Not long ago, in an initial visit with a new client (let’s call them Avery), we discussed the relationship between their life history, emotional experiences and energy behavior. 

With many of my clients being brand new to energy work, we frequently address both the what and why when we explore energy patterns and how they impact and define their experience.

Just the Facts, Folks

Avery and I discussed the unique why’s that pertained to their situation. Our conversation also inspired me to share some core facets of energy behavior – that apply to everyone.    

To keep things simple, I’ll net this out. 

Your energy: 

• is a fundamental part of you
• is dynamic and “alive”
• is both the cause and effect for all facets of your lived experience
• has its own anatomy
• is highly responsive to your thoughts and beliefs
• is adaptive; it runs in habit patterns
• is changeable: it can be re-oriented and evolved
• communicates via the physical body, sensation, awareness, emotions and your inner wisdom

In a healthy state it is:

• free flowing and expansive
• contained and boundaried
• grounded into your physical body
• in connection with the Earth and Cosmos
• maintains its individuation while being present to the energy and emotions of others
• responsive to your choices and desires
• *All of the above occur at the same time, and in a relatively cohesive manner

Living your life impacts your energy. 

This occurs by virtue of your:

• choices
• experiences
• stories that you tell yourself and absorb from others
• feelings about yourself, the world around you, and your place in it
• unresolved, unprocessed or repressed emotions
• level of presence and/or embodiment

The health of your energy system will be reflected in your physical, mental, emotional and/or spiritual wellbeing.

Now, a handful of groovy tidbits regarding energy evolution:

Energy precedes all that is material. If you want to manifest change in the physical realm (including your physical body) – consider tending to your energy.

When you choose to clear something energetically, it’s a powerful statement to yourself, and to the Cosmos, that you want it gone. Aspects such as stuck emotions, patterned ways of being and thinking, the internalized voices of others – these can be released from your field.

Once you have some experience with energy work, this gone-ness phenomenon is perceptible. Energy clearing is iterative and cumulative. You can incrementally shed old skins…and set down outdated baggage, until your energy body has reached a more aligned and spacious state. 

In this evolved energetic state, there is more room in your field – for You. Here you free up your innate capacity to choose the trajectory of your life, and exercise your creative power and self-expression without the energetic influence of your family of origin, your spouse, or society.  

So What’s All the Fuss (with these Facts)?

Understanding the nitty-gritty of energy behavior is a supreme opportunity.

Is there something in your life that you would like to be different? Is there a:

• way of being, thinking or feeling?
• relationship?
• recurring life or emotional theme?
• level of connection with yourself or others?
• challenging physical experience?

Look to your energy! From basic self-care to therapeutic healing, attending to your energy can be an empowering gamechanger. 

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