The language of energy is as multifaceted as creation. Just notice the explosion of energy modalities in the past decade. As you peruse the countless courses and books that delineate specific techniques and procedures, it's important to remember that there are as many ways of experiencing energy as there are people working with it.
We live in a sea of energy and you don't have to know anything about ‘energy work' to work the energy. Energy is WHO you are and opening to the awareness of your expanded Being will guide you to all you need to experience the dynamics of power in yourself and others.
Demystify energy work by playing with your own energy and exploring how ‘you do it!' Here is an energy experience to engage the energy within you and all around you:
Breathe, Relax, and Expand. Make sure that you are in a comfortable position (lie, sit, stand) and that you are in an environment where you feel free to explore. This may require a private space or it may be outdoors. Play with different spaces and see what opens you up most.
- Lie or sit in a comfortable position. Close your eyes and bring your attention to your breath. Notice the sensation of your breath as it enters your nose and follow the energy of it as it moves through your body.
- Now bring your awareness to exhale breath. Notice the differences between the inhale and exhale.
- As you continue breathing rhythmically bring your attention to your body and notice how the energy moves within you. Attune to the nuances of energy throughout your body.
- Play with naming the different sensations – open, closed, tight, dense, sharp, stuck, flowing, tingling, etc. Go beyond your initial impressions and see if there is more for you to sense and know. Go beyond the label! Notice what arises. Don't judge anything. Just notice, as if you were in a new land, taking in all the sights, sounds and different vistas and people.Tap into your sense of wonder and adventure.
- Become aware of all the streams of energy in which you are engaged. Notice them spatially and energetically. Some may seem within you, some may seem outside of you. Notice what you sense and know.
- Open your eyes, while still being energetically engaged, and see what grabs your attention. Commune with ‘the energy' of it, not what you take in visually. It may be easier to close your eyes at first. Notice what sensations and information you pick up. Play with initiating and receiving. Just notice what you know about it that you didn't know before.
- Feel the sheer pleasure of energetic communication and interconnection. Notice how easy and effortless it is for you to ‘be with' another, whether it is a plant or a person.
Energy work at it's most basic level is the awareness of yourself as an alivening creative essence within the field of life. It's wonderful to explore the energy techniques and practices of experts. Realize that it it's through your own experience that you will come to know your own mastery.
You are ‘at one' with everything. There is no separation between you and a blade of grass. There is no separation between you and the energy of your being, or that of another. It is only your awareness that needs to be engaged, in the moment, to come alive to the wonder and power of you at play with life. You are already a masterful energetic practitioner, just say YES to your natural talents.
