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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The body is the only place you are guaranteed to have, and it is the source of your aliveness. If you are disconnected from your body, you are disconnected from your aliveness, from the natural world, and from your most basic inner truth.
#2 The body is the testing ground for truth, and when we lose that, we lose our sense of aliveness. We become easily manipulated, and we lose our testing ground for truth.
#3 The first chakra, located at the base of the spine, is the foundation for the entire chakra system. It is here we build the foundation for the temple of the body, which anchors the Rainbow Bridge.
#4 The first chakra is the foundation of consciousness, and it is the underlying element of the instinct to survive. When threats are frequent, then consciousness becomes fixated at this level. This keeps the body in a state of hyperstimulated readiness, flooded with stress hormones that promote the fight-or-flight response.

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Publié par	Everest Media LLC
Date de parution	09 mars 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781669352051
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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#1

The body is the only place you are guaranteed to have, and it is the source of your aliveness. If you are disconnected from your body, you are disconnected from your aliveness, from the natural world, and from your most basic inner truth.

#2

The body is the testing ground for truth, and when we lose that, we lose our sense of aliveness. We become easily manipulated, and we lose our testing ground for truth.

#3

The first chakra, located at the base of the spine, is the foundation for the entire chakra system. It is here we build the foundation for the temple of the body, which anchors the Rainbow Bridge.

#4

The first chakra is the foundation of consciousness, and it is the underlying element of the instinct to survive. When threats are frequent, then consciousness becomes fixated at this level. This keeps the body in a state of hyperstimulated readiness, flooded with stress hormones that promote the fight-or-flight response.

#5

When we are in an environment of danger or deprivation, we experience fear. If danger was a frequent presence in our lives growing up, then fear is pervasive in our baseline program for survival. The sense of fear brings a feeling of safety, as paradoxical as that might sound.

#6

The base chakra, muladhara, is the chakra of the earth. It is the ground for our roots, and our roots represent where we come from: the earth, womb, our ancestors and family, and our personal history.

#7

The first chakra, which is the root chakra, is the most important because it allows us to be energetically grounded. Grounding allows us to be present, focused, and dynamic. Our attention is concentrated in the here and now, and our experience is direct, sensate, and immediate.

#8

The first chakra is about establishing our ground, which is the foundation for any further growth. It is about the basic rights of the first chakra: the right to be here and to the right to have what we need to survive.

#9

The first chakra is about nourishment, and it is the most basic form of support for the body’s survival. Our past history determines how we support and nourish ourselves.

#10

The first chakra is the most specific and limited level in the system. A limitation is a boundary, separating something from what is around it in order to define it. A boundary creates a necessary limitation that allows us to have something whole, something specific.

#11

The most difficult task of all is to get born. You must help the child come fully into his body, develop a sense of trust in his caretakers, and a sense of safety about the world around him.

#12

The meeting of your needs is not under your control, and you are not provided with everything you need automatically. This creates a basic experience of trust or mistrust for your very self.

#13

The first chakra is about trust and mistrust. If you are not sure if the world is a friendly place, you will not live. If you are confident that the world is a friendly place, you will not feel threatened and can explore.

#14

The first experience of body for the developing fetus is through the uterus, which is the first home and environment for the child. The mother’s nutritional balance and emotional states during pregnancy have a significant impact on the child’s first chakra development.

#15

The first chakra is the gateway into life and individuality. It is the first step in our lifelong journey, and it has a profound effect on how we feel about that journey. If the child is unable to get her needs met, she develops a growing distrust of the outside world and a feeling of helplessness and inadequacy at the core of her being.

#16

The first chakra is the seat of perception, and it develops when a child is about six months old. The child begins to sit up and become vertical on her own for the first time. The chakras are now stacked up on each other, and the energy begins to flow upward.

#17

Anything that threatens survival, such as birth trauma, abandonment, neglect, serious illness, malnourishment, or physical abuse, impacts the first chakra. The more these threats occur early in life, the more they will damage first chakra formation.

