I have completed three of 17 weekends of my 500-hour yoga therapy and reiki restructuring training. And I have already undergone deeper transformation than I ever expected. We have focused on the heart chakra and the throat chakra so far. Both areas I’ve definitely felt were blocked over the years. And since having the chakra restructuring therapy done on myself as well as doing it on others, I’ve felt something awaken inside of me that I can’t quite explain.
It’s a feeling of “home” but it’s more than that … it’s like an awakening of inner power, inner peace and inner strength. I also feel fear, some anxiety … I think maybe because I’m opening some doors I’ve had closed for years. I also think my ego feels threatened and is fighting back whenever it can. But amidst this interesting fray going on inside me, I feel a sense of peace and belonging, like I’m being reintroduced to things I’ve always known, things I half remember.
I also feel now more than ever this is my path and my calling. I want to help others, the way this path has helped me. I want to help them find their own paths to healing and peace and love, because we are all on our own journeys. Here are a few things I’ve been learning, broken down to their simplest forms:
Love, love with all you’ve got. When you feel nervous or scared to say something loving to someone, because it makes you vulnerable or because it feels unnatural to all the comfortable walls you’ve built up, say it anyway. Break right through those walls. Trust your heart, trust your instincts, trust that voice deep down within. Not the one in your head.
Let go. Life is legitimately too short. Whether we live 100 years or 20 or 10, those of us wanting to live will always wish we could stay longer. And there’s beauty to knowing our time, at least in this physical form, is limited. So enjoy it while it lasts. Don’t hold on to old emotional baggage. Don’t continue telling yourself those old stories over and over again, re-victimizing yourself. Don’t hold onto resentments, anger, pain, anguish, sadness. Feel what you feel, but the key is not holding onto it. Let it flow through you and let it go. You can never be free of the mind chatter and the woes it brings you until you find presence, let go and be in the moment.
Trust yourself. Trust in what you feel inside. Trust when something or someone is in harmony with your true self and path and when they’re not. Know when to walk away from the things that are no longer serving you. Know when to embrace the things that nourish you, even if they’re out of your comfort zone, even if your mind is scared to take a leap. Trust.
Live. Don’t say “oh, I’ll wait until tomorrow, next week, month, year.” Live now … be present. Put the phone down, turn the computer or TV off, walk outside and let nature, which your body is literally made up of, nourish and heal you, rejuvenate you. Be present and take in every moment without letting your mind label or judge it. Let life LIVE you. As Tolle says, “Life is the dancer. You are the dance.”
Breathe. Our breath, so simple a thing we rarely think about, but it connects us with life, with air, with prana (our life force, energy). We hold it so often, unknowningly. When we hurt, when we’re frustrated or stressed or anticipating something. Every moment you are conscious of your body and are self aware, practice deep breathing. Before you realize it, it will become second nature to breathe deeply.
Speak your truth. Use your voice. Speak from the heart. Do not react. Respond. Let the things you say and the energy you put out into the world be genuine and from the heart, not the mind. The ego has it’s place and functions, but it should never guide our actions or words. Our inner voice and heart never steer us wrong. Don’t choke emotions or words down. Don’t stay silent when everything in your wants to speak. Be mindful of your words, for they carry energy with them. But speaking from your heart and expressing yourself is just as vital as breathing.
Ahimsa. Do no harm. Yes, we hurt people in life. It’s unavoidable. We can’t help how someone might take something we do or say. But we CAN be mindful and present with every single person or being we interact with. And if we stay completely present with them, we will find ourselves speaking and acting from a deep abyss within, not from the shallow waters of the mind and ego. We will find that our energy, actions and words take on a much different feel when we are present in all we do and say. We will naturally seek to bring peace and love to those we interact with, not pain, hurt or harm. Just try it, and you’ll see 
Until next time, be well my friends …
~C~