The Girl with an Indigo Aura...

I'm a sceptic. I think its just my nature. So a few months back, when my best friend convinced me to go get a massage and get some "energy work", I wasn't sure what to expect. To my very pleasant surprise, it was one of the best things I have ever done for myself. Now, what is energy work, one might ask? In order to really appreciate and understand the practice, you have to first accept the idea that our body is made up of energy, and when that energy becomes imbalanced, we don't feel as well as we potentially could feel. The energy is broken down into seven chakras (wheels of energy). Each chakra is connected with different parts of the body. The first chakra, or muladhara (root chakra), is located at the base of the spine and is associated with the color red. This chakra is essentially our stability. Too much or too little of this energy can block our ability to create change. The second chakra, sacral (sexual chakra), is located in the pelivc region and is associated with the color orange. As one can guess from the name of this chakra, this energy is associated with passion and sex. Third chakra, also known as solar plexus chakra, is yellow energy that has to do with how we create balance within ourselves. The fourth chakra, anahata or heart chakra, deals with love, empathy, selflessness and other such things. Fifth chakra, the throat chakra, deals with communication and expression of self. The sixth chakra, known as ajna or brow chakra, is all about the "third eye". This is the chakra that deals with the concious and unconcious. If you can open your "third eye", allowing the energy to flow freely, you have the ability to put yourself in touch with one's innate, intuitive psychic self. The seventh chakra is known as the sahasrara or crown chakra. This is your connection to the divine; whether thats God, spirits, angels, etc., if the energy in this chakra is flowing the way its supposed to, you can open yourself to true sprituality, self-realization, and enlightment. Okay, so now that you know what I mean by "energy", you can better understand why it might need some work. When you visit Jess, the amazing, talented, gifted human-being who practices energy work, she can actually see each chakra, and can help restore the energy to its natural, flowing state. Honestly, I know how it sounds. When I first heard about it, I thought it was pretty far-out there. But now...I have to have this done every month. Whats amazing about the whole process, is truly how much BETTER you feel. Instantly. The last few months of my life have been, well, not the greatest. I've struggled. I've had a hard time dealing with the curve balls that have been sent my way, and have questioned over and over again why I've been dealt the hand that I've been given. You get to a point where you almost feel like you are simply existing, instead of living; standing still while the world around you moves on, and you're stuck, unable to move forward. The first time I had energy work is probably one of the most spiritual, life-enhancing moments of my life. I cried when I got back into my car. It was as if I had regained my purpose, regained self-worth and direction. I felt in tune, as crazy as it might sound. At my second session, we did what is called belief work. Now, that is more or less the practice of removing the negative thoughts, energy, etc. and replacing that negativity with something positive. For example, lets say you find yourself in a position of resentment. Someone has hurt you, and you feel it impossible to let go of the anger that has developed. In belief work, you acknowledge that pain, and you turn it around. Lets say someone leaves you, for any reason. You might feel abandoned, alone, sad, angry, hurt, broken, but what are those emotions doing to you? They're only tearing you apart on the inside. So, instead of carrying around that resentment, you ackknowledge that the person who hurt you is simply on their own journey. They have things within themselves to discover. Their path was meant to cross yours, but sometimes, we can only walk together for so long before you come to a fork in the road. Its all about ridding our mind and body of the negativity that will block our energy from flowing in the way its meant to. The amazing woman who does all this can also see your dominant color, or aura, or whatever you'd like to call it. Today, I was indigo. Strictly indigo, which is unique because usually, you have more than one color. There is usually a dominant and secondary color and mine usually tend to be green and yellow. Apparently though, this solid ingigo thing is GOOD. This is like being in warrior mode. I know what I want, and I'm going to get it and I'm not going to let people stand in my way, or tear me down. Words cannot even express how badly I needed the session I had today. So many changes this year, and even within the last few months, have really left me feeling emotionally, physically, spiritually, and mentally drained. Going to these energy work sessions has made such an enormous difference in my life. In many ways, they are almost like therapy sessions with a massage, and who doesn't need a therapist? And who doesn't like massages? Its amazing. Do it.