Energy Flow through the Body

There is a multitude of representations with the energy channels, energy centers, and various other forms through which energy flows – chakra, nadi, dantian, meridians, etc. But in all these philosophies a common point is that the energy is in constant movement, both on the surface and around our bodies, but also in the depth and inside our bodies, it is like a steam that envelops various organs or limbs and is generally everywhere and especially circulates everywhere.

When it comes to energy practices, one topic that often comes up is energy accumulation. Semantically, the phrase “I am accumulating energy” is wrong. We can get the impression that our body is like a bag or container in which we gather and gather something called energy. We can’t gather energy anywhere in the body anyway. Besides, it’s not healthy either. Stagnation of energy means disease. We can instead increase the flow of energy in a certain area of the body or a certain chakra, for a certain period of time. The flow of energy increases the density and flow of energy in different areas, organs, chakras, and meridians and thus we achieve better health and peace of mind. Peace of mind does not mean insensitivity or lack of empathy. It means a place where we become an observer of our own life.

The energy is naturally set in motion by the various mechanisms of the body.

Just as blood flows continuously through the body’s arteries, so must energy flow through the body’s “energy pathways.” The energetic aspect of energy blockages in the body that lead to health problems is not “yet” in the study of classical medicine. Energetic-informational medicine took a leading place in the medical world by explaining these aspects and its contributions to treating the various ailments caused by energy blockages in the body.

When we are in balance, all flows freely through our chakras. When there is a blockage, energy cannot flow. There are 3 ways the energy flows through the body:

1. Up from Mother Earth through the chakras, connecting them (when they are open), and out through the Crown chakra.
2. Through each chakra, flowing horizontally, exchanging energy with the world around us.
3. Down from the Crown chakra to the Root chakra making things manifest in the physical world.

Knowing this helps us in the chakra balancing.

Energy flow through chakras in Reiki self-treatment

During the Reiki self-treatment, people tend to focus on placing hands on each chakra, forgetting that the chakras are mirrored on both sides of our body. Being aware of how the energy flows, you remember each time you sit in self-treatment to focus both on your back and front chakras.

Energy flow through chakras in meditation

As Tony Robbins says, energy flows where attention goes. So by knowing the direction of energy flow you can visualize it during meditation:

1. Find a quiet place.
2. Sit in a comfortable position. Relax. Feel your emotions. Relax.
3. Inhale to the count of four. Visualize a ray of energy, a pure white light, coming up from Mother Earth through your chakras, connecting them.
4. Hold to the count of four. Visualize the energy moving in your body, harmoniously and calmly, making you feel more and more relaxed.
5. Exhale to the count of four. Visualize the energy leaving through the Crown chakra and taking out of your body all the negative thoughts, pains, frustrations, and everything that imbalances you.
6. Hold to the count of four. Relax. Feel your emotions. Relax.
7. Inhale to the count of four. Visualize a ray of colorful energy corresponding to the chakra you are aiming to balance entering through your chakra, horizontally, from the world around you.
8. Hold to the count of four. Visualize the energy moving around the chakra area, harmoniously and calmly, making you feel more and more relaxed.
9. Exhale to the count of four. Visualize the energy leaving the chakra, horizontally, towards the world around you.
10. Hold to the count of four.
11. Repeat the same for each chakra. Relax. Feel your emotions. Relax.
12. Inhale to the count of four. Visualize a ray of energy, a pure white light, going down from the Universe through the Crown chakra, towards the Root chakra.
13. Hold to the count of four. Visualize the energy moving in your body, harmoniously and calmly, making you feel more and more relaxed.
14. Exhale to the count of four. Visualize the energy leaving through the root chakra and taking out of your body all the negative thoughts, pains, frustrations, and everything that imbalances you.
15. Hold to the count of four. Relax. Feel your emotions. Relax.

Article by Patricia Lidia

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Patricia Lidia is a corporate engineer, writer, blogger, and coach on creativity and emotional balance. She is passionate about reading and writing, alternative therapies, and spirituality. She is a Reiki master teacher with over ten years of experience. Her aim is to help women find their emotional balance and create the life they’ve always wanted.
She resides in Timisoara, Romania. You can find her at patricialidia.ro/ or patricialidiaemotionalhealing