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In this brand new episode, I dive into February's energetic medicine from our monthly newsletter, The Communion. The Communion is a download of energetic and creative medicine for creatives, healers, and entrepreneurs who feel called to follow their soul's authentic path. This month's theme is You Can Rebuild Your Life. We touch on how to utilize the energetics that are likely to arise each week, such as resistance, patience, starting over, and navigating the unexpected as a pathway to wholeness. We also talk about creating sustainable habits, the importance of rebuilding with truth, and embracing one's unique path to personal freedom and soul liberation. Below you'll find timestamps from the episode as well as resources mentioned in the show. Enjoy! Resources Mentioned: Join The Communion (our inbox community) and receive our monthly newsletter filled with energetic and creative medicine for expanding your awareness and trusting your soul's unique purpose. The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles [book recommendation] Eastern Body Western Mind by Anodea Judith [book recommendation] Design a reality that aligns with your soul's desired state with Soul Nourishing Boundaries: The Course. Join the waitlist here! Timestamps: 06:24 February's Energetic Medicine / Weekly Protocols for Integration 09:25 Week One: Being Alert to How Resistance Shows Up 13:02 Exploring the Solar Plexus 20:39 Week Two: Embracing the Beginning, Rebuilding Your Life with Authentic Habits of Being 34:04 Understanding the 7 Identities of the Chakras 01:03:02 The Importance of Morning Practices for Soul Remembrance 01:05:03 Week Two Recap of the 7 Identities of the Chakras 01:08:36 Week Three: Patience as a Practice of Gratitude, Preparation, and Action 01:19:00 Week Four: The Unexpected, Being Open to Having Better Let's Be Sure to Connect: Follow us on IG @‌onthecuspwellness! If you'd like to schedule a session with me, you can view my offerings here! Be sure to also join the The Communion inbox community to be the first to know of new offerings, workshops, creative inspiration, and energetic insights! Spread the love: If this episode resonated with you & your journey, pass it on to a friend who could benefit from today's topic! Also, be sure to subscribe, rate & leave a review. Show music prod by GOV

In the book Eastern Body & Western Mind we read about the 7 chakras & why it can be dangerous to have blockages.

On today’s episode, I speak with Anodea Judith Ph.D. who is a bestselling author and thought leader on the topics of chakras, psychology, yoga, and social change. She is director of the teaching organization Sacred Centers, and holds a doctoral degree in Human Health, a Master’s in Clinical Psychology, and advanced yoga teacher certifications. Dr. Judith is the author of 9 definitive works on the chakras, best known for the classics Wheels of Life and Eastern Body-Western Mind and her acclaimed book, Charge and The Energy Body, takes you into the psychology of your life force. Her most recent work is focused on women’s leadership, called She Rises. Anodea is a globally recognized teacher whose courses have reached 163 countries, with books in 28 languages. She has been called a “prophet for our time.” She can be found at www.anodeajudith.com We talk about the following and so much more: ✅ What is the energy body? ✅ What are the chakras? ✅ The seven major chakras, and how they relate to different aspects of our physical, emotional, and spiritual health ✅ What is an important chakra that most people have issues with ✅ How can we work with our chakras and balance the energy in them? ✅ Some common blockages or imbalances that people experience in their chakras, and how can we work to overcome these ✅ How can we use various practices such as yoga, meditation, or energy healing to support the health and vitality of our chakras ✅ How the chakras relate to other systems of energy in the body, such as the meridians or nadis This episode is sponsored by BloodMoonBox.com If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up here: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/ Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

Dr. Anodea Judith – She Rises: Awakening Our Female Archetypes of LeadershipLivestreaming Thursday, 15 June 2023 at 9:00 AM PST/12:00 PM EST on OMTimes Magazine Facebook, OMTimes Radio & TV Facebook, OMTimesTV Youtube and the Sandie Sedgbeer Facebook PageWomen take leadership differently than men says says best-selling author, teacher, and speaker, Dr. Anodea Judith. And because of this, their contributions are often unrecognized even by themselves. With different archetypes to guide them, Dr. Judith says, both women and men can recognize, honor, and activate the many ways women can and do take leadership. Dr. Anodea Judith joins Sandie this week to share her latest publication, the unique and beautifully illustrated She Rises card deck, which she created expressly to encourage women to rise up and take more leadership in today's world.ANODEA JUDITH, PH.D., is the author of many best-selling books, including Wheels of Life and Eastern Body-Western Mind, and the award-winning book on social change: The Global Heart Awakens. She is best known for her ground-breaking work with the chakras as a template for personal and global transformation. She travels the world as a keynote speaker and workshop presenter, offering courses both live and online in personal growth, yoga, psychology, evolution, and social change. Her students have spanned over 163 countries and her books are in 28 languages. Throughout her life, she has worked with archetypes and women's issues.Connect with Dr. Anodea at https://anodeajudith.com/ | https://sherisesmovement.com/#DrAnodeaJudith #SheRisesMovement #SandieSedgbeer #WhatIsGoingOMVisit the What Is Going OM show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/what-is-going-omConnect with Sandie Sedgbeer at https://www.sedgbeer.comSubscribe to our Newsletter https://omtimes.com/subscribe-omtimes-magazine/Connect with OMTimes on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Omtimes.Magazine/ and OMTimes Radio https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousRadiowebtv.OMTimes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmTimes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omtimes/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OMTimesTVLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2798417/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/omtimes/

