“‘In what approach have I been exchanging power with individuals locations and issues at present, and have I discovered it energizing or draining?’ is a helpful query to ask on the finish of the day and mirror upon”
Pricey Integral Meditators,
This week’s article continues the theme from the previous couple of weeks relating to consciousness of your power physique. Under we take a look at methods of opening and shutting your power to different individuals and what’s round you.
In case you take pleasure in it do take into account coming alongside to the Tues or Weds class this week, as it will likely be a part of the topic of the session.
With reference to power usually, heads up for this Saturday’s Monthly Qi Gong & Taoist Breathwork Clinic & Mini-retreat.
Particularly round managing troublesome or chaotic power, heads up for subsequent months Psychic & Psychological Self-defence half day workshop.
Within the spirit of opening & closing,
Toby
Opening & closing your self to power
Consciousness round power change
We’re exchanging power with different individuals, our surroundings, different dwelling creatures on a regular basis, and on many various ranges. Merely turning into conscious of this noticing this change is a approach of being aware that reveals many insights once we do it. ‘In what approach have I been exchanging power with individuals locations and issues at present, and have I discovered it energizing or draining?’ is a helpful query to ask on the finish of the day and mirror upon.
Open and closed as a temperament
Persons are by temperament slightly extra ‘open’ or ‘closed’. In case you are open and somebody provides you a complement, seemingly you’ll take pleasure in and really feel energised by it. Nonetheless, if somebody criticizes you or dangerous mouths you, you’ll seemingly be fairly affected too. Conversely, somebody who’s extra closed is not going to get a lot out of a complement, as they aren’t so receptive to it. Nonetheless, the closed individual is much less affected by criticism and assaults than the open individual.
Opening and shutting your power area
Ideally it’s good to have the ability to ‘open’ or ‘shut’ your power area at will. This fashion when you might have good power coming your approach you’ll be able to take pleasure in it, while additionally having the ability to near and ‘block’ troublesome or chaotic power when it comes your approach. This fashion we will say ‘sure’ to power change once we need, and ‘no’ once we don’t, creating a transparent boundary between our power and the power round us.
Solidifying & brightening your power area
In case you think about your power physique as being the identical form and measurement as your bodily physique, inhabiting the identical house, and radiating an aura like an egg or sphere, maybe a meter/half-a metre round you. See two power centres on this physique:
- One in your decrease stomach, round your sacral plexus. Really feel this centre to comprise primarily the energies of the earth and water components. Really feel this centre to even be related to the energies of the earth and moon.
- Within the centre of your chest, visualize the second centre. Really feel it to comprise primarily the weather of fireplace and air, and to be related to the energies of the solar and stars.
Breathe for some time with each power centres. As you breathe with the decrease power centre, really feel your power physique turning into robust, secure and ‘dense’. As you breathe with the higher power centre, really feel it to turning into vivid and energetic. The impact of working with them each is that you’ve an power physique and area that’s each secure and powerful, in addition to vivid and energetic.
Defending the boundary, a visualization
Now think about your power area has a boundary, like a bubble of sunshine round it. You’ll be able to visualize it as having two options that can assist you open and shut your power:
- On the entrance of the bubble is some extent that may open and shut, just like the iris of a watch. When you find yourself with somebody/a bunch of individuals that you simply really feel snug exchanging power with, you’ll be able to visualize it opening to let of their power as you work together with them. In case you are with a bunch/particular person the place you aren’t snug, you’ll be able to shut it, gently however firmly blocking the power change.
- Refined power is likely to be considered consisting of 5 delicate points of the 5 components, earth, water, hearth, air and consciousness. In case you are in a spot or neighbourhood the place you don’t really feel snug you’ll be able to visualize five-pointed stars spinning across the floor of the bubble of sunshine round you, blocking any unfavourable or imbalanced power from coming into your area. The celebrities have 5 factors symbolizing the 5 components, and you’ll direct them to any a part of the floor of your bubble that you really want. It’s also possible to visualize them ‘slicing’ any cords of power from individuals or the surroundings which have hooked up themselves to your filed.
Okay, so there are just a few pointers and apply factors to remember round opening and shutting your power. It’s possible you’ll or will not be conversant in the ideas and concepts used, however do attempt them out. Generally we study to grasp how one thing works by doing it!
Associated article: Finding energy through meditation – Aspects of meditating with your energy body
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