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A Heart Chakra Tool for Valentine's Day
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Valentine’s Day Musings..... Some people love a day devoted to love. Others hate it. Others are neutral about it. How about you? I invite you to offer yourself some dual awareness, meaning holding awareness of 2 things as the same time….. How it works is, we let whatever came up be there. If it can stay in your body, let it. If it needs to sit just outside your space, let that happen too. Or let it sit somewhere else. You choose. Then while knowing it’s there I invite you to focus for a moment on the word love and not the day I’d like to offer some info on our heart chakra as we explore the word love and I am curious if any of these things I share resonate with your understanding of love…. The Name. The heart chakra is located in the heart space at the center of the chest. It is the 4th chakra named Anahata. In Sanskrit it means, unhurt, unstruck and unbeaten. Does any of that resonate with love for you? The Senses. Love is the central force of the heart chakra and is associated with the element of air, the color green and the seed sound “yam” (pronounced yum when offered as a meditative sound). I love this part soo much!! The idea of bringing in our body by using our senses to facilitate the central force of love is very empowering for me. Was there a sense here that you are curious about exploring? The Body Connections. When parts of our body feel balanced or not so balanced, our chakras can often give us information. It’s a great tool to help us learn the language of our body. The heart chakra has a number of body parts associated with it and as I offer what these are, I first would offer you to consider what part of your body feels linked to love…… The chakra’s physical body associations are the heart, pericardium (membrane protecting the heart), thymus (gland that focuses on a healthy immune system), lungs, arms and hands. As you read this list, or thought of other parts of your body….. Did anything awaken, shut down, feel seen, want to hide, appreciate being noticed….. What was your experience? Is there a part of the chakras you’d like to think about more and sit with in your body? The name… The senses… The body connections…. Does any of this offer a new way to feel love? How about if we go back to the dual awareness and notice the heart chakra, as well as what came up for you in your body when I mentioned valentines day? How does it feel to let both be there, within your heart, mind and body? I know for me, I have been feeling some resistance to leaning into any celebration of this day. And feel the resistance as wanting to protect me… So, here is a practice I am offering myself and encourage you to try it or see what your body wants to do based on the chakra info I shared….
At the end of this I could feel the resistance in my heart space change and loosen up. It’s not gone and that’s ok. I also got a lot more understanding and a reminder that love is not a reward but an action I get to choose to participate in or choose not to. Thank you body. Thank you chakras. Thank you love. I'd love to hear how this practice went for you or what you tried instead. Reach out via this email or on my socials. Remember, ❤️ You Matter. Your Healing Matters. You Are Worth It! P.S. Here is my latest podcast... P.S.S. I've been offering lots of tips and tools on my social so if you like what you see here, I invite you to check those out as well. |
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I am a Trauma Informed Embodiment Coach. Healing is possible for women who have trauma. Big T, Little T, Complex, Sexual, Religious, any form of trauma. Check out my content and ways we can work together.
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