What is energy anyway?
What is energy? Here is an easy way to feel your energy. Notice how you feel in this very moment. Do you feel heavy or light? Awake or sleepy? Still or jumpy? Now take a deep breath, and possibly another deep breath. How do you feel now? However you feel, you just changed your energy! It’s that simple. Energy is breath and awareness.
Energy is a word to describe the quality of your being. In yoga classes, it's called prana. In Chinese Medicine, it's called chi. This concept isn't esoteric. I believe it's something that everyone can feel, change, and nurture.
How do you raise your energy? I’ve created an easy way to help you raise your energy: ask yourself in every situation-does this add or take away from my life? Can you do more of the things that add to your life and less of things that take away your energy?
Each one of us is an energy consumer! We take in the world through our 5 senses. Asking yourself the question above may help you understand what you are consuming. Does staring at the ocean, trees, and the sky, add to your energy? My guess is yes. Does looking at a computer screen take away energy? My guess is yes.
But how do you raise your energy, when you have to do things that take away your energy? We live in a stressful world. Each one of us have the pile up of tension that accumulates by the end of the day. The question becomes: where do we put the tension? You can transform it. You might have to spend hours looking at your computer screen to make a living. This may take away energy in the form of eye strain, neck and shoulder tension, and shallow breathing. But you could counteract this energy drain by spending time in nature doing a meditative walk and positive thinking at the end of your workday.
Everyone can be a transformer of energy. Taking time to notice how you feel is the first step towards transformation. Then spend time doing activities that add to your energy, such as breaks to release tension build up. If you would like to learn how to incline your mind towards the positive and let go of stress, you’re invited to join me for the Yin Yoga Meridians course this August 2022! Click here to learn more!