I am not an
expert on body work. In high school I
was in the track team, but I cannot say I was very good. I had a couple of injuries and although I was
a very fast sprinter, I never got to live my love of running.
I always
loved dancing. In college I would dance
for hours, especially on Saturday nights when life at Cornell University gave
me a short break. I started to do Yoga
and body building seriously when I was in college. I was very healthy and fit when I graduated
from college.
I returned
to Turkey after college. I was planning
to stay for a masters degree in engineering.
However, my father had been ill since his by-pass surgery during my
sophomore year and he needed support at our family construction company. After I returned to Turkey, I worked almost
nonstop for eight nine years. Then I was
not that well anymore. I had various
problems with my health as well as many problems with my husband. My father and mother were experiencing
serious health problems, too. Everything
looked good on the outside. Business was
good. I was married, travelling around
the world although for much shorter times since I was working very hard, driving
very nice cars. I was able to buy and do
more or less all that I wanted. I was also
helping a lot of people during those years.
Giving financial help was what I knew to do. Today I have a little different
understanding of helping another person.
We learn best my doing and especially by making mistakes. However, maybe what I did then protected me
during the couple very dark years that followed.
Anyway. My
path led me to energy work and various healing methods. I never looked for a method to heal myself or
my life. As l looked for healing methods
to help others, I was to discover a whole new way of life for myself. At all phases of my life there were people who
told me how foolish it is to try to help others. Surely there were times when I was hurt and
betrayed by the people that I helped, however, I believe that trying to help
with a pure heart can never truly hurt us. As long as we know our boundaries. As long as
helping does not turn into satisfying our own ego. Help should be about empowerment. Again,
today I have a different of definition of what really helping another means. No
one is a victim.
Although I
learned many different personal development and healing tools, energy work has
always been my favourite. The more I
advanced, I found myself doing less and less body work. Although I did not have any health problems,
at one point I realized that I was losing the awareness of my body and that I
was gaining weight. Gaining weight is a
common symptom among many energy healers.
If we are not careful about grounding ourselves, we start to use food
and eating as a means for grounding.
Naturally many healers end up gaining weight.
Also, spiritual
work is important, but if we have been born on this planet, I believe that it
means we need to work with our body, mind and spirit. With spiritual work, it
is easy to look down upon material needs and all that is material including the
body. I have been doing mental and spiritual work deeply, but not enough body
work. To find a new balance I needed to
focus on my body again. That is when I
turned to Louise Hay with a different focus.
Good diet
and physical exercise are essential for good health. Deep awareness of our body is another level
of body work. A topic that I want to
start sharing more. Actually in some of
my previous articles I had shared some body affirmations as the affirmations of
the week. Now, I would like to recommend
to you using Louise L. Hay’s body
awareness affirmations in a systematic manner. Louise Hay has mapped out the relationship between
our though patterns and our health.
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I
always thoroughly use any technique that I recommend to my family, friends and
clients. The body affirmations that I will
share will certainly heal and strengthen your body immensely. There are seven
affirmations given in this article. Of
course, there are many more for the other parts of our body.
The way to work with the following affirmations,
suggested by Louise L. Hay:
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Use
one affirmation a day in the first round of working with the affirmations.
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Repeat
each affirmation for at least ten times every morning and every evening.
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Write
each affirmation at least ten times every day.
You may
also write the affirmation and place it where you can see during the day. The
next week, either do another round of the seven affirmations or during the
second week every morning look at the seven affirmations and choose that you
feel will serve you the most.
Day 1 - Affirmation 1:
I Love My Mind
My mind
enables me to recognize the beautiful Miracle of my Body. I am glad to be alive. I affirm with my mind that I have the power
to heal myself. My mind chooses the thoughts
that create my future moment by moment.
My power comes through the use of my mind. I choose thoughts that make
me feel good. I love and appreciate my
beautiful mind.
Day 2 - Affirmation 2:
I Love My Scalp
My scalp is
relaxed and peaceful. It is loose and
easy. It provides a nourished bed for my hair. My hair is able to grow freely
and luxuriously. I choose the thoughts that massage my scalp with love. I love and appreciate my beautiful scalp.
Day 3 - Affirmation 3:
I Love My Hair
I trust the
process of life to take care of my every need, and I grow strong and peaceful.
I relax my scalp and give my beautiful hair room to grow luxuriously. I
lovingly groom my hair and choose the thoughts that support its growth and
strength. I love and appreciate my beautiful hair.
Day 4 - Affirmation 4:
I Love My Eyes
I have
perfect vision. I see clearly in every
direction. I see with love my past, my present
and my future. My mind chooses the way I
look at life. I see with new eyes. I see
good in everyone and everywhere. I now lovingly create the life I love to look
at. I love and appreciate my beautiful
eyes.
Day 5 - Affirmation 5:
I Love My Ears
I am
balanced and poised and one with all of life. I choose the thoughts that create
harmony around me. I listen with love to
the good and the pleasant. I hear the
cry for love that is hidden in everyone’s message. I am willing to understand
others, and I have compassion for them.
I rejoice in my ability to hear life. I have a receptive capacity of
mind. I am willing to hear. I love and appreciate my beautiful ears.
Day 6 - Affirmation 6:
I Love My Nose
I am at
peace with everyone around me. No person, place, or thing has any power over
me. I am the power and authority in my
world. I choose the thoughts that
recognize my own true worth. I recognize
my own intuitive ability. I trust my
intuition, for I am always in contact with Universal Wisdom and Truth. I always go in the right direction for
me. I love and appreciate my beautiful
nose.
Day 7 - Affirmation 7:
I Love My Mouth
I nourish
myself by taking in new ideas. I prepare
new concepts for digestion and assimilation.
I make decisions with ease based upon the principles of Truth. I have a
good taste for life. I choose the thoughts that enable me to speak with love. I
speak up for myself, secure in my own true worth. I love and appreciate my beautiful mouth.
In the
coming weeks, I will share more of Louise Hay’s body affirmations for better
health and a happier life.
May love
and light always be with you.
Zeynep
Quote of the Week:
“The
greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by
altering his attitude.”
By
William James
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