PATHWAY TO JOY AND HEALING

In the last several months, I have worked very hard in the areas of self-esteem, self-image, energy, will, responsibility, and power in my emotional healing work. This work helps with blockages in the solar plexus chakra having to do with our basic relationship with our inner self caused by shame. The solar plexus chakra is located below the diaphragm, and connected to our astral body. When the solar plexus chakra is out of balance the followings occurs:

Excessive: Overly aggressive, dominating, controlling, blaming, arrogance, manipulative, power hungry, stubbornness, hyperactivity, excessively ambitious and competitive

Deficient: Low energy, weak will, poor self-esteem, passive, sluggish, fearful, poor self-discipline, emotionally and physically cold, victim mentality, blaming of others, unreliable, poor digestion

There are physical dysfunctions related to this chakra as well, such as arthritis, digestive disorders, ulcers, colon and intestinal problems, anorexia or bulimia, pancreatitis, diabetes, gallstone, allergies, and problems with the stomach and liver.  I suffered terrible digestive disorders and ulcers as a child and then as an adult. The traumas and abuses that we may have suffered causing this imbalance may be shaming, authoritarianism, physical abuse, fear of punishment, dangerous environment, age inappropriate responsibilities, and inherited shame from parents. I suffered physical abuse and feared punishment as a child.

Last night, I experienced the result of my hard emotional work.  During the night as I slept, I felt this excessive energy coming from my solar plexus chakra. It felt almost like indigestion pain that I suffered as a child.  It was different than indigestion in that it ebbed and flowed with my energy.  This pain went on for several hours while I slept waking me up several times.  This is the second of these experiences in the last month for me.  When I awoke, my energy was absolutely quiet, and I felt a clearing in my solar plexus chakra.  I believe that I removed emotional blockages in this chakra allowing my energy to flow more smoothly.

There are some healing strategies for the solar plexus chakra, including risk taking, grounding, emotional contact, deep relaxation, stress control, vigorous exercise, sit-ups, psychotherapy (release or contain anger, build ego strength, work on shame issues, strengthen will), and I also practice emotional release work found on the tab on my Blog Homepage, if you are interested in trying this practice.

With each blockage that we remove in our chakras and energy body, we come closer and closer to our higher self or source when we return to the essence of who we really are.  May you find healing in your life, Brooke (Copyright 2013 Kundalini Spirit with All Rights Reserved)