Why does the human race have such a hard time understanding who they are and the importance of knowing thyself? Quite cearly we have been mis-lead, often deliberately, so a few could dictate the systems in effect on this planet. We are now at the end of a 13000 year galactic cycle and it is now time to take back control of our personal vehicles and raise our consciousness and awareness.....
As we end this 13000 year universal energetic cycle of fear, separation and survival, begin a new one of cooperation, love and wholeness it is necessary to become aware of our thoughts, beliefs and perceptionswhich create our personal realities. It is important to help the physical body through its transfiguration or metamorphosis with as much harmony as possible since it is the final manifestation of who we are and most "dense" of all our bodies. It is therefore the slowest to change or recreate. It is crucial to stop focusing our energy on those whose primary purpose was to control and manipulate human consciousness and to move into the body, know thyself intimately, and lovingly restore our sacred temple to its former glory.
As a former Physical Education Instructor and practising Sports Therapist and Energy Healer I am very aware of the requirement to have the pelvis orientated properly so that the sacrum and therefore spine can sit correctly and general hip movement goes unimpeded. When this is achieved we can not only have a pain free life but cosmic energies can be integrated effectively via the spine/human electromagnetic field and even more importantly life force/kundalini/sexual energy can travel unimpeded up the spine to meet "shien" or spirit. This is the positive or yang polarity energies (electro) of the cosmos meeting the negative or yin (magnetic) to create a circuit. You are in fact a battery which has largely been running on empty until you make the effort to know thyself and transmute lower or negative patterns. It is therefore essential that certain muscle groups and practices be worked with and given priority as we move into the new era. In this article I am going to look at a particular muscle that closes down the hips due to anxiety and fear issues and needs to be released, muscles that build the core and therefore support the spine especially the thoracic diaphragm and finally a look at the pelvic and urogenital diaphragms that must be strengthened if we are to stop chi escaping from our system and control kundalini/sexual/life force energy in the body.
Pelvic Orientation
The hips represent the thrust forward in life, not just physically, but metaphorically. Any tightness or inflexibility here is indicative of mental and emotional "tightness" on a higher level which filters down into the physical body. To keep this forward thrust smooth and harmonious we must integrate the yin and yang energies or female and male energies in perfect balance . We must maintain complete openness to creative solutions and possibilities while moving forward if that is the requirement in the moment. It is necessary to move forward from the "lower tan tien" or abdominal area as do experienced martial artists rather than from the chest/shoulders or from the knees, that is with hips flexed in a defensive position. The hips represent the major male/female axis in the body irrespective of gender. When we are lopsided integrating more of one type of energy this effects our muscles acting on the hips. A muscle I want to focus on a little more here is the Psoas.
The psoas is defined as a major hip flexor and core stabilising muscle however what is not often acknowledged is it is a muscle of perception and very much connected to the most primitive part of ourselves, the reptilian brain. The psoas, which grows out of the lumbar spine, spans down and sideways like a pyramid shape through the abdominal core, fanning open and attaching to the top of the femur or upper leg bone. It is the only muscle to connect the spine to the legs. The psoas and myofascial tissues translate the energy from the spine down and through into the legs and feet. As gravity transfers weight through bones, tissue, and muscle, into the earth, the earth energies rebound, flowing back up the legs and spine, energizing, coordinating and animating posture, movement and expression. It is an uninterrupted conversation between self, earth, and cosmos unless there is anxiety/fear in your life. Therefore the tightness and contraction I see in nine out of ten clients is actually the energetic patterning of family ancestry, current family patterns, environmental influences but also even more importantly the possibility of a huge evolutionary jump when these patterns are released.
Why?
Because these patterns are fear based and as such contract/close the hips in a defensive pattern. When awareness is brought to this muscle and patterns released it allows spine/hip realignment and as more awareness is brought to the whole lumbar/hip and upper leg area our life force energy begins to recirculate unimpeded.
The Spine and Core Stability
The spine is our flexible support structure however it is also the final manifestation of our perception of support on a mental and emotional level therefore if we chronically feel unsupported in life or our family patterning is of that orientation then our physical spines will manifest those patterns by having spinal curvatures such as scoliosis and kyphosis which from an energetic level come about because of an inability to flow with the natural cycles of life courtesy of anxiety and fear. These curvatures are very often caused on a physical level by myofascial tissue which has become "wound up" by mental and emotional "tightness" and a lack of "new" chi energy circulating in those tissues.
