Weekly Energy Series
with Karen Chrappa
of
A Structure for Spirit
Our breath is a wave, a continuous flow of life force energy. This wave repeats itself in the rhythms of our heart, the flow of our blood, the electrical impulses of our nervous system, the peristalsis action of our digestion, the synapses in our brain. At our essence we are an ebb and flow of rhythmic motion. So why is it we often use our energy to fight this very flow?
Most of the pain and struggle we experience comes from our attempts to control this wave driven by our most basic human instinct to avoid pain. All kinds of elaborate, sophisticated, convoluted and complicated strategies are developed to fight the tides of our very substance. One most basic lies in our breath.
When we inhale we feel. If there is something we do not want to feel we stop breathing. We subconsciously divert our attention and our breath away from what hurts. In this way we begin to deaden or numb a part of ourself in an attempt to not feel pain. This strategy might work in the short run to keep us distracted. But over time these dams we build to fight the flow create the very pain we are looking to avoid by diverting the precious life force energy away from parts of our body and awareness.
We can live without food and water for some time but without our breath we are gone in a matter of moments. This is the power of the life force energy that enters our body with every breath. Notice what happens when you breathe in. The inhale is the feeling, sensing part of our breath. Where are the tensions? What internal resistance do you meet? What are you breathing in with each inhalation?
What happens on your exhale? There is a release, a letting go that naturally happens with each breath out. Where is your breath holding, constricting?
Becoming intimate with our breath reveals to us a reflection of how our life force energy is manifesting out into the world. Just as a stone dropped into a pond creates ripples, so too do the waveforms of our own essence have rippling effects in the world around us. What are the ripples of your breath creating?
The following is a breath practice I use each morning to help clear any stagnation, congestion or blocks that may be held in my own system. May this serve to support your own practice in becoming more intimate with your breath.
Breath Practice for Energy Clearing
AHO my friends! AHO!
Karen Chrappa:
Karen Chrappa has dedicated her life to mastering the art and science of healing by weaving together the roots of physiotherapy, a foundation of intuitive Thai massage and the heart of shamanic energy medicine to help thousands on a healing path for the past 25 years. Her newly released book, A Structure for Spirit, offers Earth and Energy based medicine practices to align with intention and awaken your path of healing and awareness. Visit www.karenchrappa.com to find her on facebook or follow her blog for practices, rituals and New Moon ceremonies.
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