was really sad...although, I know it was right, that it was time, and I am so grateful for him being in my life. He was abandoned by my neighbors. I guess the woman that lived there hit him with her car, broke the bottom portion of his jaw, and had a wire inserted to hold it together while it healed. She never had it taken out. It had been in there for over a year before I finally tamed him enough to take him to the vet and have it removed, thus I called him Jawsey forever more and he became my best friend.

So here is a great exercise for cleansing those chakras in the shower. It is a good way to recycle all of those negative emotions before you go to sleep, thus you can wake up refreshed and ready for a new day. I did this quite a bit during the week, because I was feeling so bad about losing Jawsey. You can also do this with Reiki! It is great!

First, say a prayer or an intentional statement such as, "I intend to bring myself into balance with this work, and I ask for support from Creator, the Earth Mother, my Guides, Spirit Animals, Four Directions and Four Elements. I give thanks in advance for all of the love and support that will be provided to me." The elders say that when we give thanks in advance, we pave the way for the healing to come to us...we are opening a door welcoming the change that will come.

So when I take a shower and do this work, I like to turn off the lights, light some incense that is relaxing and soothing for me and I light a candle. Candle light is a fantastic thing to blend with a wonderful scent, and the sound of water.....that alone is healing for me!

In the shower, focus on your breathing...in and out...Work on breathing with your belly rather than your chest...so breath in allowing your belly muscles to expand..and hold for a couple of seconds, and then exhale all the air out...focus on doing this for a few minutes.. We have become chest breathers, which is actually bad for our health....it does not promote good circulation. If you suffer from cold hands and feet, start belly breathing and it could help correct the problem. It also helps me whenever I feel a headache coming on.

After my breathing is slowing down, relaxing me even further, I start to focus my intention upon becoming aware of my chakras....My intention is that I will begin to feel their presence within my energetic field....when I feel connected with them, I then begin the work.

I take my two fingers, my index and middle fingers, and over my root chakra, I begin spinning my fingers slowly counterclockwise visualizing myself opening the chakra. The friction of moving counterclockwise helps you feel the imbalances within your chakra. I then let my fingers do the talking. What are they feeling? Are they feeling blockages, sluggish energy? Tightness? Coolness? Does it feel closed? Whatever you feel is blocking your chakra from flowing in a balanced way, simply let it attach to your fingers and then wash your fingers in the water...releasing all negative energy, praying that it will be transformed into healing energy for the benefit of all...then if you do any type of energy work, such as Reiki or whatever, let the energy flow into that chakra...Also, visualize the color of that chakra flowing in with the energy. When you are done, slowly begin spinning your fingers in a clockwise motion, so your chakra can begin to flow naturally and in balance once again after the healing work you have done. You need to do this for each chakra.....so for the root chakra it is a deep, vibrant red...make sure it is clear and radiant. For the belly chakra, it is the orange of a sunset...vibrant, strong, illuminating...solar plexus is yellow...that wonderful yellow of a sunrise or of a sunflower....the heart can be green or a rose color....I always think of the deep green of a moss that I find in the woods next to water or the color of a pink rose from my garden...the throat chakra is turquoise and the third eye is a deep blue of lapis or the ocean or an amethyst purple...the crown for me is white...After you go through all of the chakras...lay down on your bed and allow your energy to do what it needs to do to find balance again. If you immediately go back to work or doing chores, then the healing that you just tried to do, won't last for too long. Give it a chance to become a part of your being.  I always have amazing dreams after this.

Also, as you are working with this meditation, I feel that the four elements are very involved...fire from the candle, water from the shower, air with the energy, and Earth from the incense...so make sure at the end to also give thanks for all of the help that was provided to you...all of the support that came to you from Spirit.

You may experience a lot of different emotions while working with this meditation. If so, don't resist or deny them. Simply honor them and give yourself permission to allow those feelings to flow through you. Denial creates deep depression. Honest and expression allows you to move forward and through a situation. Also remember this, YOUR FEELINGS DO NOT DEFINE WHO YOU ARE! They are just feelings that are temporary. They are not permanent, and as soon as you allow them to move through you, they can transform into something else. This is alchemy...transforming the dross of our lives into pure gold. An elder I worked with always said to me, "Open your heart, walk through your fear, and you will find the answers on the other side." He was right...I could never find the answers to my questions as long as I allowed fears to keep my heart closed...

I hope this finds you all well and helps in some way!