Heart Chakra

Moving on, we are at the heart chakra.

Compassion is the name of the game here...compassion for self & for others.  Unconditional love.  A tough one for humans!

It's about spiritual awareness & letting go of Ego.  Definitely not about giving up yourself to others, but combining love for your true self & love for others.  There is a reason the first 3 chakras are all about safety, security, desire, personal power...without this base, you are unable to extend love to others in a healthy way.

Think about that for a moment.

Do you sacrifice yourself in service to others, leading to exhaustion?  If so, make sure you spend some time on the lower chakras before working on the heart.

For heart, we look to emerald green as our color.  Some wonderful stones are emerald, jade, rose quarts.  The heart chakra is associated with air (think about your breath) & touch.

While many herbs, including lavender & jasmine are highly associated with this chakra, my intuition leads me to rose.  During this time period, I will be faithfully adding Rose Glycerite to my daily water.

My meditations during this time period will focus on Compassion Meditation.  Tomorrow, I'll post a guided Compassion Meditation that was well received at a local witch's meet-up in February.

If you're working on chakras, I highly recommend Dr. Lorin Roche's work, Radiance Sutras.  I was blessed this past weekend to attend a workshop based on his work.  It was amazing & I'm getting the book as soon as I can!

The mantras I am adopting for the Heart Chakra days are:

"I forgive & release myself from the past.  I forgive & release any who have harmed me.  We are all one."

Wild & Bright Blessings!

*~Rhi*~

    )O(

Moving On...Solar Plexus Chakra

Somehow, the Universe just knows where you need to go & when.  Yesterday, I needed to move forward into working on my Solar Plexus Chakra - the seat of personal power, energy & self-esteem.

Rather than tell the long & rather boring story, I'll just say that yesterday the Universe reminded me that I need to hold on to my personal power in the face of disapproval. 

Sometimes, I slip back into old ways of 'people pleasing' & lose myself in the process.  

This is happening less & less, but it still occurs.  I am learning to be independent. To act in my highest good (as I know it) & let the chips fall where they may.  

So, today & tomorrow I will continue to focus on the seat of my power - Root, Sacral & now Solar Plexus chakras.

*I have a piece of citrine in my pocket.  

*I'm focusing on the color yellow & on healthy starches

*I'm wearing my favorite sandalwood perfume

The sense associated with this 3rd Chakra is sight.  So...off I go on a hike to identify plants in nature.  I've got my guide books & today I will focus on the beauty in everything I see.

My mantras for this time period are:

"I listen to and trust my deepest insights."

and

"I am completely independent of the thoughts and opinions of others."

There is another exercise I feel is important during this time - I will make a sacred fire (the element associated with Solar Plexus Chakra) & meditate on it filling me with its power.

Wild & Bright Blessings,

~*Rhi*~

    )O(

The Chakra Journey

Officially, I am to be moving on to my Solar Plexus Chakra today, but I'm really feeling like I need to stay focused on the Sacral Chakra while incorporating & preparing the Solar Plexus area with some body work on my belly.

The belly is the seat of power, where many women store their pain.  We tend to store our tension in our shoulders & neck, but our emotional discomfort lands in our belly.  I feel it is really important for women, especially, to spend time reconnecting with their Hara

To continue with my sacral chakra work, I'm revisiting The Sacred Belly. (besides, I'm teaching a workshop on this topic in May, so I need to get really seated with this stuff!)

In addition, I have created a Sacred Belly Massage Oil

2 parts Coconut Oil

1 part Coconut Butter

Clary Sage, Rosemary & Lavender Essential Oils

Mix all together & perform abdominal massage on yourself (lots of videos on the internet to show the techniques) or, better yet, have your significant other massage your belly.

In addition, I'm continuing to focus on great sources of protein for my Root Chakra, improving my liquid nutrition with herbal tisanes & doing daily meditations & exercise.

I just know, that in a couple of days, I'll be ready to move up to the Solar Plexus Chakra.

Wild & Bright Blessings!

~*Rhi*~

    )O(

Sacral Chakra - Days 4-6

My journey has begun.  The Root Chakra days were amazing! I spent time walking in nature, meditating with my stones & scents, eating protein-rich, red meals & generally grounding.  I feel amazing!

Now, onto the Sacral Chakra, or Svadhisthana.  This chakra is located at the base of our sexual organs & is often confused with being a chakra of sexual nature.  It is, however, concerned with connecting with others, pleasure & desire.  This can, of course, include sexual energies & is a chakra of self-indulgence (not in a bad way unless over active).