Get ready for an in depth conversation about chakras, archetypes, how we can heal ourselves, our planet, and how to start bringing traditionally feminine traits to the forefront of leadership and our culture. It's an amazing conversation with one of my primary teachers of the chakras, and a world renowned expert, Anodea Judith. Anodea Judith, Ph.D. is a groundbreaking thought leader and bestselling author on the topics of chakras, psychology, yoga, and social change. She is the director of Sacred Centers, a teaching organization of transformational wisdom, and holds a doctoral degree in Human Health, a Master's in Clinical Psychology, and an advance E-RYT yoga teacher certification. Dr. Judith is the author of severl definitive works on the chakras, best known for the classics Wheels of Life and Eastern Body-Western Mind, as well as the award-winning DVD, The Illuminated Chakras. Her other books include Creating on Purpose, Anodea Judith's Chakra Yoga, the double award-winning The Global Heart Awakens, and her most recent book, Charge and the Energy Body. Learn more about Anodea and her work at www.anodeajudith.com This episode is brought to you by Blissoma Skin Care. Get 30% off a Trial Set with the code CHAKRACOACH at Blissoma! Each week, we'll continue to learn tools and ideas that we can use to move closer to our highest selves! You can connect with me on Facebook and Instagram, and if this show is helping you in your life, consider joining the Patreon page for bonus content (meditations, videos, etc.) and to support the mission of the show! Visit my website for more information about coaching and readings: www.yourchakracoach.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sarah4544/message

As energetic beings, it is imperative to look at how our childhood adverse experiences affected our energetic fIelds and the development of our sense of self. With this clarity we can have a better insight into what we need to do to correct our emotional wounds. We discuss this in detail in today's episode.  Below is a link to view Eastern Body Western Mind by Anodea Judith.  https://www.amazon.com/Eastern-Body-Western-Mind-Psychology/dp/1587612259/ref=sr_1_1? Below is a link to view Charge and the Energy Body by Anodea Judith.  https://www.amazon.com/Charge-Energy-Body-Healing-Relationships/dp/B08ZBC4TZ1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TIYYAWWNUJP1&keywords=charge+and+the+energy+body+by+andeo+judith&qid=1652120882&sprefix=charge+and+the+energy+%2Caps%2C596&sr=8-1 If you are interested in joining the MHC Healing Community Facebook Group which is a group of like-minded individuals who are interested in healing from narcissism and narcissistic abuse, feel free to join below: www.facebook.com/groups/mhchealingcommunity Below are some free resources to help you on your healing journey. Website | The Magnolia Healing Center is constantly growing and evolving. Come here to learn more about our center. (p.s. Blog is coming soon!) Social Media | Stay in touch through all of our social platforms, where we offer updates on our center and post daily quotes and videos! If you are interested in working with me one-on-one and go on a Healing Journey together, feel free to set up a time to talk with me below. http://calendly.com/yitz_epstein Much love, Yitz

In this series, Tia provides some behind-the-scenes of how she keeps her vibe high, maintains her peace and mental health, and strengthens her magick through providing the books that she read at the beginning of her journey and still references until this day. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosmic_witch_goddess https://www.instagram.com/enchantress_society_podcast Book List: 1. Messages From Spirit by Colette Baron-Reid 2. Book of Shadows by Phyllis Curott 3. Practical Protection Magick by Ellen Dugan 4. The Wicca Handbook by Eileen Holland 5. The Hidden Power of Dreams by Denise Linn 6. Eastern Body Western Mind by Anodea Judith 7. The Wiccan Year by Judy Ann Nock 8. The Map by Colette Baron-Reid 9. How To Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie 10. Fabulosity by Kimora Lee-Simmons 11. Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham 12. The Encyclopedia of Crystals by Judy Hall 13. Book of Shadows: Solitary Witch by Silver Raven Wolf  

