The Seven Energy Centers (Chakras)

The Seven Energy Centers (Chakras)

Chakra is a Sanskrit word that means “wheel.” Chakras and Dimensions are the same thing. Sometimes they will be referred to as the “Seven Dantians.” Coming from traditional Indian medicine, there exist 7 energy centers within the human body. These points are considered the focal points for the reception and transmission of energies. Some believe believe the chakras interact with the body’s ductless endocrine glands and lymphatic system by feeding in positive energies and disposing of unwanted negative energies. Each chakra in your spinal column is believed to influence or direct bodily functions near its region of the spine.

Chakras are energy systems associated with different parts of the body that relay information in the form of energy. It is believed that a chakra is a wheel of energy that spins around its own axis and can spin fast or slowly. These chakras are like spirals of energy, each one relating to the others. A chakra will spin in relation to the energy level of your system, thus understanding your chakras and keeping them in balance can help with all kinds of health and emotional problems.

You can think of chakras as invisible, rechargeable batteries.

Imagine a vertical power current like a fluorescent tube that runs up and down the spine, from the top of the head to the base of the spine. Think of this as your main source of energy. The seven major chakras are in the center of the body and are aligned with this vertical “power line.”

They regulate the flow of energy throughout the electrical network (Meridians) that runs through the physical body. The body’s electrical system resembles the wiring in a house. It allows electrical current to be sent to every part, and is ready for use when needed.

Sometimes chakras become blocked because of stress, emotional or physical problems. If the body’s “energy system” cannot flow freely it islikely that problems will occur. The consequence of irregular energy flow may result in physical illness and discomfort or a sense of being mentally and emotionally out of balance. Blocked energy in our Seven Chakras can often lead to illness so it’s important to understand what each Chakra represents and what we can do to keep this energy flowing freely.

The universe contains an infinite amount of dimensions of existence. There are seven that are part of the “human experience.” There are infinite dimensions above our “7th Dimension” and infinite dimensions below our “1st Dimension.” We can concern ourselves with seven, however it is important to understand that just as the universe keeps expanding, so do the dimensions. You could even say that there are “infinity + 1” dimensions. That statement points to the ever-expanding universe.

Heaven and Earth

Man literally stands in between heaven and earth. Heaven begins at your crown chakra – 1/infinity of an inch above your bahui point. Earth begins at the bottom of your foot (K1). If we look at the “energetic body” we just look at the head, midsection and torso. In other words everything but the arms and legs.

Reference:

Leone M., Campbell J., Moltzan J., (2019), Journey Around the Sun

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My goal is to present an education that brings awareness to these time-proven methods. With an intent to de-mystify and simplify explanations, hopefully more people can come to realize that we are all accountable for our own well-being.

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Trust is Earned, and Often Lost

Trust or Faith?

The American people have lost their trust (based on what can be seen from actions) in our leaders and experts. Many have lost their faith (beliefs that can not be physically seen) in people having a moral compass.

Dictionary.com defines ‘trust’ as:

  • Reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence
  • Confident expectation of something; hope
  • Confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit: to sell merchandise on trust
  • A person on whom or thing on which one relies: God is my trust
  • The condition of one to whom something has been entrusted

Dictionary.com defines ‘faith’ as:

  • Confidence or trust in a person or thing
  • Belief that is not based on proof
  • Belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion
  • A system of religious belief

I often see the daily news, on TV or in print and other specials on the current health crisis, but very few report why people view things a particular way. For example, why are there a significant number of health care and law enforcement workers refusing to be vaccinated and consequently resigning, retiring early or risk being fired? Reports may say that they have lost trust in government or the medical community, but why is this so? Why are licensed and long-experienced doctors opposing vaccine mandates, risking their livelihoods and reputations? One answer is long-term effects cannot be determined in the short-term.

If people are to move in a particular direction that affects the health and well-being of themselves and their loved ones, professionals and leaders need to stop doing things that make some people question these actions. If there is no medical data available yet to support long-term effects of the Covid19 virus nor the relative vaccines, let the public know this and not assume the attitude that people will believe experts if no accurate data is available. I think people would prefer to know the truth even if not good or definitive, rather than feel like the goal post keeps being moved back.

