There are various ways that we can recharge our emotional well-being, some of them include spending time in the sunshine, hiking through a forest, walking barefoot along a sandy beach, swimming in the ocean, working in a garden, listening to classical music, dancing and singing, yoga and meditation. This post goes further by recognizing where we are holding onto our emotional traumas, and once found, finding ways to clear them from our bodies.
Why do people develop cancer? And why is it that some people can heal, while others cannot, despite their best efforts? Does cancer develop because our Western diet creates cellular toxicity, is it from faulty genes, or might it also be from our inability to deal with our long-held emotional traumas that have manifested into something much larger and more serious? The truth is that cancer develops from many reasons, but the more I study, the more I believe that emotional scars and unresolved traumas become problematic when they remain unexpressed and allowed to fester in the body. Unresolved traumas weaken our immune system function and create blockages that stop the natural flow of energy. These blockages can become areas of pain and inflammation, and perhaps even play a role in the development of more serious diseases.
How can we deal with these old wounds and cleanse ourselves of the unnecessary burdens that we carry? One way is through forgiveness. This can be forgiveness for ourselves for our perceived mistakes and regrets, or direct that forgiveness to others that we feel may have harmed us along with way. You can read more about forgiveness here.
There are also meditations available that can help release old traumas, but the key to stopping this process of hanging onto unnecessary baggage is by properly expressing our emotions such as sorrow, anger, jealousy and resentments as they occur by feeling deeply into them and then allowing them to naturally release. You see, emotions naturally ebb and flow like the waves of the ocean. By feeling into our emotions fully we can naturally release them like waves, not burying them away as is very common in our modern society.
Some other ways to attain healing include therapies that can address our body’s energy field. Eastern medicine offers us a roadmap to the energy system through the use of chakras and meridians that can be cleared with the use of acupuncture and acupressure, and they can also be cleared by energy medicine practitioners, and with the use of meditations that include direct intentions, along with the use of sounds and visualizations.
Sending loving energy to an area of concern
I was recently listening to a highly respected energy healer who believes that blockages and cancers occur when certain cells of the body are not compatible with the cells that surround it and eventually they stop communicating with the rest of the body altogether. (This is true as cancer cells stop communicating with the cells around it and become rogue and immortal.) He also says that when he tests the energy of the area, he finds that the body part no longer has the spirit of love or happiness within the cells and therefore this area has lost its spirit to live.
He says that by removing the feelings of fear, shame, jealousy, guilt, anger or any other non-beneficial energies from the area with your intention and then bringing in the spirit of love and happiness one could begin to bring those rogue cells back into compatibility with the rest of the body.
This is an intention meditation that can be done laying on your bed or in a sitting position. Place your dominant hand over the area of pain or concern and your other hand over your heart. Visualize sending the spirit of love, the spirit of joy, and the spirit of happiness from your heart to the area of illness or pain. Vocalize what you are intending: “I am removing all non-beneficial energies from my _____ and sending the spirit of love, the spirit of joy and the spirit of happiness to the cells in this area so they will communicate and be in coherence with the rest of my body. I am sending the spirit of love, joy and happiness to my ______so that I may experience a true healing in this area. I love this area of my body. The cells in this area can now communicate fully and are in coherence with the rest of my body and are at their highest energetic frequency possible. Thank you for the assistance.”
Repeat this for 15 minutes while verbalizing and visualizing this healing energy taking place in this area. This is a daily meditation.
Receiving love meditation
Sit with legs crossed or in a chair with feet on the floor, (no shoes as you want to connect to the energy of the earth). Close your eyes and quiet your mind. Visualize a stream of light coming entering the top of your head. This light is crystal white swirling with translucent purple and green. This light contains the spirit of love and it is infusing your body with light and love. You have the ability to use your intention to direct this light to a certain area of your body or just let it absorb fully into your tissues as if you are a sponge. Tell yourself that Spirit is infusing your body with healing love and light. This is a 15 minute daily meditation.
Mantra-based meditation
Begin by finding a comfortable position, either in a chair with your legs reaching to the floor (no shoes so your feet connect to the energy of the earth), or you can sit on the floor with your legs gently crossed. Relax your muscles and close your eyes and give your full attention to your breathing by taking slow deep breaths, in through your nose for the count of five, and then releasing slowly with a long vocal “OHM” to the count of five. the word “OHM,” which is said to be the cosmic sound that initiated the creation of the universe and represents the unification of the mind, body and spirit.
Try to visualize a spinning ball of light about one foot above your head as this helps to keep my mind focused on the exercise. If thoughts do enter your mind, you can neutrally acknowledge them without letting them carry you away by getting back to visualizing the ball of light.
The goal with meditation is to enter a calming place in which there is nothingness, no worries, no negative emotions, and no illness to dwell on. It is a technique which trains the mind to find peace and to recognize the “higher self” which usually lies dormant in most people.