Heart Chakra Meditation + Full show notes at: www.valerielavignelife.com/96 Leave a review on iTunes HERE [00:34] Today we are continuing our chakra series with one of the most well known chakras, our heart. Before we go into more detail, let's review the seven main chakras, also known as energy centres, in the body: Chakra One: Is the root chakra located at the base of the spine/tailbone Episode 64: Reclaim Your Roots with the First Chakra Chakra Two: Is the sacral chakra, located at the reproductive organs, below the belly button Episode 89: Sexuality & The Sacral Chakra Chakra Three: Is the core or solar plexus chakra, located in the abdomen above the belly button Episode 79: Confidence & The Core Chakra Chakra Four: is the heart chakra, at the centre of the chest E96: Harmony with the Heart Chakra Chakra Five: is the throat chakra, located at the throat Episode 58: Speak Your Truth with the Fifth Chakra Chakra Six: Is called the third eye chakra located at the forehead, between the eyebrows Episode 71: Intuition & The Third Eye Chakra And lastly, Chakra Seven: the crown chakra, located at the top of the head. [1:49] Along with specific locations in our physical body, the chakras also coincide with emotional, mental, and spiritual themes. The fourth chakra, also called the heart chakra is all about forming relationships with peers and family, as well as developing character or personality. The meaning or purpose of this chakra is love and balance. In Sanskrit the name for the fourth chakra is Anahata which translates to ”unstruck." [2:19] The chakras also have colours, issues, identity, demons, characteristics, and much more. Themes around the fourth chakra have to do with love, balance, and relationships as I mentioned, and also self-acceptance, self-reflection, intimacy, grief, compassion and devotion. This chakra is represented by the element Air and the colour green. When I first started this chakra series in the podcast, it was for the fifth chakra, the throat. I told a story of my past trauma and pain, and how I am learning to heal, even after all these years. (Episode 58: Speak Your Truth with the Fifth Chakra) Although my throat chakra was very blocked and needed a lot of work, I would not have been able to grow and heal as much as I have without the fourth chakra, the heart. I believe in honouring the heart, connecting to the heart, and healing the heart because I believe in the power of love. Now before you roll your eyes or think what I'm saying is cheesy, I'd like to ask you to pause for a moment. Pause and think, and feel what happens in your body when you hear and say the word “LOVE.” Where do you go mentally and physically? Do you think of your family, your friends, your partner? Do you feel warm and whole? Perhaps you feel pain, like a tender wound after it's touched. Or your mind goes to what was once and now is lost. Wherever you are, and with whatever you are feeling, place a hand on your heart in recognition of your fourth chakra. Of your past and present experiences. Allow yourself to feel, to be, and to hold this space, judgement free. It's not always easy to feel our emotions. Sometimes we don't even understand them. Love can be quite the mystery, and I'll say it right now: I don't have all the answers. And that's okay. [4:36] Recently though, I have started to nurture my green thumb. Something I've always wanted to have was a connection to plants and Mother Earth. Some would say gardening and growing plants connects us to the root chakra. (Episode 64: Reclaim Your Roots with the First Chakra) They would not be wrong! Lush green plants do indeed have steady, grounding roots. They also grow high, as if they are reaching up toward the heavens. They're green foliage bright and alive like the heart chakra. This chakra is the middle of our seven energy centres. It connects the physical to the mental and spiritual realms that go beyond ourselves.  Without this heart chakra, the rainbow of energy centres collapses. The power of love: without it, we cannot heal. And although we can recognize love visually and physically, like through a loving smile, or a warm hug, the heart chakra resonates with the element air. An invisible force that moves, the one thing no being can live without, the element of expansion and change.  If you've ever been in love, you will have experienced this enchanting feeling. Love “sweeps us off our feet!” It lifts our spirits, melts our ridgid hearts, and we start to see the world through rose-coloured-glasses. And even though love can alter our senses, we must remember that balance is an important purpose of this chakra. Balance of our self, and also balance with ourselves and the world. [6:30] You may have heard, or learned for yourself that without loving ourselves, we are challenged to love others. Life and relationships become complicated. And do you know what the most common block in the heart chakra is? The absence of self-love. When I started this chakra series, I wanted to educate the audience at a more introductory level, and support healing through simple guided meditations. What I have also been experiencing through this education is my own growth and healing. It's actually been really wonderful to break down each chakra, and not in the sequential order, but in this intuitive way of wanting to share.  At this time in my life I am feeling so much in the area of the heart chakra. The world needs so much love and it has loud cries for compassion every day. The more I take time to honour and heal my own heart centre, and find ways to love myself, the greater my capacity to love others and to give love. Like the air, love is boundless, limitless, but it can be easily blocked. Think of how often we hold our breath throughout the day! Are we also holding love back from ourselves and others just as easily? Just as often? [7:55] As we bring awareness to our thoughts, emotions, and feelings about love, we may start to uncover specific characteristics that give us more information about the health and balance of our fourth chakra. This is information about ourselves and our energy centres that helps us begin the healing process. It's important that when we are learning about ourselves, we do so with kindness, even if we don't love what we're learning or we don't like how we feel in specific moments or experiences. Learning is a huge part of growth and healing.  To keep the content today introductory, consider the following characteristics and how they might be showing up in your fourth energy center. Excess of an energy centre means there is too much here, whereas deficiency is the opposite. The goal for healing is to find balance. Signs of excess in the heart chakra: Codependency  Demanding Poor boundaries Clinging Overly sacrificing Jealousy Signs of deficiency in the heart chakra: Withdrawn, rigid, anti-social, cold Critical, judgmental, intolerant Lack of empathy Narcissism Fear of intimacy, fear of relationships Depression Loneliness, isolation Remember that we can experience both deficiency and excess, and it could very well be dependent on specific relationships or certain experiences. It's important to become self aware so that we can direct our healing and energy to the right places. Here are some of the characteristics of a balanced heart chakra: Compassionate Loving Empathetic Good immune system Altruistic Peaceful, balanced Self-loving No matter which chakra you are balancing or healing, love is the universal medicine. However we don't always know how to use it, and this is what makes healing so complicated. So I will share some healing practices with you, and also I encourage you to explore your own wisdom and guidance. Our bodies know what they need, we just don't always listen to what it's sharing. Listen, love, and lean in. [10:35] Let's start with a big one: Self-Acceptance. This is the part where I get a little awkward and want to say “I YAM WHAT I YAM” a heart-chakra mantra if you will LOL But the truth is, this work is MUCH easier said than done. This work is internal and it's deep. It's about honouring our individuality and the relationship with have with ourselves. It's about loving who we are without the noise or distraction from the world around us. And there is SO. MUCH. NOISE. Telling us who we are supposed to be and what we're supposed to do and think and feel and how we're meant to act. But the truth is we are enough. At our heart centre we are whole and beautiful. It's our right and our responsibility to find ourselves and love ourselves.  We must take time to learn about what we love, what makes our souls happy, and heart's sing. We must speak to ourselves with kindness, patience, and compassion. The same way we speak to our loved ones.  This is a daily task. We are building and healing our relationship with ourselves every day. [13:39] In my most favourite chakra book, Eastern Body Western Mind, the author Anodea Judith shares a wonderful exercise she calls “The Inner Family” “Make a list of the various parts of yourself. You might list the inner child, the critic, the lover, the clown, the parent, the achiever, the quiet one, and so on - the possibilities are infinite. Next to each name on the list, write a few words describing how you perceive this part of yourself. The inner child might be described as playful or wounded, needy or angry, scared, cute, or awkward. The achiever might be driving, relentless, exhausted, or enthused.  After the description, write down what you think each part wants. The clown might want to be liked, the inner child might want to have fun, the critic to make sure we are always perfect. How often do these parts succeed in getting what they want? How realistic are their desires? What can be done to bring them into wholeness?” I love this exercise and I'm surprised because I've never done it like this before. I teach a similar exercise with the inner critic, who I like to call the “Inner Mean Girl” or “Person” and it's quite helpful to separate ourselves from each of these inner family members. [16:04] Another healing practice for restoring the heart chakra is if we Keep coming back to Feelings Earlier I mentioned love being the universal medicine, and how it is just like air; the one thing every being needs to live. We access our feelings through our breath. When we hold back our feelings we hold our breath and when we hold our breath we restrict life force energy into our entire body, and we hurt ourselves. Deepening the breath allows repressed feelings to surface, to mobilize and to release. Through the breath we explore feelings and can let go of the ones we no longer need. I actually had a reiki healing session this morning and my energy healer Tasha was encouraging me to breathe deeply offering a visualization of anchors stuck deep under the surface of the water. With each inhale I was pulling the anchor up and out of the bottom of the ocean and bringing it closer to the surface, where I could let them float away. Breathing helps us free the heaviness of our emotions, but we cannot let them go if we block them or ignore them, we have to keep coming back to our feelings so that they don't get buried so deep every time. One of the simplest ways to come back to our feelings is by observing the breath. Notice how you breathe in different scenarios and experiences. When I feel angry I hold my breath because I don't want to have an outburst. But really this is counter-productive, because what happens when you hold your breath for too long? You usually panic and quickly GASP for more air. Now when I'm feeling upset or angry I place a hand over my heart center of the chest and breathe deeply into this space. Feeling my hand rise and fall with my inhales and exhales until I feel centred and present.  You might notice that you are breathing, but your breathing is very short, shallow or restricted. Notice what happens when you start to breathe deeper into your belly, or other parts of your body like wide into your ribcage. Feel pauses between inhalations and exhalations like a 4-2-4-2 or 4-4-4-4 breath: Inhale for the count of 4 Hold for 2 Exhale for the count of 4 Hold for 2 Work your way up to deeper breaths and longer pauses. [20:00] Grief Work Deep breaths and breathwork often releases grief. Grief is heavy and is felt after the loss of a loved one. We lose someone we love and our love attaches to that person. We cannot get back the lost loved one, but we can reclaim what we've attached to them. The person we were, or the way we acted with that person is what we let go of and need to get back. It's the self that feels nurturing, playful, loving, excited, sexual, that might be lost. The parts of you that person brought out leaves when that person leaves your life. When doing grief work we want to regain the connection with the self that is inside of us, rather than the attachment to what was lost. We can ask questions to help us uncover the self we are missing: Why was this person in particular so special to me? What did they bring to me that I am missing in myself? What part of me was particularly bonded to this person, and what does that part of me need? What has disconnected from within myself as a result of this ending, and how can I nurture and reconnect that part of myself again? [25:39] Forgiveness Is needed when we put up walls of blame. When our hearts are hurting, we project from where we are injured. Blaming others acts as a wall to protect us from opening up and being vulnerable again. However the wall blocks us from opening ourselves to loving, as well blocking us from receiving love.  When we are able to forgive, we are able to heal, to remove the walls and blocks. Forgiveness requires compassion so that we can understand the situation and how it affects ourselves and others.  The heart and heart chakra don't need to be wide open. The purpose of the heart chakra is about love and balance. It's about “finding balance in love” if you will.  The balance is a self acceptance and openness that allows us to find peace, stillness, and stability without constriction. Healing the heartspace requires meeting parts of ourselves that are very vulnerable and the work can be challenging and painful at times. Keep pouring more love into your healing. You will find the healing and it will reveal your next steps. BOOK: Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith

Sacral Chakra Meditation and full show notes available at www.valerielavignelife.com/89  [00:56] Before we take a closer look at the sacral chakra, here is a quick review of the seven main chakras, also known as energy centres, in the body: Chakra One: Is the root chakra located at the base of the spine/tailbone Episode 64: Reclaim Your Roots with the First Chakra Chakra Two: Is the sacral chakra, located at the reproductive organs, below the belly button Episode 89: Sexuality & The Sacral Chakra Chakra Three: Is the core or solar plexus chakra, located in the abdomen above the belly button Episode 79: Confidence & The Core Chakra Chakra Four: is the heart chakra, at the centre of the chest Chakra Five: is the throat chakra, located at the throat Episode 58: Speak Your Truth with the Fifth Chakra Chakra Six: Is called the third eye chakra located at the forehead, between the eyebrows Episode 71: Intuition & The Third Eye Chakra And lastly, Chakra Seven: the crown chakra, located at the top of the head.   [1:42] Not only do the chakras correspond with a specific location in the physical body, they also serve emotional, mental, and spiritual purposes. The second chakra, also called the sacral chakra, is a very fluid, emotional, and sexual energy centre. The meaning of this chakra; or the purpose is movement and connection. In Sanskrit the name for the Sacral Chakra is “Svadhisthana” which translates to “sweetness.” [2:11] The chakras also have colours, issues, identity, demons, characteristics, and much more. The themes around the second chakra will be centred around emotions, movement, sexuality, pleasure, flow, sensation, duality, and desire. This chakra is represented by the colour orange. As a very emotional energy centre in the body, it might not come as a surprise that the element of this chakra is water. We are moving away from the solid foundation of the first chakra, into the changing and shape shifting liquid of the second chakra. You can think of the first chakra as the cup or container, and the second chakra as the contents of that container. Without the container, the water element flows out leaving the cup to be empty and dry, but with a container that is too tight, there is nowhere for the water to flow. The water becomes stale and stagnant. [3:14] Change and flow become important pieces to this energy centre, because through change our consciousness finds expansion. As we grow, we also change. We are now learning to let go, and flow! In the physical world this means literally getting up and moving our bodies. Shake what your mama gave you! Through physical movement we change the appearance of our bodies, we build muscles, increase flexibility, release endorphins, and more. In play there is movement, and there is pleasure in play. We can also practice observing our movements, as our body language gives us information about emotions, and feelings. Even subtle changes in facial expressions can reveal different types of feelings. As I mentioned before, movement and connection are the essential functions of the second chakra. There are several different ways we can move, and there are also many ways we can connect and make contact. [4:15] For instance through sensation. Our senses can be seen as a gateway between the internal and external world. Take a moment to notice the sights, and sounds around you. As I am making my podcast notes I can hear the buzzing cicadas. I can see the words form on my computer screen. What about your sense of touch? What can you touch, what can you taste? When we sense something new, or bring awareness to a sense, our inner world changes. We take in the senses like data being uploaded to our overall system. Sensations help us connect and give meaning to our experiences. Senses can be seen as information, not only from the outside world, but also from our own bodies. It is a language other than English, which I am speaking to you right now. Understanding the sensations we feel, see, hear, taste, and smell allows us to communicate with our own bodies. [5:44] Pleasure is another form of contact and connection. Once you've accomplished your daily tasks or to-do list, what's your next move? It's probably going to be drawing a bubble bath, or lounging on the coach. Maybe it means coming home from a long day at work and taking off your bra as soon as you walk through the door. In her book, Eastern Body Western Mind, Anodea Judith writes, “Pleasure invites us to extend, expand, and tune in to our senses.” She continues later to say, “Our culture equates maturity with the ability to deny pleasure. We are often told to put our pleasures away as we grow older - to sit still, work hard, deny or control our feelings” This denial results in the constriction I talked about before. When movement, emotions, energy, water, is constricted, we limit ourselves and build up the charge that has no way of flowing or letting go. Which then leads to rigidity, disconnection, and discomfort; a lack of pleasure. [6:58] Emotions are a huge part of this chakra. The senses are bringing in the information, where our feelings are sending us information from our unconscious. Our emotions also influence our reactions, so even though our feelings have a mind of their own, we can still choose to respond to our emotions. This becomes more difficult when we bottle them up, or when there is an imbalance in the sacral chakra and the energy/emotions cannot flow! Allowing this flow, this releasing of emotions, frees the body, and we can do this through movement. Last summer I was healing and grieving a loss. Any time I experienced emotions starting to bubble up to the surface, any time I felt discomfort, anger, sadness, or grief, I would grab my yoga mat and intuitively move my body. I did this almost every single day for the entire summer. It was so great to get on my mat outside in the fresh air. Sometimes in the scorching heat. But every time my body moved, and I was able to breathe deeper, move further, and release the feelings that moved through me. Coincidentally I was also practicing beside a pool, and even close to the ocean when I visited California last summer. Lots of healing through movement, and connecting to the element water, and the sacral chakra. [9:23] Another expression of the second chakra is sexuality. Sexuality goes beyond our self connection, or the connection to experiences, and connects us with another. It is also the basic force of attraction, uniting desire and grounding us for our next chakra: power. To embrace the essence and energy of sexuality, we must also have the capacity to surrender, the ability to flow with nature, and the emotional body. In our culture, like play and pleasure, sexuality is greatly misunderstood. We'll discuss this more in a moment when we get into the deficiencies of the second chakra, however guilt locks the gateway to transformation and pleasure. This results in sexuality being rejected and hiding in a shadow where it takes on a dark form that desperately seeks connection. [10:35] Reclaiming our second chakra means reclaiming our own right feel, and our right to healthy sexuality. This means connecting to our senses, allowing our emotions to flow, experiencing pleasure unapologetically, being passionate about what we desire, and a healthy expression of sexuality. When a chakra is balanced, it is healthy. A healthy sacral chakra can be seen through: Grateful movements Emotional intelligence The ability to experience pleasures Nurturing self and nurturing others The ability to change and Healthy boundaries Sacral chakra deficiencies include: Rigidity in the body and attitudes Frigidity and/or fear of sex Poor social skills Denial of pleasure Excessive boundaries Fear of change Sacral chakra excess include: Sexual acting out, sexual addiction Pleasure addiction Excessively strong emotions Oversensitive Poor boundaries, invasion of others Seductive manipulation Emotional dependency [12:04] The climate of our culture is stormy in regards to conversations, attitudes, and healing the sacral chakra. It's difficult to understand or distinguish what a healthy sexuality is, how to do “emotional work,” how to set and respect healthy boundaries. The best way that I approach my own chakra healing is encouraging balance. Consider your chakras as sphere's of energy swirling around and around. Sit in silence, stillness, and meditation to determine whether your second chakra is excess or deficient. As you connect with yourself, consider the other parts of the sacral chakra: emotions, pleasure, sensation, movement, sexuality, desire, and guilt. Notice where your energy fits along the spectrum and you will know whether to release your sensations and excitement or whether to contain your emotions and energy. When you are practicing any type of healing, it's important to provide a safe space. This will help promote the healing. A safe space means allowing the energy to move, flow, and restore balance in the body. Remember that feelings of shame and guilt lock the gateway to transformation and pleasure. For emotions to flow, we need to remove locks. This can take time as trauma and ongoing stress interrupt and upset the flow of energy. Healing also requires permission to feel and release, and transform. [14:09] Movement and emotions are essential to healing the second chakra. I think this is why my grief healing went so smoothly last year, because I allowed myself to feel the emotions, and I moved through them, breathed through them. I also believe that sitting and holding your emotions can be an important part to honouring your feelings. As if to say, “I see you, I hear you, I feel your pain.” This can be helpful to the beginning of the healing process, however it's very important to let them go and let love flow through.  As I mentioned, the healing process takes time. Think of it as thawing an ice cube. The emotions are cold, constricted, hard. With time and warmth the ice cube begins to melt, taking the shape of water and slowly flowing.  Someone once told me, “When you cry, your heart is healing.” and I think of it as the ice cold pain in my heart melting and releasing the suffering. Allowing that pain to move and flow. [17:37] The opposite form of healing would be for an excessive second chakra to create containment of the emotions and excitement. Anodea Judith writes, “Containment means not acting immediately upon a feeling, urge, desire, or energy before it can come fully into consciousness, where it might be too threatening. Without containment, there is no storage of energy and virtually no power.” It's not about denying or ignoring experiences, it's about responding instead of reacting. Ultimately it's about becoming emotionally intelligent. We can recognize our level of emotional intelligence based on how we habitually respond to certain situations. We will notice it the most under stress, pressure, or when we're feeling anger or anxiety. We can learn what we do, and also learn about other tools and ways to resolve this poor reaction to something more constructive.  For example: when I am feeling anxious I typically start to feel panicked and hold my breath. Sometimes this leads to overwhelm and crying. Since I know this about myself, I chose to learn about alternative tools to coping with these anxious feelings. Before I get anywhere near feelings of panic, I take several deep breaths and start to slow my breathing down. Big belly breaths help calm the nervous system. Then I can step into a more focused mindset, and understand the situation more clearly: What is the issue? What is in my control? Who can I reach out to for guidance or support? When I'm feeling angry I tend to lash out and speak - or raise my voice - and say things without thinking first. Knowing this, I now connect to my breath, and count to 10 in my head. It sounds very elementary, and it's because it is. The difference between a child counting to 10 when they're angry, and how I'm doing it, is that while I'm counting I am also using the THINK method. Also elementary for some: T.H.I.N.K. stands for: T is it true? H is it helpful? I is it inspiring? N is it necessary? K is it kind? More often than not, when I am angry, what I want to say is none of these things, so I breathe and let the not-so-positive thought go so that I can move onto something more constructive. [21:04] When it comes to sexual healing, this is an area that our culture tries to separate or hide from important conversations. But sexual healing can not be done in isolation because it involves many levels of consciousness. It requires all parts of the sacral chakra: desire, emotion, movement, sensation, pleasure, as they all need to work together to heal our sexuality. This begins within ourselves and our connection to ourselves. Understand our desires, emotions, movements, sensations, and pleasures. Learning how to balance them, and how to heal. BOOK: Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith

My intention for this episode: to give you the tools to stay grounded, tune into your intuition, and practice self reflection   On this episode I'm sharing: What inspired this episode - feeling overwhelmed Part 1: Navigating overwhelm & all the feelings Part 2: Practical tools for getting grounded Part 3: 5 prompts for self reflection Page 1 Things I was disappointed by Things I'm afraid of Page 2 Things I miss Things I appreciate about this experience Things I'm Grateful for right now   Links & things: Brené Brown's new podcast: Unlocking Us https://brenebrown.com/podcast/introducing-unlocking-us/ Eastern Body Western Mind https://amzn.to/2JLKl4M Forme Barre Classes https://www.instagram.com/forme.nantucket/   Listen to the Gal Pals Podcast podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gal-pals/id1465664059 Gal Pals instagram: https://www.instagram.com/galpalspodcast/   Connect with Me Online: The Joy Squad Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/thejoysquad/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgiemorley/ Chasing Joy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingjoypodcast/ Blog: https://georgiemorley.com   Episode Sponsor - Pyknic My favorite Pyknic picks: “Death Before Decaf” Crew Neck https://pyknic.com/collections/women/products/death-before-decaf-coffee-crewneck “Glazed and Confused” Crew Neck https://pyknic.com/collections/women/products/glazed-confused-crew “Morning Glory” Button Down https://pyknic.com/collections/women/products/morning-glory-womens-button-up-top “Morning Ritual” Tank https://pyknic.com/collections/women/products/morning-ritual-coffee-womens-muscle-tee use code chasingjoy for 20% off your entire order!