#18

The first few months of a baby’s life are extremely important, as they shape his consciousness and his view of the world. If the ground is properly laid, and the child is well received, nurtured, and cared for, he is more likely to receive the positive regard and support of others.

#19

Incubator babies are deprived of the mother’s touching and suckling. Seeing loving faces through glass without being touched is disembodying. Adults who were incubator babies may have a tendency to view their lives as surreal and put up with distant relationships without knowing how to bring them closer.

#20

Abandonment, whether physical or emotional, directly impacts our survival. It makes us feel unwanted, and we doubt our right to be here. It elicits fear, which may inhibit appropriate responses to common situations.

#21

Neglect is a form of abandonment that is often intermittent. It is the result of a lack of care, and it impacts the third chakra senses of self-esteem and personal power. It is often echoed in the way we treat ourselves.

#22

The first chakra is dedicated to nourishment, which includes food, friends, and intellectual and creative stimulation. The emotional state of the mother while feeding, and inherited attitudes about food all impact this vital survival function.

#23

The first chakra is the root chakra, and it is the most important to establish trust in. When this trust is violated, it can lead to a damaged sense of autonomy, as well as an excessive need to hold and contain energy.

#24

Physical abuse causes pain and teaches children to dissociate from their bodily sensations. The anxiety from the abuse produces stress hormones and this heightened state may become addictive, producing a need to create crisis throughout life in order to feel alive.

#25

Surgeries, severe illnesses, or accidental physical injuries can have traumatic effects on the body and nervous system. These events can be hard to decipher, as they may have been dismissed as insignificant.

#26

The first chakra is about fear and security. It is possible to inherit issues from our parents without any direct abuse to ourselves. Parents who have war trauma, poverty issues, or who have lost a child might unconsciously pass their fears on to their children.

#27

When we are not allowed to have our own ground, but must serve the survival needs of the family, we do not develop boundaries. This is the background of the codependent who may have had to care for Mommy in her illness, Daddy in his drunkenness, or the younger siblings while the parents worked.

#28

When the body is not safe or comfortable, the child redirects her attention away from the unpleasant experience and cuts off bodily sensations. As a result, she may not eat or rest, which are first chakra maintenance programs.

#29

The body can be an alien entity to the person whose first chakra is damaged, as they may see it as a static thing rather than a living statement of the soul. As we objectify ourselves and each other, we come to see the body as a thing to be controlled and maintained, rather than as a living, dynamic statement of who we are.

#30

When the first chakra is damaged, it affects the rest of the chakras, as it is an experience of the body, senses, and contact and connection. Without roots bringing energy and nourishment up from the earth, we are weak.

#31

The Schizoid character structure is developed early in life and is characterized by high intelligence, creativity, and interest in spiritual matters. It can be seen as the unwanted child.

#32

If the mother has pulled away from her own body, she will have difficulty transmitting a healthy sense of ground to her child. She may not touch the infant enough, which is the basic affirmation of the child’s existence. Since the body is not affirmed, the creative character questions her right to be here.

#33

I began working with Mary, who had spent years self-isolating due to her body image issues. I helped her learn to pay attention to her body, and she began to trust people again. She began participating in activities that brought her personal satisfaction.

#34

The body has a charge, which can be increased through grounding exercises, increased breathing, fantasy, visualization, or talking about charged material. Dream images may hold a lot of charge, and this charge may spontaneously arise in the body as one discusses his dream.

#35

The first chakra is about solidity, and the unformed body has a hard time solidifying itself or holding its shape. It is undernourished and undercharged. People with deficient first chakras do not recognize the body’s importance.

#36

The first chakra is associated with excess weight, which is solid and thick rather than loose and flabby. The body is quite firmly formed, and the person may not move his body very often in a session. The eyes are defensive, with the head steady.

#37

A balanced first chakra is firmly grounded yet dynamically alive. There is both flexibility and consistency, an ease with both expansion and contraction. The body has a healthy distribution of energy throughout. This gives a sense of inner security and good self-care.

#38

When you are working on a chakra, you should also be looking at your life experiences and patterns, and how they relate to that chakra. What was your birth like. Were you breast-fed. Wha