Balancing the Bodies Network through self massage

Balancing the Body's Network through Self Massage

Understanding the Body-Mind-Spirit Connection

By Alisa Battaglia, BD, CHT, EFT

Ecology of the Spirit Self-Healing Series

Summary

Balancing the Bodies Network through Self Massage, Understanding the Body-Mind-Spirit Connection is a unique self-processing tool to balance the bodies energetic network using a somatic approach to the physio-psychospiritual relationship of the chakras. Through the art of self-massage you have the tool of self-empowerment to heal, clear and open your chakras in your own time and in the privacy of your own home.

With beautiful diagrams and a full-size color-coded system you are able to locate the 107 major chakras on the body and learn their names and full descriptions of their exact location. The text further explains chakras in relationship to body awareness, obstruction of energy inherent in disease patterns, their use in sensory evolution, energy flow patterns and self-massage techniques, chakra healing meditations and sound therapy and more. In a step-by-step process you can awaken your body and begin to heal it by developing a relationship through its subtle energy pathways and tap into the incredible wisdom that dwells within your innermost recesses. Through intimate contact with the deeper wisdom of your body expressed as the desire to heal and the will to live in every cell-the "life-print" for human potential you open to the birthright of your multidimensional nature.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FLOWER ME IMAGERY JOURNEY OF FREE WILL

PART ONE

HEALING SELF-MASSAGE
Balancing Subtle Energy of the Body and Mind…………………………………….........................................1
Touch…………………………………………………………………………………………………..................................1
The Benefits………………………………………………………………………………………....................................1
Scent…………………………………………………………………………………………………...................................2
Natural vs. Synthetic…………………………………………………………………………......................................3

BODY AWARENESS………………………………………………………………………………................................4
Loving Your Body........................................................................................................................6
Know Your Body Type.................................................................................................................7
Feeling Awareness in Your Sense-Body..........................................................................................9

ENERGY TECHNIQUES
Grounding Your Body.................................................................................................................11
Centering in Your Body..............................................................................................................12
Setting Boundaries for Growth and Self-Protection........................................................................13
The Zip-Up...............................................................................................................................14

PART TWO

THE PHYSIO-PYSCHOSPIRITUAL NATURE OF THE CHAKRAS…………………….............................15
CHART: On the Chakras……………………………………………………………………….................................17
The 107 Etheric Centers in the Body: Names & Locations……………................................................18
Color Codes for the Major & Minor Chakra Points in the Body........................................................20
Color Coded Diagram: Anterior View........................................................................................21
Color Coded Diagram: Posterior View......................................................................................22
Universal Polar Currents of Electromagnetic Energy…………………………………..................................23
DIAGRAM: Cyclical Flow of Polaric Currents………………………………………….....................................24
Sensory Unfoldment………………………………………………………………………….....................................25
CHART: The Evolution of Consciousness through the Five Senses……………....................................27
Miasms....................................................................................................................................28

PART THREE

PURIFICATION……………………………………………………………………………………………........................30
EXTERNAL OLEATION………………………………………………………………………………...........................31
Chakra Points Correspondence Chart……………………………………………………...................................31
Contraindications for Massage……………………………………………………………....................................32
Massage Techniques…………………………………………………………………………….................................32
Massage Maintenance Schedule………………………………………………………….....................................33
Preparing the Skin for Self-massage……………………………………………………....................................33
Traditional Ayurvedic Cleansing Recipe………………………………………………......................................33

MEDITATION & SOUND
Concentration Exercise………………………………………………………………………...................................34
Sound Therapy for the Chakras……………………………………………………….......................................35
Moving Sound through Seven Points of Contact...........................................................................36
Opening the Hand Chakras........................................................................................................37

STEP-BY-STEP SELF-MASSAGE
DIAGRAM: Massage Technique~ Anterior & Posterior……………………………..................................38
Before you Begin………………………………………………………………………………...................................39
STEP 1: FEET & LEGS………………………………………………………………………....................................40
STEP 2: HIPS & BACK………………………………………………………………………....................................41
STEP 3: ABDOMEN & THORAX………………………………………………………….....................................42
STEP 4: ARMS…………………………………………………………………………………...................................43
STEP 5: NECK, EARS & HEAD………………………………………………………….......................................44
STEP 6: FACE…………………………………………………………………………………....................................46
DIAGRAM: Facial Massage Technique…………………………………………………..................................47

SPECIALIZED VERSIONS
Breast Care………………………………………………………………………………………..................................49
Abdominal Massage…………………………………………………………………………….................................50
Nasal Self-Care (Nasaya)……………………………………………………………………..................................51

CHAKRA POINTS FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS COMMON TO MODERN SOCIETY…………………………………………………………………………………………………….......................52
Abdominal Bloating
Allergies
Asthma
Cystitis
Cellulite
Colds & Flu
Diarrhea
Dry Skin & Wrinkles
Food Cravings
Hoarseness
Hypoglycemia
Sinusitis
Tension Headache

Boosting he Immune System
Three Thumps Exercise………………………………………………………………………….............................53

HEALING MANUALS & PRODUCTS…………………………………………………………….........................54

Graphics by Frank Shefner

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