We can't consciously recall it, but our experience of the world from conception to that magical one year birthday lays the foundation of our entire life experience. Understanding this can reveal a lot about how we're reacting to the world circumstances today. "Somebody wasn't hugged enough as a child," said of the grumpy, mean, or awkward person, is a commentary rooted in wisdom. Continued reading with commentary from Eastern Body Western Mind by Anodea Judith.

Episode 295: Will Siu, MD, DPhil, completed medical and graduate school at UCLA and Oxford University, respectively, before training as a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School. He was on the faculty at Harvard for two years prior to moving to New York City to further pursue his interest in psychedelic medicine as a practitioner and public advocate through speaking, writing, and social media. Dr. Siu has been trained by MAPS to provide MDMA-assisted therapy and has a private practice in LOS Angeles where he provides individual psychotherapy and ketamine-facilitated psychotherapy. Show notes: To get a free 30-day trial of Audible + 1 free book, go to http://audibletrial.com/mindbodymusings Madelyn's must-read books: The Big Leap https://amzn.to/2TCvFJL The Red Tent https://amzn.to/38kSHdz The Wild Woman's Way https://amzn.to/38uKOSY How psychedelics were Will's gateway into healing/spirituality. What it means to be a "psychonaut.” The main difference between psychedelics vs recreational/party drugs. Will's definition of a psychedelic drug. Why everyone’s experience is different when taking these drugs. Will discusses what MDA and ketamine drugs are. How he facilitates these drugs into his private practice. “Psychedelics are neither necessary nor sufficient for healing, but they’re the most powerful tool we have when used with the right support.” The preparation for doing these psychedelic drugs, as well as the aftercare.  Why most people that see Will have never done any previous psychedelics. Madelyn’s experience with Ayahuasca. The way that healers did Ayahuasca in the very beginning is very different from how it's performed now. Ayahuasca Retreat Center in Costa Rica https://soltara.co/  Must read books: Eastern Body Western Mind https://amzn.to/39q7MvG The Alchemist https://amzn.to/2IkOewP, Conversations With God https://amzn.to/3cyIBcn Connect with Will: Website: https://www.willsiumd.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/will.siu.md/  