Professionals that have an audience, can start by just putting themselves out there with some transparency, honesty, humility, and empathy regarding these topics at hand. If a physician (Scott Gotlieb) is interviewed as an expert on a particular topic (appearing almost weekly on CBS’s Face the Nation), have them tell their story of being a director for the FDA and now being a board member for Pfizer, instead of people Googling this fact, seeing it maybe as a conflict of interest and then formulating their own conspiracy theory from it. Per the Pfizer investors’ site, Pfizer reported 2021 second quarter revenues of $19.0 billion, and an operational growth of 86%. For those who think that the vaccines were made free to the public, don’t quite understand that Pfizer billed the US government, who then taxes the citizens, who actually paid the $19.0 billion through taxes and loss of other potential investment or purchases.

It is worth noting that Pfizer is a sponsor for the following news media:

Good Morning America

CBS Health Watch

Anderson Cooper 360

ABC News Nightline

Making A Difference

CNN Tonight

Early Start

Erin Burnett Out Front

ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos

Good Morning America’s Weather Report

Today’s Countdown to the Royal Wedding

CBS Sports Update

Meet The Press

CBS This Morning

60 Minutes

Pfizer can be seen as possibly influencing the objectivity of these news outlets, as journalists and reporters might not be as likely to be critical of Pfizer when such powerful companies are spending millions of dollars on advertising during these news shows.

Similarly, if the FDA is going to report that they took 108 days to review documents for licensing of the Pfizer covid19 vaccine and will honor a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, don’t take 55 years to fully release the information to the group of scientists that made the request. Stop creating the perfect storm of events that will undoubtedly lead to more conspiracy theories and consequently, more of a lack of trust and faith in leaders and experts having a moral compass.

I think the best way that political leaders as well as medical experts can help, is by performing any actions that can help rebuild the trust towards the medical community. Interviews, documentaries, news articles, mailing, or whatever mode of information distribution is embraced, do so with transparency, honesty, humility, and empathy.

Our next healthcare crisis is not that far in the future. I would hope that some have a moral compass that would point towards encouraging people to become healthy and maintain their own well-being before another crisis occurs.

Be well, become healthy, be wise.

References:

Elizabeth Warren tells Scott Gottlieb to resign from Pfizer board (usatoday.com) (Links to an external site.)

Former FDA Commissioner Gottlieb defends decision to join Pfizer board (cnbc.com) (Links to an external site.)

 Wait what? FDA wants 55 years to process FOIA request over vaccine data | Reuters (Links to an external site.)

Meet the Santa Barbara Doctor Who Refuses to Be Vaccinated – The Santa Barbara Independent (Links to an external site.)

COVID: Why some doctors and nurses hesitate to get vaccinated | Germany | News and in-depth reporting from Berlin and beyond | DW | 07.01.2021 (Links to an external site.)

Many health care workers are refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine – CBS News (Links to an external site.)

An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains Why Some Of His Colleagues Are Quitting In The Face Of Vaccine Mandates (forbes.com)

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A New Year’s Commitment to Improve Your Life (Using The 8-Step Path)

A Method to Pursue Mind, Body & Spirit Harmony – The 8-Step Path

Quite often I hear people talking about wanting to pursue a better understanding of the mind, body and spiritual (or self-awareness) relationship. Usually, most people have little understanding of this concept beyond repeating someone else’s words. Understanding of this relationship cannot come from someone else, but rather grown or cultivated in oneself from personal knowledge, experience and wisdom. There are no books, shortcuts, seminars, gurus or masters that can do this for the individual, however they may help guide one to reach self-realization. I am sharing here what I have learned and have tried to live as part of my daily life. Spirituality and religion are often lumped together but have rather distinctly different meanings. With this article, I look at spirituality more as a level of self-awareness, purpose and life direction and not necessarily a membership to any particular religion or belief system.

