Introduction to Chakras January 9, 2002 The Seeker's Circle (www.seekerscircle.com) Moderator: Karyn Greenstreet Guest: Kathy Pike Copyright (c) 2002. All rights reserved. > So, without further ado... > I'm very pleased and honored to introduce Kathy Pike... > who is many things... > a Coach, a certified massage therapist... > as well as certified in polarity therapy... > and manual lymph drainage... > and is the author of "Generating Chakra Energy"... > welcome, Kathy!!! > Thank you Karen! I am pleased to be here! > Kathy will be speaking with us tonight about chakras... > and how knowledge of them can help in personal growth... > We'll start by turning the floor over to Kathy... > then we'll take questions a little bit later from the audience... > Go Ahead, Kathy. Thank you Karyn, again it is my pleasure to be here tonight! First I would like to start with... and exercise that will help all of the information... we are going to talk about integrate with you and your life!! To begin with... Please get comfortable... place your feet firmly o n the floor... put aside your snacks etc... Pull out a piece of paper.... and pen... Now, I want you to sit for a minute and think of a very challenging situation you have ... in your life right now.. it might be a person you are having trouble with... something you have been wanting and have not .... been able to achieve... Something that really is pretty hard for you... please write one sentence to describe this situation.... Then I would like for you to take one minute to scan your body... Let your awareness go deeply into your body as you think of this situation... close your eyes and notice where you attention first goes...(then of course open your eyes back up)... Take very good note of where your attention goes in your body...it is in your stomach, your arms, legs... maybe in your heart area, does your throat close down... Please write on your paper where you attention went... Now I want you to go back to your body and connect with the sensation... What did it feel like tingle, hot, cold dense etc. please write this down also... as I begin to talk about the chakra's I want you to continue to think of your challenging situation... and feel where the energy is in your body during the process and chat. How is everyone doing? so far? fine great! fine good good fine I'm with you Great k ok OK k good I am going to talk about the chakra system first.... There are seven basic energy centers in your body... these centers express energy, bring energy into life, determine your health... and determine your ability to create the lifestyle you want.... These centers are like disks or wheels, they spin and express themselves like a funnel in a tornado... they are very powerful... Hopefully they are expressing ... energy in a healthy balance way,,, or else disease and emotional and spiritual discomfort can occur... there are two ways that the energy centers can be out of balance one is that the energy is too low.. the other of course is that there is too much energy.... Each of the chakras function alone.. and also in concert with each other to make up a whole system... they are a never ending expression of energy... as long as you are alive ...and maybe longer... The health of one can affect the health and vitality of another center... any questions so far? ? Yes I mean yes GA Where does the energy originate? GA Ahhhh lets start with teh easy q's first :) okay ! The energy originates where all energy originates..... Does anyone really know? The energy comes from the very end of your nervous system in the ganglia So, already you can see that the health of your energy system (nervous system) very connected to the chakras.. Does that answer your question Warren..GA yes, thanks >A Midnight Silver Well, I was wondering, is that why I am always so tired and get sick a lot? There are time where I have a lot of energy and then I am so drained that I have no energy and that I feel sick to my stomach? GA There could be lots of reasons for this and it is a good segue into the first chakra .... The stomach has to do with the third chakra and we will get to that one in a moment... The first chakra is at the pelvic floor ... this chakra expresses the earth energy and how well we are... grounded, this is sometimes a challenge for people who are intuitive.... The first chakra is related to the health of your bones, teeth, legs, feet , ankles etc.. do you have back problems...first chakra.. At this center we pull energy up to sustain our health and well being.. This is the area that makes us feel safe and secure in the world..... It not only lets us pull energy up but we can all connect to the energy below to feel more grounded... if you have problems with weight, spaciness, disorientation, focus, lower digestion, knees and your hips.. you may want to check out this center.. if you move a lot, have unresolved family problems, and have not manifested the life you want... Chakra One! Questions? ! ! > GA Dreamer Kathy can you please explain how the 1st chakra is often a challenge for intuitive people? Thanks GA Because intuitive people tend to live in the 6, 7, and 8th chakras... !? The first three chakra are about our physical experience on earth... The heart chakra is the center chakra....the bridge to... chakra 5, 6, 7, which have more spiritual orientation and have to do with connecting to the universal energy..GA GA NJTMAN I have perfect health, no illnesses, but have problems doing paperwork, focusing on the mundane, I feel resistance, and at the same time, need to force myself to brush my teeth, sounds strange? is this a first chakra thing? Its my only issue... GA Sounds like it could be... ! relationship to the physical body is the first chakra...great self care...etc... could also be a little third chakra stuff...all vague guessing, GA >GA Midnight Silver ! well, she ask the quesiton I was going to ask. I do however have weak bones, including ankles. would that be the first chakras? sorry GA Yes, it could be, again we ground ourselve though our legs and ankles and feet... ok, thank u very important for all of you who are practicing intutive things to be doing..... I would ask all of you to heighten your awareness of your legs and feet as often as possible... I keep a tennis ball under my desk and massage my feet so I remember I have them!! GA > GA Maya1 > (Good idea, Kathy!) what else can we do besides self care if we think this chakra is blocked or whatever? Just more awareness of feet and legs? GA [Wed Jan 09 22:08:49 EST 2002] katenexile has no profile. Get grounded and familiar to the essence of the earth's energy.... It is about building solid structures in your life...first through