A psychologist’s case of burnout: A PhD psychologist, she knew the implications of countertransference and maintained impeccable personal and professional boundaries. Yet she was burning out. This was at a critical juncture in her professional life. Burnout is common among healing professionals: bodyworkers, fitness and yoga instructors, Reiki Masters, spiritual counselors, tattoo artists. Because practitioners assist, support, advocate, advise and guide, they are often awash in their clients’ emotions.
Practitioners in various modalities choose to integrate energy healing into their work because of the ubiquitous nature of energy as root cause of all disease, illness, mental, emotional and spiritual issues. Can a tree, bird, chair or person exist without energy? No. Not possible. Neither can an illness, disease or mental blockage. Whatever your expertise, energy is in the room with you.
The astral body is the energy system for our emotional experience. In this article we discuss energy density, the 7 chakras of your astral body, your aura and somatization (aka what happens when you repress emotions).
Somatization recognizes that physical pain can arise from emotional causes. We can identify chakras that hold repressed emotions and release that energy.
The recent Presidential election has upended values, assumptions and beliefs that many hold dear. It’s hard to avoid the firestorm of reaction, despair, anger and fear resulting from the election.
My work does not include the role of political analyst or pundit. Praise be! My work is to teach coherence. To help people understand how to notice and observe the ways in which their thoughts and beliefs, their inner landscape, actualizes in their life experience, in their worldview.
If you are an energy healing practitioner, bodyworker, therapist or any kind of healing practitioner, I know your clients are leaning heavily on you these days. I heard that leading up to the election, people who typically see their therapist once a month have gone once a week, and clients who typically schedule once a week are going every day. So, … Read more
Clearing emotional energy in your chakras is a healing resource for decreasing physical pain
Meet The issue, person, emotion, physical pain, mental musing, spiritual crisis head on. Straight up. Say hello. Invite it in. Even if it terrifies you. Greet The underlying story, the root cause analysis, the underbrush and move in to the work. Yes, exactly. Just do it. A meet and greet is just that – … Read more
Chakra Khan is taking care. Right now. Taking care to let the muse rest and regenerate. Taking care to nurture a healing heart. Taking care to honor passages large and small. Taking care to meditate, clear energy, exercise, eat cleanly, breathe. Taking care of business transitions. Taking care. So many passages. Two young, beautiful, beloved … Read more
I’ve been taking a little space lately. In lots of ways. Space from my school and my practice. Space from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Space from idle chitchat and meaningless conversation. Space from socializing. Space. I took some more substantial space this past weekend, choosing to go on a retreat for rest, … Read more
Sometimes people ask me about karma and how to know when a karmic lesson is in play. (Sidebar: I chose the word ‘play’ deliberately. Even karmic lessons can be viewed through a playful lens. Why does everybody get so damn serious about healing? Sometimes it’s downright hilarious to see how skillfully we create our experiences … Read more
It’s a big name to live up to, I have to tell you! It’s my favorite nickname of all time, and I’ve had a few. Most of them made me squirrely under my skin. Like – ‘this is how you think of me?’ I guess I had higher expectations of myself than most of my … Read more