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September/October 2013

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The Energy Worker in Us We are all able to perform energy work to help lift another's mood, ease an illness, or assuage heartache, whether we know we are doing so or not. The term energy work is short for directing subtle energy—information that moves faster than the speed of light. It is the energy equivalent of lightning bolts that create miracles, inspiration, and exclamation marks. Subtle energy is also called psychic or spiritual energy. It differs from physical or sensory energy in its speed and alacrity. Some say that at least 99 percent of physical reality is an extension of what is occurring in the subtle realms; shift the subtle reality and physical reality will soon follow. We are all subtle energy workers, all of the time. Focus creates form. To think a loving thought about another person is to boost his or her confidence. To smile is to encourage smiles. Of course, this doesn't mean we are in charge of another's reality. In fact, we aren't even in charge of much of our own lives. We live in community; everything and everyone interacts, keeping the world in constant flux. But we can still call forth positive change through subtle activities, even if it's through a prayer, quiet thought, or soft touch. We are all subtle energy workers, all of the time. The Light in Your Hands: A Solo Exercise This exercise is a simple, yet potent, way to feel the subtle energy within and around your own body. It is also a method for bringing the healing, balancing, and energizing qualities of color into your body. Follow these steps: 1. The energy in your hands. Rub the palms of your hands together, like you're vigorously scrubbing them, for 10 seconds. Hold your hands in a vertical position about 1 inch apart, palms facing each other but not touching, and feel the energy you have created between your hands. 2. Flowing red energy. With this energy now flowing, imagine that you are bringing red energy through the back of your heart, into your chest, down your arms, and through your hands. Do you feel a marked difference between your hands? 3. Flowing blue energy. Imagine blue energy streaming in through the back of your heart, into your chest and arms, and through your hands. What sensations do you experience in your hands with this blue energy? Do you experience anything markedly different in your hands with blue versus red? Do you experience sensation anywhere else in your body? (You can continue to practice with any other color of your choice.) 4. Making an energy ball. Return to a neutral zone, dissipating your color energies. Pat your hands together as if you are gathering energy and make an energy ball (like a snowball of light). Mindfully create this energy ball, seeing how far you can spread your hands before you can no longer sense the energy. What did you experience with each step? Do you get different results at different times of day or in different locations? What did this exercise teach you about energy? Exercises adapted from The Subtle Body Practice Manual (Sounds True, 2013). www.abmp.com. See what benefits await you. 111

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