J-emine's reflexionando

As you can tell from the title this post is a week late in making its appearance – apologies! With work getting into full-gear and whatnot, by the end of each day all I crave for is a good meal and quiet time with my drama serials or my current read (Spirit Junkie by Gabrielle Bernstein).

I’ve always been a spiritual kind of person, both in the religious and seeking of inner happiness way. I strongly believe in the cultivating of a rich, abundant soul and decisions I make in life is weighted heavily on my inner happiness and the balance it gives to my mind, heart and soul. Of course, I wasn’t always like this …there’s been a good, fair share of pain, warped and abused self-esteem, demons in my heart and many wrongs turns in life to get me to A MUCH  better place now, as compared to where I was 4 or 5 years back. All efforts and thanks to an open mind and heart, with the willingness to be guided by an equally spiritual Father and many blessed, spiritual guides whom shared teachings of inner happiness, emotional stability and conquering the power within me that deplete happiness, confidence and self-esteem and allowing it to arise on its own ground.

It’s challenging (and difficult) to imprint the path and changed emotions here in words, especially when it’s indeed a very, personal journey which I believe each and every one of us out there is searching for as well, within our own pace, perception and emotional framework. A journey that I’ve vow to embark on for as long as the path shall have me…

So, with this constant hunger for new age theories, insights and methods – I’ve decided that I’ll concentrate on one aspect this year: Mediation. Chakra Meditation to be precise. It’s been 3 years since my last meditation exercise so to get back into the groove and to give Chakra a try, is a big step and commitment to make.

Chakra meditation is an intense form of meditation that engages thought, contemplation and reflection on the seven energy points in one’s body. The seven specific energy points holds significant bodily and emotional meaning with impacting influences on one’s physical condition, thoughts/emotions and personality.

It is believed that once a specific energy point becomes “dirty” or looses it vitality, it leads to certain physical/emotional issues and imbalance system. Therefore, engaging meditative techniques allows for it to re-charge and restore the energy and balance to that specific chakra.

The chakra activation process during meditation was an overwhelming experience and for those who are keen, please seek an experienced guide or teacher to guide you on the process. The aftermath reactions will vary from individual to individual, for me –  I bawled like a baby for no specific reasons, despite no sad thoughts or feeling in my conscious or present state of mind, but according to my teacher, the crying was a form of discharging the toxins from the specific chakra that was activated during the meditative session. And, for a day or two after the session, there was an immense feeling of sadness in my heart that I simply couldn’t comprehend, which I’ve been told is normal and is part of the heart chakra’s  (yes, for me it was the heart chakra that required energy activation) detoxification process. I can honestly (excuse the language – not shitting anyone here) say after a day or two of sadness, my heart felt uplifted and feeling of calmness swept in.

It’s way to early for me to declare the greatness of chakra meditation but sparing 1.5 hours a week to enrich your soul, clear a blocked heart or mind, spend some quality time with your inner self and away from your daily commitments and lifestyle…what bad can it do??

So here’s wishing everyone an enriching search in finding your own unique way of restoring inner balance and happiness in 2013. Keep your soul healthy!