Episode 295: Will Siu, MD, DPhil, completed medical and graduate school at UCLA and Oxford University, respectively, before training as a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School. He was on the faculty at Harvard for two years prior to moving to New York City to further pursue his interest in psychedelic medicine as a practitioner and public advocate through speaking, writing, and social media. Dr. Siu has been trained by MAPS to provide MDMA-assisted therapy and has a private practice in LOS Angeles where he provides individual psychotherapy and ketamine-facilitated psychotherapy. Show notes: To get a free 30-day trial of Audible + 1 free book, go to http://audibletrial.com/mindbodymusings Madelyn's must-read books: The Big Leap https://amzn.to/2TCvFJL The Red Tent https://amzn.to/38kSHdz The Wild Woman's Way https://amzn.to/38uKOSY How psychedelics were Will's gateway into healing/spirituality. What it means to be a "psychonaut.” The main difference between psychedelics vs recreational/party drugs. Will's definition of a psychedelic drug. Why everyone’s experience is different when taking these drugs. Will discusses what MDA and ketamine drugs are. How he facilitates these drugs into his private practice. “Psychedelics are neither necessary nor sufficient for healing, but they’re the most powerful tool we have when used with the right support.” The preparation for doing these psychedelic drugs, as well as the aftercare.  Why most people that see Will have never done any previous psychedelics. Madelyn’s experience with Ayahuasca. The way that healers did Ayahuasca in the very beginning is very different from how it's performed now. Ayahuasca Retreat Center in Costa Rica https://soltara.co/  Must read books: Eastern Body Western Mind https://amzn.to/39q7MvG The Alchemist https://amzn.to/2IkOewP, Conversations With God https://amzn.to/3cyIBcn Connect with Will: Website: https://www.willsiumd.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/will.siu.md/ [Tweet "Psychedelics can be your most powerful tool when used with the right support. #mindbodymusings #shrooms"] COACHING: receive personalized, 1:1 coaching from Maddy Moon to create your own feminine and masculine embodiment. Heal your heart, build confidence, create an online business (if that’s a goal!) or simply feel happier. Apply here: http://maddymoon.com/coaching FEMININE SPIRIT SCHOOL: this school is the one-stop-shop for all things feminine energy! If you’ve been wanting to embody the feminine but feel stuck on the how, this program will take you through the entire realm from start to (well…we’re never really finished, are we?). Learn about the feminine/masculine, shadow sides, ancestral healing, boundary setting, empowerment, sensuality and sexuality, sovereignty and so much more. Sign up here: http://maddymoon.com/feminine-spirit EMBODIED ARCHETYPE RETREAT: unlock parts of yourself that you've been shaming, blaming or hiding for too long. Learn how to integrate your "shadow sides" so that they not only feel welcomed in your life but they also create more love, peace and feminine/masculine harmony. Apply: http://maddymoon.com/events READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT Madelyn: What’s up, y’all?  Welcome to episode 295 of the Mind Body Musings Podcast. We’re speaking today about psychedelics as medicine, using psychedelics in a therapeutic sense. I haven’t talked about this on the podcast before — very excited to be bringing to you an expert on the matter, Will Siu, who is an MD and DPhil.  I don't know what a DPhil is, but he’s a DPhil. He completed medical and graduate school at UCLA and Oxford University respectively before training as a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School. He was on the faculty at Harvard for two years prior to moving to New York City to further pursue his interest in psychedelic medicine as a practitioner and public advocate through speaking, writing, and social media.  Dr.

For our 46th episode, I sat down with Anodea Judith. Anodea is the director of Sacred Centers a teaching organization for yoga, psychology, and transformational wisdom. She holds a doctoral degree in Human Health, a Master’s in Psychology, is an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher. She is considered the foremost Western writer on the subject of the chakra system, with several best-selling books, including the classics Wheels of Life and Eastern Body-Western Mind. She teaches world-wide and is considered the go-to authority on the chakra system.5 BIGGEST TAKE-AWAY FROM THIS EPISODE1- The chakras are centers of organisation for the reception, assimilation, storage and expression of your life force energy. They are balancing portal between the inner and outer world.2 -They serve as a system that guide us in integration of mind and body within a spiritual framework, mapping the full spectrum of human potential.3- The chakras are a guide on human evolution and human history, mapping the development age of our society. We are nearing the end of the 3rd chakra era; the love of power and we are moving towards a more heart centered society based on the power of love.4- Chakra can be out of balance in excess by overcompensation or in deficiency by avoidance. Each chakra needs to be balanced by it self and they need to be balanced in relation to each other.5- Yoga, bio-energetic exercises, pranayama, mantras, mudras, mediation, visualization are all tools to balance and heal your chakras.QUESTIONS SHE ANSWERED DURING THIS EPISODE :How did you become passionate with the chakras?What are the chakras?Why should we learn about them?How do the chakras related to human evolution?How does the next level of evolution looks like?Can we do a quick overview of them their meaning, location, the element they are associated with, their characteristics?The chakras are usually taught from the bottom up, but you also teach them from the top down. What’s the difference?Do you think the chakras are personal and unique to each individual?Are there specific characteristics of over-active/underactive chakras?How can we ring them into balance?How do you choose which tool is the right for us and a particular chakras.Do you have any references for listeners to study this on their own?You teach healing, liberation through the chakras. Is that only a personal journey? Is there a way we can bring it into the collective?SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW!GIVEAWAY WINNER. DO YOU WANT $75 OF SHOPPING?DONATE OR BECOME AN EXCLUSIVE MEMBER TODAY.Thank you so much for listening and being part of our 46th episode! If you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe, rate and review anywhere you listen. I really appreciate your financial support with this podcast. If you can, know that you can make a big difference even with a small donation to help me cover the production cost and allow me to create more episodes. Visit www.patreon.com/onandoffyourmat and become a vip member. As a thank you, get access to new exclusive content every month. ABOUT OUR GUEST ​​Anodea Judith, Ph.D. is the author of nine best-selling books on yoga, psychology, spirituality, and social change. She is best known for her pioneering work with the chakra system, through the classics Wheels of Life and Eastern Body, Western Mind.She holds a doctorate in Human Health, a Master’s in Clinical Psychology, and has engaged in lifelong studies in yoga, mythology, sociology, history, systems theory, evolution, and comparative religion. Her most recent book is Charge and the Energy Body.Learn more about her:Website: www.anodeajudith.comContact info: anodea@sacredcenters.com** Edited and mastered by Alexandre Saba See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we explore the Ayurvedic wisdom of our guest, Sahara Rose, as she guides us through realizing what foods work for our bodies, listening to our body's cues and getting to the root cause of why we aren't living our most radiant lives. Regarded as “a leading voice for the millennial generation into the new paradigm shift” by Deepak Chopra, Sahara is passionate about bridging ancient Ayurvedic healing and spiritual wisdom with modern western nutritional science and psychology and globally-inspired plant-based recipes. Not only is she is the best-selling author of Eat Feel Fresh and Idiot's Guide to Ayurveda, but she's also an abundance mindset coach with a masterclass where she helps us create our value and sense of worthiness in regards to how we demand proper payment for what we give. She loves to make spiritual and Ayurvedic wisdom fun and relatable so it can serve the needs of today's people. Through this conversation with her, it's made apparent that she was put on this planet to help people wake up to their own magic!  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-majic-hour/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Mind Body Spirit Network brings to you their monthly High Vibe Tribe Book Reviews group video! Today three members of The Mind Body Spirit Network, Intuitive Chakra Reader & Reiki Practitioner Liz Bigger, Psychic Medium Cheryl Murphy, and Liz Gracia share some of their favorite books that have moved them in the hopes they will move you as well.Today we are reviewing:Eastern Body Western Mind by Chakra Expert Anodea JudithTrust Your Vibes by Sonia Choquette, andTuning the Human Biofield by Eileen Day McKusickYou can watch this video book review on our website here and purchase the books.You can also watch this video book review on our YouTube CHannel at HighVibeTribeTv.com here.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Z7GC46DF4BQ7G)

