Recharging Your Batteries

Everything is energy, everything vibrates. When we understand this premise, it makes it easier to see that all aspects of ourselves are really just different vibrations of what we call self… physical self, emotional self, mental self, spiritual self.

When we align all the vibrations, we are in total harmony again. So true healing brings us into a state of harmony on all levels of our being.

In this post we will look at various ways to connect or reconnect with spirit. Bottom line, we are never really disconnected but we feel like we are in this age of rush, rush, hurry, hurry. Below are some ideas that will keep you connected or recharge you, or allow for a deeper connection.

1. Meditation

Basic meditation is just closing your eyes, relaxing your body and breathing. Some people meditate with a guided meditation CD or with a music CD. You can meditate inside or outside. Being in nature, by a running brook or under a tree, anywhere you find relaxing, can connect you to spirit even more and reach right into your soul.

Those who are more disciplined attempt to get beyond the thinking mind into a deeper state of relaxation and awareness.

Different meditative disciplines encompass a wide range of spiritual goals—from achievement of a higher state of consciousness, compassion and loving kindness, to greater focus, creativity or self-awareness, or simply a more relaxed and peaceful frame of mind.

2. Prayer

The use of prayer has been proven over the years to have many beneficial effects including its effect on the healing of sick or injured people. People pray for many reasons such as personal benefit or for the sake of others.

Prayer is a deliberate intentional practice. It may involve the use of words, song, or complete silence. This is another way to connect with spirit. It gives you a chance to envision and state your intentions at a higher vibrational rate.

3. Walking

Not only will you exercise your physical body including your brain hemispheres, you can relax your mind with a walking meditation. Be mindful of your breathing without trying to control it. Make sure your breathing feels natural, not artificial.

Walk with ‘soft vision’ allowing your eyes to relax and focus upon nothing, while being aware of everything. Imagine every cell of your body smiling softly. Let all worry and sadness fall away from you as you walk.

Be mindful of your walking; make each step a gesture, so that each footprint is an impression of the peace and love you feel for the universe. Walk with slow, small, deliberate, balanced footsteps as you feel the connection with spirit.

4. Gardening

Growing things gives us a profound connection with nature and with spirit. You are physically working and you participating in the act of creation. You are co-creating with nature by nurturing the plants, connecting with the soil and this reconnects you to spirit. Also the sheer beauty of a garden can nourish your soul.

If you are growing food then you get the bounty of a harvest and participate in the seasons and cycles of mother earth.  This can be very grounding and centering.

5. Have fun and play

Discover activities that open up your sense of play. Get together with friends and laugh. Have dinner parties, barbecues, picnics or go out to a restaurant. Play with a pet or enjoy the company of a playful youngster. Participate in the activities that give you pleasure and enjoyment. Milk every moment for all the pleasure you can get from these activities as this vibration is the fastest way to get reconnected with spirit.

6. Take a mental break

Give yourself a break from the work you do. Take time out just to read for the joy of reading. If you enjoy puzzles, find some good ones and take time out. Listen to your favourite music; connect with the vibration of the music.  Go with the flow, as they say.

Sometimes you may just need a nap or to participate in some of the ideas above to create a time out from thoughts, perceptions, memories, or emotions that keep you separate from spirit.

Enjoy the reconnection!

What do you do to recharge your batteries?  I’d love to get your feedback.  Here on my blog, you’ll get commentluv.  That’s great for all bloggers out there. If you leave a comment, you can provide a link back to your own blog.  But you don’t have to be a blogger to leave a comment; I’m looking forward to hearing from all of you!

Next week I will start a series on the environment to honour Earth Day in April.

Stay tuned.

Charlene Day

Spirit or Soul Qualities of Healing

Our bodies are made of different vibrations. Basically our physical bodies vibrate at a slow enough speed that we can see and touch them. But that is not all of us. We have parts of our bodies that vibrate at the unseen level. This is where our mental, emotional and spiritual bodies reside. Auras are indicators of these unseen levels of our bodies.

Most people have heard of the word chakras and they are energy vortexes that connect all the aspects of our bodies, the seen and the unseen. As well, there are pathways of energy known as acupuncture meridians running through our physical body. Along these acupuncture meridians are points which act like mini vortexes. So there are many connection points of energy flow in our body right down to each cell. These connection points are the openings for life energy to flow into and out of our aura.

The main points of flow or connection are the seven major chakras. They are wheel-like vortices which are considered the focal points for the reception and transmission of life energy. Their function is to vitalize the physical body and connect the mental, emotional and spiritual levels of consciousness.

These seven main chakras are described as being aligned in an ascending column from the base of the spine to the top of the head. Chakras are invisible to the human eye, but they can be perceived intuitively by trained energy workers.

Each chakra relates to emotions and physical aspects of our being and these are clues as to which chakra is blocked when we are out of balance.