The Svadhisthana is at center mass, therefore can cause havoc if slightly out of balance. I've had some difficulty in this area (especially with low back pain!), so I intend to focus heavily on these days & may even extend the activities to 6 days (because I work 12-hour shifts for 2 of the days).

Activities for Sacral Chakra Days:

1. Bathing & swimming -the sacral chakra is highly associated with water. 
2. Yoga poses - see here: Yoga The 2nd Chakra 
3. Belly Dancing!! (dancing is great for the root chakra & belly dancing honors the sacred belly).
4. Nutrition - focus on getting enough high-quality liquids throughout the day.  This is the time when I am finally going to kill the Diet Coke habit!
5. Create a Chakra Altar with Sacral focus for these 3 days - orange altar cloth, bowl of holy water, carnelian & moonstone, damiana incense (ok, maybe I'll injest some of this too...it is all about self-indulgence & pleasure after all), a very special object related to my sexual well-being, my wedding ring whatever else I find that speaks to me of pleasure, desire & deep connection with others over the 3 day time period.
6. Crystal Bowl Meditations (All chakras, not just sacral.  Once the root is established, it is important to meditate on all chakras so not to create imbalance)
7. Affirmations: Continue with the Root affirmations & add "I trust the process of my life.  I love myself exactly as I am right now"
8. Mandela creation with focus on orange & water.
9. Final ceremony at end of Day 6 recording affirmations (or what ever feels right) onto ribbons for the Water Pole in my Medicine Garden

Wild & Bright Blessings!
 ~*Rhi*~
     )O(

Root Chakra - Days 1-3

I've been drawn to the chakra system for quite some time now.  It resonates with me well, as I was trained in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in school.

The colors usually follow the same pattern as the chakra system & there are some significant parallels. 

So, for the next 3 days, I delve into the first chakra, the root, Muldhara.   The root chakra is at the base of the spine, where you're sitting.  It is where the snake, the kundalini, coils when resting. 


The root is concerned with physical safety & security, health & well-being - eating, sleeping, exercising, financial security - basic physical life functions.


This doesn't sound very spiritual, but if we look at it from a Maslow's perspective, we can understand that without physiological well-being, the rest is on shaky ground.  I think of the root chakra as my grounding mechanism.


Activities for Root Chakra Days:

1. Walking to connect with the Earth - a moderately paced walk feeling the connection & support of the Earth beneath my feet.  Special attention to the scents I notice & how they affect me.
2. Nutrition - focus on high-quality proteins mixed with whole plant foods
3. Create a Chakra Altar with Root focus for these 3 days - red altar cloth, bowl of dirt, rubies & garnets, cedar incense, my dragon & whatever else I find that speaks to me of physical safety, well-being & security, grounding, etc over the 3 day time period.
4. Tree grounding meditation (tomorrow's post)
5. Affirmations: I am nourished, I am well. I am one with the Earth. I have all I need.
6. Mandela creation with focus on red & earth.
7. Final ceremony at end of Day 3 recording affirmations (or what ever feels right) onto ribbons for the Earth Pole in my Medicine Garden.

So, that's the plan...time to get up off my root & move!  

Wild & Bright Blessings!

~*Rhi*~

   )O(

21 Days of Chakra Power

As part of the Spiritual Seeds I'm planting this Spring, I'm embarking on a 21-day journey cleansing & strengthening my chakras.  The plan is to use corresponding colors, senses, foods, stones, scents & specifically designed activities to further support my growth in all areas of mind, body & spirit. 

Days 1-3 Root Chakra - focusing on physical health & wellbeing, safety & security

Days 4-6  Sacral Chakra - focusing on desire, pleasure & connecting with others

Days 7-9  Solar Plexus Chakra - focusing on self esteem, personal power & energy

Days 10-12  Heart Chakra - focusing on love & compassion

Days 13-15  Throat Chakra - focusing on purification & communication through sound & vibrations & self-expression & creativity

Days 16-18  Brow Chakra - focusing on vision, both inner (divination) & outter (auric viewing)

Days 19-21  Crown Chakra - focusing on connection with Divine Intelligenct, the Source & integration of mind/body/spirit wisdom

I will be posting a plan at the beginning of each 3-day session, starting tomorrow & will let you know how it's going.

Wild & Bright Blessings!!

~*Rhi*~
    )O(