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Day 11 of the 30 day meditation challenge. The Solar Plexus.


Are you ready to learn about your Solar Plexus today?  As with the Root and Sacral chakra's, today's meditation is the same, so let's refresh with that now.  So you know where to "look" or focus your attention, the Solar Plexus is located two inches above your navel and when balanced is a beautiful yellow.  What's the difference between Beautiful yellow and yellow, you ask? Nothing, in my mind when something is balanced, it is just beautiful.  (big smile!) 

Meditation:  Do your relaxation breathing exercises three times, (more if you need some time to clear the mind), then breathe naturally.  Now,imagine you are looking at your Solar Plexus. Is it dim?  If so, with each inhalation, imagine you are breathing life into your solar plexus.  For me, this was tough, because when I hear breathe life into the something, I think outward breath, so I imagined that the Solar Plexus was like a pinwheel and every time I took a breath in, it would spin.  Breathe in peace, exhale negativity.  Continue this until you feel your wheel is spinning at a normal speed (not too fast, not too slow) and glowing that beautiful yellow.  Like any of your chakra's, you do not want to over do it, an imbalance isn't just slow moving, it can be fast moving too.  When you are done with opening/lighting up your chakra, open your eyes and meditate using the words, 'power is peace'.

So why is the Solar Plexus so important?  Well think of it in terms of the sun.  Nothing can be alive without the sun, right? Well, the SP is the sunshine of your chakra's.  That is my interpretation at least.  When balanced, it is the home of logic, intelligence and goals. It is kind of the seed for all things good.  When it is balanced, people are generally outgoing, friendly, relaxed and generous.  No, do not expect to balance a friend's solar plexus and then expect money, generosity is the way someone loves you, the time they could make for you, or vice versa.  It is being a shoulder, or an ear, when someone needs it.  When the SP is out of balance, too bright or too dim, it can cause darker emotions to surface.  One meditation I saw, while working with my Solar Plexus simply stated, 'I am the power of peace" and asked those listening to repeat it. 

The Solar Plexus is about worthiness and personal empowerment.  I had a dream a few weeks ago, that I mentioned in another post, and the mystery man in my dream said to me, repeat after me Shellymarie, "I am a gift to this world", "I deserve to be in it",  "I am enough".  I don't know who he was, but it helped and when I woke up, I felt worthy of being in this world. 

Let's face it, we all have those moments of not feeling a part of something. Maybe it is the path we are on, or perhaps it is just a flicker of darkness, as the sun begins to shine through, casting the shadows aside.  Whatever it is, remember that when your chakra's are balanced, you are balanced.   Sunday I get to move on to the heart chakra.  That should be exciting.

So just remember those three mantra's and repeat them to yourself.  What you put out to the world, you will get back, so be careful with your thoughts and actions and find peace in all that you do, because remember, good or bad, every experience is a learning lesson.

Until tomorrow...love yourself and know that you belong in this world.

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