A long-understood method of achieving harmony between one’s mind, body and spirit, is this 8-Step Path. It has its origin in the ancient Chinese philosophy of Daoism but is highly relative to modern culture. The figure “8″ is important to understand that as the infinity circle, there is no beginning nor end to entering into this process. It is a journey of self-awareness that can be entered into at any point throughout one’s lifetime. Life is a challenge, and so is staying on this path of self-improvement. The reward is at the end of one’s journey, knowing that they have pursued a meaningful life with direction and purpose.

The graphic immediately below shows how the 8 steps are all interconnected. Below that are the brief descriptions of each of the 8 steps.  This is by no means the only method to find this harmony of mind, body and spirit. It is a time-proven method that I have learned and have tried to cultivate for many years.

8-Step Path
1-8-fold path
2-8-fold path
3-8-fold path
4-8-fold path
5-8-fold path
6-8-fold path
7-8-fold path
8-8-fold path

Qigong, tai chi, baguazhang, and yoga are not the only methods that can be used within this formula but have proven the test of time as methods to cultivate harmony of the mind, body and spirit. These exercise practices offer a wide spectrum of physical wellness benefits, stress relief as well as means of self-awareness.  Not all teachers nor students practice these for the same goals.

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I started my martial arts training at the age of 16, starting with Korean martial arts and evolving into BaguaZhang, Tai Chi, and Qigong. I have been training, studying and teaching for almost 40 years effectively educating hundreds of students.

As a recognized master instructor, I have trained with a diverse group of masters and high-level martial arts teachers of many different disciplines. My specialty is teaching exercises to improve chronic conditions, working with people of all ages, especially senior adults. Offering guidance and instruction, I have also worked with Parkinson Disease patients through Florida Hospital. I offer regular lectures as requested by AdventHealth (Florida Hospital) regarding the benefits of Eastern practices.

I am the author and graphic artist of numerous journals, graphic charts and study guides relative to the mind and body connection and how it relates to martial arts, fitness and self-improvement.

I continue training and teaching in the Orlando, Florida area conducting classes, seminars and lectures as my schedule allows. I balance my teaching and businesses with my own personal cultivation and time spent with my wife and two college-age kids.

You can only give out what you yourself have an abundance of.

I have learned a bit about energetics over the years from my massage therapists as well as my martial arts/qigong teachers. During a massage, energy is depleted by the practitioner from the physical effort as well as the mental energy in trying to help and often heal the patient. This is very similar to emergency room doctors, nurses and others that can find themselves very run down or ill, while attempting to treat others. My understanding is that you can only give out what you yourself have an abundance of. If massage therapists and various other health-related professionals continue to draw from their well (life force, qi, prana) but fail to replenish it, they will soon have their own health issues. Exercise, diet and lifestyle choices all affect the practitioners’ own well-being to replenish or retain their innate life force.

My understanding is that it really comes down to any occupation or activity that one individual loses some level of energy while trying to help another.  It can be a parent taking care of a child; caretaker of a parent, teachers, etc. It is all about intent and energy expelled and received.  This can lead to the topic of energy vampires and energy suns. We have probably all meet people who when walking into a room, drain the energy of all in their company. Or conversely, the person who comes in and brings up everyone energy and puts a smile on everyone’s’ face. Yin and yang in all things!

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Weak People Create Hard Times – and here we are! Yin & Yang in All Things

A new year comes, another new cycle begins. I think most would agree that this is true. Nature demonstrates patterns (universal truths) that have been around before humans and will be here after, such as seasons, weather patterns, natural disasters, etc. Humans being part of nature are subject to its patterns.

Hard times create strong men (people)

Strong men create good times

Good times create weak men

Weak men create hard times

Study and contemplate my graphic below, representing relationships between the universal truths of nature, whether manifested in the time of the day, time of the year, phases of the human lifecycle and consequently, how human nature (behavior) is often dictated by the natural environmental that we all exist within.

I feel we are all experiencing a watershed event, where we are just working through the above cycle. Some people may dispute this theory or cycle but I think it holds true as compared similarly to the sun rising and setting, or the seasons of the year. So I feel we are exactly where we are supposed to be whether viewed as a time for major political, societal and cultural changes, re-evaluation of our moral compasses, world health crises or the advancement of technologies – everything exists within cycles, and it all connects back to nature on some level.

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Be well, get healthy, be wise.

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