1. Root Chakra, which is located in your pelvic area and at the end of your tailbone. The base or root chakra is related to security, survival and also to basic human potentiality.
2. Sacral Chakra, which is located two finger widths below your belly button, is related to emotion, sexuality and creativity.
3. Solar Plexus Chakra, which is located in the soft spot at the base of your breast bone, is related to energy, assimilation and digestion.
4. Heart Chakra, which is located in the middle of the breastbone, is related to love, equilibrium, and well-being.
5. Throat Chakra, which is located in the soft spot at the top of your breast bone, is said to be related to communication, expression and growth.
6. Brow or Third Eye Chakra, which is located about one inch above the bridge of your nose, is the chakra of awareness and of light.
7. Crown Chakra, which is located on the top/center of your head, is said to be the chakra of consciousness, the master chakra that controls all the others.

So these energy centers or vortexes are the connection with the unseen energies and give us a direct relationship with the Creative Life Force. When you feel joy, all the circuits are open and the life force can be fully received and this results in a state of health and well being. When you feel guilt or blame or fear or anger, the circuits are hindered and the life force cannot flow as effectively.  This is when we experience ill health.

Be sure to read over past blog posts to get the whole picture of how our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies all relate to our health and well being.

Do you have a story to share? I’d love to get your feedback.  Here on my blog, you’ll get commentluv.  That’s great for all bloggers out there. If you leave a comment, you can provide a link back to your own blog.  But you don’t have to be a blogger to leave a comment; I’m looking forward to hearing from all of you!

Next week I will cover “Health is a Choice”.

Stay tuned.

Charlene

Going With the Flow

In my last blog post, we discussed how healing happens on all levels; let’s look now at the mental, emotional level of our thoughts and feelings.  We are filled with thousands of thoughts daily, moment by moment. Most of these thoughts go flitting by, but when an emotion is attached to a thought, it remains with our consciousness longer and elicits a vibration.

There are basically two emotions. One feels good and one feels bad to us. But it doesn’t matter whether the feelings are deemed good or bad as they are just vibrations. All these feelings with their corresponding thoughts vibrate with no judgment. When we place meaning on the feelings, we lose the real message.

The vibration is what we need to be paying attention to, not judging the feeling.  If everything is energy, it is easy to see that our thoughts and feelings vibrate as energy too. The Source or the Universe is always responding to our vibration. So if we are looking for total healing, then the vibration has to be a match.

What is holistic or total health?

All the vibrations are in harmony with all that is. We feel connected with our Source or Creator or Collective Wisdom energy.  People describe this as feeling at peace and in harmony with all that is, feeling total gratitude and appreciation, feeling bliss and love. No matter how you describe it, it means that we are in total alignment with who-we-really-are.

If we know that the way we feel is our indicator of how connected we are to Source, then we know what we can focus on to create total health. Conversely, if we are out of alignment in terms of our vibration and feel cut off from our Source energy, then we will experience the vibration of dis-ease.

What do we need in terms of healing? All aspects of ourselves need to be in a vibrational alignment…physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.  Healing comes to us in response to our vibrations of good-feeling thoughts. Every day when we don’t affirm or vibrate that we are healthy; then we are in a default pattern and whatever vibration is flitting by may affect our health.

The good news is that have complete control over our own thoughts, emotions, and resulting vibrations and when we work on improving these, we can turn around anything including ill health or dis-ease. We are the creators of our own life experience, and as the creator of our experience, it is important that we understand that we are creating with our thoughts and the associated feelings which are vibrating either positively or negatively. Let’s choose the vibration of health.

What do you think? I’d love to get your feedback.  Here on my blog, you’ll get commentluv.  That’s great for all bloggers out there. If you leave a comment, you can provide a link back to your own blog.  But you don’t have to be a blogger to leave a comment; I’m looking forward to hearing from all of you!

Next week we will cover how the spiritual energy fits in to our healing model of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.

Charlene

Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On…

Welcome to my first blog post.

Healthy Soul-utions is all about being healthy in all areas.  This called the holistic model. Looking at the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of healing.

Throughout my experience in the health field, I have seen it over and over again, that when we try to heal in just one area, it is not a total healing.

I’ve seen people who only deal with their illness on the physical level and within a few years, it shows up again.  One story that demonstrates this is about two fellows I met many years ago when I was studying in the States.

I met both of them at an AIDS support group. They were partners and they were traveling around sharing their story. One of them was into the holistic model and worked on dealing with the virus on all levels.  He looked at and worked on all the aspects of his health and went into total remission.

His partner on the other hand was into the medical model (traditional medicine as we know it, based on allopathic medicine) and kept dealing with his illness just on the physical level with more invasive therapies.  He kept getting sicker and sicker.

At one point he realized that his partner was getting well and that maybe he should look in to what he had done to heal. When he looked into the mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of his being and searched for answers there, he too started to get well.

Their story is a great reminder that all aspects of ourselves are interconnected.

Everything is energy, everything vibrates.  When we understand this premise, it makes it easier to see that all aspects of ourselves are really just different vibrations of what we call self… physical self, emotional self, mental self, spiritual self.

When we align all the vibrations, we are in total harmony again.  So true healing brings us into a state of harmony on all levels of our being.

Do you have a story to share? I’d love to get your feedback.  Here on my blog, you’ll get commentluv.  That’s great for all bloggers out there. If you leave a comment, you can provide a link back to your own blog.  But you don’t have to be a blogger to leave a comment, I’m looking forward to hearing from all of you!

Next week I will examine the acid/alkaline balance in the body.

Stay tuned.

Charlene Day

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