I did a post on mindfulness and apparently you all needed that in your life. One of the ways I mentioned that I personally use to return to myself is through a chakra scan. Like a body scan, but for your chakras. This forces you to check into what you have going on physically, but also mentally and emotionally too. (Which, in reality is probably the root cause of most of your physical ailments anyway.) I've been asked for more info on this since my post so I'll give you a quick chakra 101 so you can try it too! I'll do a post for each of seven basic chakras. There are an endless number of chakras, but let's not get ourselves overwhelmed here. Start simply! I'll fill you in on what parts of our bodies and lives they coincide with and give you some easy ways to keep your chakras happy.
But first of all... what the F is a chakra? This word is gaining some notoriety and I love it!! Our society needs to become more attuned to what's going on on this level. We live in a go go go and go faster world, and all that's getting us is sicker and stressed and dead faster. No thanks! We inhale fast food, forget to consider what it is or even chew it. We don't sleep well or enough, hell we don't even take time to breathe. Some of us try to manage all the stress. We go to yoga, eat right, schedule massages, but we are still sick and tired and sick and tired of being that way. This was me. It's because there's so much more to you than just your physical body! Hello!!
I don't want you to think I'm preaching here, because I'm not. Yes I have faith in religion, but this is not religion... it's science baby!
And as a scientist, of course I believe in energy! Every single thing is made of energy. So think of your chakra system as the anatomy of your energetic body. Because you have an energetic body, remember everything is made of energy, that includes you and all the atoms that make up your cells, that make up your tissues, that make up your organs, and finally that make up YOU! Just like the anatomy we are more familiar with, different parts of our energetic anatomy have different responsibilities and locations. It's really that simple. Think of each chakra kinda like its own individual organ system, except it's an energy system. In fact each chakra works in tandem with certain organs and glands. More on that later... keepin' it simple for the moment. For now just visualize your chakras as energy centers in your body. Certain places where energy spins at its own frequency. Like the colors in the rainbow... in fact a certain color represents each chakra just for this reason. It's all physics! Sometimes these energy centers are balanced and their rpms are right on target, other times their check engine light might come on and they need a little bit of a reset. Many things cause this and this also causes many things. Considering all the whats and whys can give you a lot of insight and healing in all aspects of your life. So let's start considering!
I'll start with the root chakra and we will work our way up. We will discuss what physical, mental, and emotional areas each chakra governs, and some fun ways to keep them happy.
You don't even have to believe all the science behind this. I wasn't sure how I felt about all this at first. But considering that the solar plexus chakra is the center for digestive issues and also self esteem and I am a gutsy girl with a really sad eating disorder back story... I couldn't deny that connection or argue with the science. You might get there too, might not, either way just decide considering more than just your physical self is important and use this as a road map for checking in with ALL areas of your life.
Stay tuned for this journey through your chakra system! Any questions you know where to find me!