The days of working exclusively on your six pack ie rectus abdominus was of course disinformation from the fitness industry and others to promote "their" products and manipulate peoples' consciousness. We have moved on from those days and are much closer to understanding the links between our core and consciousness. Working on all core muscles (including rectus abdominus) is a huge leap forward however it's still not the complete picture. It is important that we have a strong core since it is a bridge between upper and lower parts of the physical body therefore no matter how strong your upper and lower bodies are if your core is weak there is no connection and performance is sacrificed because functional strength is impaired. Therefore whether you are a power lifter, rugby player or do no sport whatsoever it is imperative that the core is strong and flexible. You will have less injuries, feel more empowered as more and more awareness is focused in this area, the area of the second brain, instead of over using the linear or left hemisphere of the cranial brain. The core muscles are numerous and include deep spinal muscles such as rotatores and multifidus, the erector spinae, obliques, transversus abdominus, quadratus lumborum and the rectus abdominus. However one of the least recognised and yet very important "muscles" of the core is in fact the thoracic diaphragm which is used for breathing and as such has a direct influence on our health and state of consciousness. It is essential that we once again move back to abdominal breathing as we did as children. This is because our dysfunctional patterns which are fear based are affecting our breathing and therefore our nervous system and all other systems of the body and quite literally slowly killing us.
Mobilizing and awakening the natural breathing rhythm of the abdominal diaphragm is vital because it is so central to the whole body. The majority of the dome-shaped muscle attaches to the lower six ribs like a giant internal parachute. Its bottom strands attach to the front of the low-back spine and the psoas and quadratus lumborum muscles (spinal stabilizers). The top of the diaphragm is literally a seat for the sack of connective tissue around the heart. While exhaling during abdominal breathing the chest and sternum sink stimulating the thymus gland. The thymus gland is a major gland of rejuvenation and the immune system therefore it is so important that we move back into abdominal breathing the majority of the time.
Breathing affects the shape and tone of the core because the diaphragm is directly adhered to many abdominal muscles and organs. When breathing naturally the diaphragm expands and the abdominal muscles and visceral contents balloon out. When breathing out, the diaphragm contracts and moves back up toward the lungs, and the gut balloon deflates. Typically we are unaware of this process, as breath is an automatic function in the body. We also are largely unaware of the negative breathing patterns which we accumulate as we become teenagers and beyond. These breathing patterns have a negative impact on the nervous system and the structural health of the body. However we can consciously take control of breathing and develop new habits such as abdominal breathing which is of course our natural state of breathing.
By regularly performing certain exercises and practices we can actually increase the chi or oxygen pressure in the organs and abdominal cavity and stimulate energy to once again move around the microcosmic orbit, which is basically the governor and central meridians, as we did in the womb. As young children we breath naturally and use chi pressure in the abdomen. This assists the initial part of inhalation enormously and the lungs take in more life force energy or oxygen but use less energy. As we mature, poor breathing habits manifest as chest breathing and all associated patterns and we descend into unconsciousness. By abdominal breathing we are closer to our own internal source of energy and our primary awareness in the "lower tan tien" or second brain. As we age the prenatal life force or chi is drained out from the naval and kidney areas as we move further into the ego, the illusion, and dysfunctional breathing patterns. As chi pressure is lost an energy imbalance takes place and fluid flow slows down contributing greatly to decline and old age.
The Pelvic and Urogenital Diaphragms
As we become more appreciative of the abdominal area we become more aware of the various diaphragms. The thoracic we have largely explored with abdominal breathing, however there are two others which we must bring awareness back to if we are to maintain chi pressure and ultimately learn how to redirect it upwards to keep our organs and physical bodies in tip top shape. Those are the pelvic and urogenital diaphragms. The pelvic diaphragm is the floor of the pelvic cavity which contains the vital organs, for example, the small and large intestines, the bladder, kidneys, liver, spleen and pancreas. It is the pelvic diaphragm which lifts up and maintains the shapes of the vital organs. If the pelvic diaphragm is weak which is so common in our culture then chi pressure is lost and we become tired and lethargic as we age. Below the pelvic diaphragm and above the perineum lies the urogenital diaphragm. Again if this is weak we lose chi pressure. The pudendal nerve attaches the muscles of the urogenital diaphragm to the vagina or penis and to the anus. I've purposely not gone into detail here because the important point is that both diaphragms must be strong and not in a weakened state or we will lose life force energy. If you want to know more then study and practice Mula Bhanda
The new era is about being sovereign, about creating our own individual realities from the essence of who we really are and not from subconscious negative programming inherited from past generations and unconsciously acted out in the present moment. To do that meditation and contemplation are crucial so we can release this programming. However there also has to be action in the form of knowing thyself and performing what were once sacred and guarded asanas/exercises. By refocusing your attention on your internal world instead of being dragged along by the outside world you will go a long way to transmuting old beliefs and energies which were deliberately created for you for the benefit of a few. By refocusing on self you become aware of unresourceful programs and conditioning which are creating your own reality. You then automatically transmute them to a higher form and once again take conscious charge of your vehicle (body, mind, soul) creating in line with universal laws and your divinity.