your body...then in your environment...then... in your community....making sure ... you are taking good care of all of yourself and that you are fully PRESENT and in the moment... Fear is the biggest probblem for people with blocked First chakra's... Trust is the key... [Wed Jan 09 22:10:36 EST 2002] swan has no profile. Let's move to the second chakra..it is located in the reproductive area of your body... > Oops...we have one more question, Kathy it is the "seed" of your emotions and creativity.. ooopps GA > GA StreamAngel My resistance has been to allowing money into my life. When I did the scan, I felt stagnation in root chakras. This would also explain, constant pain and tingling in legs and feet. ga Ahh very good insight....do you sense.. Numbness also in feet. ga it is the flow coming up or going down? GA It is as though no energy is reaching my feet. I have already had three operations in my feet. ga Yikes...you are right on it. I suggest you get a tennis ball soon! Yes... Thank you. ga this is the grounding energy. Money... also ties in with the second chakra... since this is the area where the seed to our right livelihood.. lives... did anyone have anything come up in there very lower gut in the .... exercise we started with? yes GA Heather ! stirring uneasy feeling emptiness almost Heather, would you be willing to tell us the challenge? I am starting a new college course and very nervous about it... new job... new commitment, etc ga Yikes, you are a transition princess! .. [Wed Jan 09 22:16:32 EST 2002] monk has no profile. > :) ah yeah! ga What do you sense the emptiness is about Heather? GA I am a perfectionist, and not sure if I have what it takes to please myself.... ga Ahhhh, ok.... The second chakra has a lot to do with our desires... and our ability to connect with our desires... and bring them to the world.. thus receive money for them.... So, my dear Heather... Your assignment, if you should choose to take it on.... is to start identifying what makes you happy... not your mother, your father, your sister or aunt... but what gives you the highest level of pleasure and satisfaction.. does this make sense to you Heather? GA Oh yes... just hard to take that first plunge into unknown waters...ga ! > (Kathy, we have a question/comment from StreamAngel before you continue) Yes and water is the element of the second chakra!!!.. Just wanted to say I also felt a wide hollowness in stomach. of course! It is hard at first and the distinction,,, And I always feel hungry. Ga is that you must establish what makes you feel good ...get i n touch with your feelings and emotions... as they are key piece of the energy of this center...and you must know also that the color the chakra... is orange.. thus you are hungry...um ..... do you know this stuff? Do we have another question? > GA NJTMan could this be why I got kidney stones all the time prior to my changing jobs and getting a divorce? This makes sense to me now. I no longer get them since leaving the job and the bad marriage. Ga Well, it could be...my first hit though is the third chakra... I am not very familiar with chakras. But my intuition is serving me. ok, i can wait ga were you asking about this earlier?GA And I guess I am right on target and in the flow of your knowledge. ga ! Ok I am a little confused.. who am I taking to Karyn? > NJTman I am done ga > Kathy... > there is one more question... > or do you want to go onto the 3rd chakra... > it's 10:23 here...it's up to you GA excuse me the color and element of the 1st chakra please? ga Question please > See above (dblchart) First chakra-red-earth, Second-water-orange Third - FIRE - yellow Does anyone... [Wed Jan 09 22:25:12 EST 2002] jshoda has no profile. want to share their insight from the exercise earlier.. i will are you making any connects with the little bit of info you have so far? > GA Feire GA i asked about my low energy i felt it in my heart a tightening sensation GA And what are you sensing in your body needs to happen for ... you to let go of the low energy... something about my blood... maybe, like a health issue GA Could be... how good are you at sharing your emotions? GA pretty good i think GA maybe too good ga Well, considering you said I think verses I feel...I would challenge this.... The heart is about moving the fluids of the body.....getting your emotions in movement might help... What is the sensation around your heart? GA a tightening weighed down feeling GA ahhh, what is your sense it is about? GA I can't really tell, i thought i sensed a health problem, I don't know, I've been a bit depressive lately GA Are you very good about letting people know when they have hurt you? depends who they are GA Ummmm how might your life be different if... you were very clear about who or what you allowed into your loving heart area? GA Oh it would feel wonderful! GA Maybe a little LIGHTER?..... I would encourage you to look at the boundaries you have established around your heart... Definitely! I feel so weighted down by my mother in law and I can't be open with her GA ty GA there you go....resolve this issue and then see what happens to your heart! Thank you for sharing! :) I encourage you all to look at the challenge you ... wrote about... see how it links to your body.. go to that place.. observe the sensations and ask your body... Body...what are you trying to tell me? It will tell you. If you study the chakra system you will see... the wonderful way it all connects on a ... spiritual, emotional, mental and physical level.. the system can explain any organism in its organization...including companies and the universe.... I love this system .. it is rich and deep... and tranformational.. a must for all who seek higher knowledge... and understanding.... Yes! There are classes available... Karyn will be posting one for April and you can always go to my web site at www.coachkpike.com.... [Wed Jan 09 22:36:38 EST 2002] Harmony has no profile. ! What else shall I say Karyn? > Kathy, you've been WONDERFUL! > Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and insight with us! Thank you so much fo rhaving me.. What a trip this format is!!! > I will be announcing the April and June Chakra classes in the February newsletter. Thank you all for sharing your pieces!! [Wed Jan 09 22:37:28 EST 2002] Quincella has no profile. > Kathy... Yes ty Kathy! > do you also want to give your email address out, please? Thnak You Kathy. Sure.... My email address is: Kathy@coachkpike.com phone; 503-436-0582 > Great! Again, thanks for being with us here tonight, and I'm looking forward... > to being a student in your class! :) > Thanks to everyone who participated tonight as well! ! Great fun thank you! :)