Energy in Your Body: Energy Regulation
Think about how energy flows through your body—energy in, energy out. When you shake hands, hug, or give a high five, can you visualize the energy moving in and out of your body? In all three examples, you are giving and receiving energy. With awareness and understanding, we can help regulate the energy flow in and out of our body physically and emotionally.
Take a moment and think about what happens when we embrace in a hug. We offer sincerity and authenticity when we energetically give of ourselves this way. We may even generate a sense of warmth and comfort that lingers in the body, offering continuous benefits.
Energy can also flow in and out of the body in less supportive ways. Emotional circumstances or unwarranted words or thoughts can live in our bodies with or without our knowing. This energy can lead to physical ailments or affect our overall emotional well-being.
The good news is that practicing self-awareness, mindfulness, and movement can help us move this energy out of our bodies.
Mindfulness Activity of the Week
Level It Up!
Try scheduling time with a friend this week and level up your collective energy stores. Choose from the list below or unleash your inner child and get creative!
- Get outdoors! Take a walk, hike, or sit in the park. Whatever you do, your body and mind will thank you.
- Cook together! Nourish your body and energize your soul with a cooking play date. What better way is there to feed your mind and your body?
- Throw it back! Recall your favorite childhood games, celebrity crush, or music, and go back in time. Allow yourself to reminisce, laugh, and fill your inner child with playful energy!
Movement Activity of the Week
Movement for the Energy in Your Body – Star
Arranging our body in Star pose allows us to engage all five energetic points in our body: crown of the head, right hand, right foot, left foot, and left hand.