Ideally you should try to meditate for 20 mins once per day. Want to charge this up even further, do this meditation outdoors in the sunshine with your feet on the ground.
Clearing and opening the chakras
Other meditations that specifically address the energy systems are performed while laying down and can include the use of crystals or stones that correspond to the color system of the chakras. The individual stones can be placed over each chakra for the duration of the meditation. The crown chakra stone can sit above your head. It’s okay if you don’t have chakra stones as you can simply visualize the chakra colors as you move along. This meditation uses your intentions, visualizations, colors, and vocalizations that work together to clear the energy systems. For reference, the spinning directions of the chakras is clockwise from the perspective of looking down at yourself.
- Root chakra- is related to feeling safe and secure and your connection to mother earth. Place your dominant hand on the root chakra and the other over the heart. The color of this chakra is red so visualize a field of red roses, and repeat the mantra LAM while sending love and healing from your heart to your root chakra. Visualize this chakra gently spinning and opening. Repeat this 5 times or until the energy feels clearer.
- Sacral chakra- is related to your sexual health and emotional connection to others. Place your dominant hand on the sacral chakra and the other over the heart. The color of this chakra is orange, so visualize a field of orange poppies or a terrific sunset, and repeat the mantra VAM while sending love and healing from your heart to your sacral chakra. Visualize this chakra gently spinning and opening. Repeat this 5 times or until the energy feels clearer.
- Solar plexus chakra – is your emotional power center and related to mental health and confidence. Place your dominant hand on the solar plexus chakra and the other over your heart. The color of this chakra is yellow so visualize a bright sun that fills the field of your vision, and repeat the mantra RAM while sending love and healing from your heart to your solar plexus chakra. Visualize this chakra gently spinning and opening. Repeat this 5 times or until the energy feels clearer.
- Heart chakra – is the bridge between the lower three earthly chakras to the upper spiritual chakras and is connected to love and compassion for yourself and others. Place both hands over the heart. The color of this chakra is green so visualize a field of fresh green grass or walking in the woods and repeat the mantra YAM while sending love and healing to your heart. Visualize this chakra gently spinning and opening. Repeat this 5 times or until the energy feels clearer.
- Throat chakra- is related to creativity, speaking your truth and keeping your word. Place your dominant hand on the throat chakra and the other over the heart. The color of this chakra is brilliant blue so visualize a deep blue clear sky or ocean that fills the field of your vision, and repeat the mantra HAM while sending love and healing from your heart to your throat chakra. Visualize this chakra gently spinning and opening. Repeat this 5 times or until the energy feels clearer.
- Third eye chakra – is your connection to clarity, wisdom, intuition and time. Place your dominant hand on the third eye chakra (between your eyebrows) and the other over the heart. The color of this chakra is indigo so visualize a field of lilacs and repeat the mantra OHM while sending love and healing from your heart to your third eye chakra. Visualize this chakra gently spinning and opening. Repeat this 5 times or until the energy feels clearer.
- Crown chakra – is your connection to God, Spirit or Source Energy. Place your dominant hand on the crown chakra (top of your head) and the other over the heart. The color of this chakra is violet mixed with white light so visualize violet with swirling white light that is streaming down from the universe into the top of your head that travels down through you and into the earth. Visualize this while repeating the mantra OHM and sending love and healing from your heart to your crown chakra. Visualize this chakra gently spinning and opening. Repeat this 5 times or until the energy feels clearer.
Sound meditation with Solfeggio tuning forks
One can also use sound therapy for healing. One method that I use for sound healing is with Solfeggio Tuning Forks that are struck against a hockey puck and placed over the areas of inflammation or pain, or they can be placed over the corresponding chakras to help clear them. Tuning forks resonate with sound and vibration, and since your body and cells are mostly water, they can pick up this vibration to bring coherence and resonance to the body.
Tuning forks sound best when struck against a hockey puck. Once struck, hold the fork over the areas of concern until the energy shifts and clears. This may take about five strikes per chakra while visualizing the chakra gently spinning and clearing. Once again, the spinning direction of the chakras is clockwise from the perspective of looking down at yourself.
- Foot chakra 174 Hz- for security and pain relief
- Root chakra 396 Hz – helps destroy unconscious blockages
- Sacral chakra 417 Hz -removes negative energy
- Solar plexus chakra 528 Hz – promotes positive transformation
- Heart chakra 639 Hz – for harmonizing relationships
- Throat chakra 741 Hz – removing toxins
- Third eye chakra 852 Hz – promotes love and gratitude
- Crown chakra 963 Hz – is the frequency of God or universal source energy
- 285 Hz – for the restoration of organs
- 144 Hz – to release energy blockages
- Want to charge this meditation further, include the visualization of colors with spinning and opening chakras and use the vocalizations mentioned above.
Additional Resources
Finding forgiveness and setting yourself free
Find these products online:
Tuning Fork Activator (hockey puck)
Human Tuning; Sound Healing with Tuning Forksm by John Beaulieu PhD