Working with the heart chakra begins the process of self knowledge and healing.

The fourth chakra is located in the physical body in the heart and lungs, this is one of the most powerful centers of the body.

 

In my studies this month I found 2 things that gave me the gift of pausing.  

First I was reading, for the 20th time probably, Gurumukh’s book on the chakras and she wrote: “with heart and lung disease and breast cancer alone, more people are suffering from disease stemming from blockages or imbalances in this area of the body than in any other.  The idea that certain emotions can cause dis-ease in certain areas of our bodies is not a new one.”

Next, I was listening to one of my first and very influential teachers, Patricia Moreno, and she was talking about her health and her recent stage 4 cancer diagnosis.  She has done the chemo and altered her diet to mostly plant based, but in addition she is very committed to her emotional and spiritual state.  She is supporting herself with meditation and regression therapy which is dealing with past traumas.  She went on to say she believes her healing all boils down to self love and she followed that by saying, yes she was the one in the room rolling her eyes when a spiritual teacher would say this but now she believes it is the key to her total well being.

 

These 2 moments certainly gave me food for thought.  I do not think I brought on the dis-ease of cancer with my past traumas and my unbalanced heart chakra, but what I believe very strongly is that if I can work to balance my heart chakra as well as all the other chakras,  I will increase my chances of a healthy life going forward.  I believe this is work worth doing!

 

Gurumukh also said: “I have seen the most improvement in those students who didn’t just merely focus on a chakra, but on the imbalances they had in that chakra.  Those students who took this extra step were always the cases whom the most miraculous healing occurred.”  So don't you think this work is worth some effort?

 

During the past few months with the studying I have done for the February cleanse and the chakras, the monthly chakras with all of you and last weeks cleanse with the Niyamas as our guide I have moved to a new level of awareness about myself and like Patricia I avoid speaking of self love and was the eye roller in class when it was mentioned.  It seemed too “easy”, too “soft”, not “hard enough” or something like that.  I have a wonderful gift of desperation that I have had for years - I desperately want to be comfortable and happy and I will do whatever work it takes to do that.  Self love was too “fluffy” lol.  Well, as it turns out, I need a major overhaul here!  This chakra is out of balance and I am excited for the awareness that my fears, negative projections, discomforts will all be lessened if I live from a place of true connection with me at my core and loving and accepting that core, unique me!!! As always, I am so grateful for the work that I do to lead you through these classes, I am a forever student!!!

 

I will leave you with 2 quotes from Yogi Bhajan: 

“Your heart has not to open to others. Your heart has to open to yourself.”

“Self-rejection can bring you a lot of pain.  Learn to love yourself.”

How is your relationship to yourself? Judgmental, harsh or loving, compassionate and accepting.  Today I am daily working towards the latter!!!  My intention for myself is:

I am truly loving myself, I am!!!

What is your 4th chakra intention?

Keep up and do the work, its worth it!!

 

 

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