I Am Worthy: OMG Day 20!

I Am Worthy...

This practice wasn't for slouches when it came to exploring the subconscious mind and all the messages we tell ourselves about our worth every day. Tell yourself "I am worthy" and see what emotions, feelings, pictures or images come up. This is such an intense part of self-discovery because often times we aren't just dealing from that time that our ex-boyfriend told us that we were not desirable or a friend stopped speaking to us over hurt feelings. These feelings come from deep within our inner child, from our ancestral lineage or even from past lives (if that is one of your belief systems like it is mine).  Maybe your mother or father didn't value you much, abandoned you, or your needs weren't paid very much attention to as a child.

All of these things can knock you of center and damage the root chakra. This yoga practice pulled up not only mine own thoughts of unworthiness, but also all the ways in which I may have made other feel unworthy. It also pulled up a healthy amount of guilt which goes into sacral chakra healing. But as we've already discussed, the first 5 chakras are very linked. That is not to say that the 6th and 7th chakras aren't. We are all connected holistically to every part of our being, body, mind, and spirit. But the first 5 chakra's seem to interconnect quite a bit more in my opinion. Whatever the case, you can use this practice and other yoga practices along with affirmations to go deeper. It's a powerful thing. And this going deeper can lead to healing.

The good news is that with some effort you can heal and repair the root chakra. There are many ways to do that from meditation, to crystal therapy, to visualization and affirmations, yoga, dance, grounding exercises, visiting nature and connecting with the dirt under your feet. And it can be a lot of fun! In these activities you learn to fall, get back up, laugh, play and cry and then fall and laugh and pull yourself back to your feet again and again. You learn to approach life with acceptance and forgiveness. I am learning to forgive myself and others, be tolerant of even the people who annoy me and learn lessons from why they are or were in my existence and to stay open to all the experiences, heart breaking, wonderful, loving and amazing that come my way!