Anodea Judith is a globally recognized teacher and writer on the Chakra system. She is the author of nine books on the subject, including the classics, Wheels Of Life, and Eastern-Body Western Mind, and her most recent Charge And The Energy Body. She holds masters and doctoral degrees is psychology and health and teaches workshops worldwide. Wisdom Round  Best piece of advice: It's not about being good, it's about really really doing it.  Turn back time and spend 1 hour with anyone dead or living: Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell.  Morning or evening habit: Morning: Chakra Visualization meditation. Evening: Reviewing the day through the lens of the Chakras. Book Recommendation: Mind To Matter - Dawson Church My Seven Chakras listeners are eligible for a FREE audible audio book download when they try audible for 30 days! To check it out, click here. To grab Anodea's book, Charge And The Energy Body, on Amazon, click here: www.mysevenchakras.com/272book To attend Anodea's Chakra Masterclass, visit www.mysevenchakras.com/272class. Follow AJ on Instagram at @mysevenchakras To Attend Our Next Exclusive Free Chakra Webinar: www.mysevenchakras.com/livewebinar Free Download: To access your free Chakra Energy Activation training, visit www.mysevenchakras.com/1111 Like this episode? Please leave an honest rating on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. P.S: Just takes a minute! :-)   SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES  Click here to leave us a rating & review on iTunes Follow us on social media:  | Facebook | Twitter | Join our Facebook Tribe

Join your coach Stephenie Farrell with special guest Anodea Judith Ph.D., to discuss her new book: CHARGE AND THE ENERGY BODY. Anodea is a globally recognized teacher, and author of 9 books on the chakras, psychology, energy, yoga, and social change. Her books include the best-selling WHEELS OF LIFE, EASTERN BODY-WESTERN MIND, and THE GLOBAL… More »

Bestselling author and Western authority on the chakra system, Anodea Judith, shares her vast wisdom with us in today's special episode. Learn how a top down approach to the chakra system can help you manifest your highest aspirations. Understand what makes the chakras spin. See how Anodea weaves Tantric philosophy into her current understanding of the chakra system. Walk away with actionable tips on how to better integrate the chakras into your yoga and meditation practice. Whether you're a longtime fan of Anodea's books or eager to learn more about the chakra system, this episode is not to be missed! Anodea Judith, Ph.D. is the author of several bestsellers and definitive works on the chakras. She's best known for her books Wheels of Life and Eastern Body-Western Mind, as well as her award-winning DVD, The Illuminated Chakras. She has a doctoral degree in Human Health, a Master's in Clinical Psychology, and is an experienced 500-hour registered yoga teacher. Anodea is considered the foremost Western writer on the subject of the chakra system, bridging the philosophies of East and West, especially in the field of psychology.   Special Guest: Anodea Judith http://anodeajudith.com/ http://sacredcenters.com/   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes!

Anodea Judith Ph.D. has been called a “prophet for our time.” A globally recognized teacher, speaker, healer, and writer on the intersection of personal and collective awakening, her passion for the realization of our potential matches her concern for humanity’s impending crises—her fervent wish that we “wake up in time.”   She holds Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Psychology and Health, is a Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (500 hour E-RYT), and therapist with lifelong studies in somatic psychology, mythology, history, sociology, systems theory, and mystic spirituality.   She is best known for her groundbreaking work reviving the chakra system of ancient yoga, and its profound correlation to human psychology, cultural evolution, and the downward process of manifestation.   Her best-selling books have gained worldwide recognition with over a million books in print in 18 languages, and won several awards.   She is a well-loved workshop presenter, whose exhilarating live workshops are not only informative but life-changing, with trainings for therapists, yoga teachers, and leaders, with transformative techniques for those on the path of awakening. She is also a global presenter in online workshops and summits.   A riveting keynote inspirational speaker, her pictorial animated powerpoints are like movies, with messages that bring hope without mincing words about the challenges of our times.   Her central vision is that our evolutionary challenge is learn how to create Heaven on Earth.  This will, of course, take a miracle, but she believes that is the initiatory challenge of humans learning to wield the power of gods.   And finally Anodea Judith is a musician, artist, poet, avid gardener, priestess, mother, and grandmother, whose pioneering work has changed lives and is working toward changing the world.

Thank you for joining me for episode 68 of HiPPiE WiTCH : Magick For A New Age. You can pick up a FREE copy of my eBook "HiPPiE WiTCH : Peace, Love & All That Good Sh!t" here... http://www.joannadevoe.com/p/free-stuff.html MUCH LOVE -xo peace... Joanna DeVoe http://www.joannadevoe.com p.s. MY BAD!!! Just noticed two mistakes I made on today's show. I called Scott Cunningham's book, Earth Power, "Earth Magic", and I flipped around Eastern Body Western Mind and instead said "Western Body Eastern Mind"...Whoops! So- just thought I'd correct that here for anyone who wants to go digging around on Amazon. Hope you enjoyed the show anyway :O)       .