March 3rd, 2017

Cleansing the Emotional Body

As the trees let go of their leaves in preparation for Winter, it is also a good time for us to shed some old emotions. As many of you know, kinesiology can uncover events in your life you may not have thought about for many years. A car accident, relationship break-up, hurtful words spoken to you, disappointments. Just as eating junk food can create a toxic build-up in the body, emotions that have not been "digested" and get stuck in the body can also become toxic.
Revisiting such emotionally charged events, allows you to process it from an adult's perspective (if this was a childhood event), shed some light on the impact it has had on your life and allow you to let go of any beliefs or fears you may have carried as a result. I often hear people say "But I thought I dealt with that!". There can be many layers to address before an issue is completely resolved, including feeling the emotions that were not fully felt at the time.

So how do I know if an Emotion has become Toxic?

In a healthy state we can feel emotions without reacting to the presence of that emotion. Emotions become toxic when we develop a habitual reaction to that emotion and the emotions begin to turn in on themselves. For example, anger becomes toxic when you feel angry that you're angry, fear is toxic when you become afraid of fear itself.
"When we habitually respond to the presence of a given emotion with that same emotion itself, then over time the emotions feed on each other and transform into their toxic counterparts. Therefore fear of fear becomes paranoia, anger over our anger becomes resentment, sadness as a reaction to our sadness becomes bitterness, needing sympathy because we have so much sympathy leads to disgust, and grief over our grief leads to disdain." - Lonny Jarrett "Nourishing Destiny"
Other examples are frustration that turns to confusion and a continual search for an answer. Guilt when toxic can immobilise us and everything feels pointless or futile. Disconnection from our emotions in general can lead to feeling disconnected from our sense of value and worth.
If you resonate with any of this, perhaps it's time to check in with yourself. Sometimes we forget there is a level of choice we all have in our lives and that we have the power to make different choices. Can you identify a particular emotion that feels toxic for you? What kind of support do you require to move through that emotion? Can you support your emotional body with different food choices, hydration and exercise? Do you have an outlet to creatively express this emotion; drawing, journalling, singing, dancing?
Learning how to look after your emotional being is a valuable life skill that can be practiced throughout your entire life. Not just when things fall apart. We all feel those things we prefer not to feel at times; anger, fear, jealousy, confusion. It's important not to make yourself wrong, bad, guilty or not good enough for the simple fact that these feelings have arisen. This only creates more suffering. Feeling these things can be painful, but in the meeting and breathing into them, you will find freedom.