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“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” ~ Michael Jordan Whether you’re a basketball fan or not you probably know who Michael Jordan is, but did you know he struggled as a young man with doubts and fears about his abilities? Like many of us he struggled to gain his confidence and he had fears and doubts about whether he was good enough. Obviously Michael eventually learned how to tap into and harness the tremendous energy of his Manipura Chakra. The Manipura Chakra controls your personal power– your self-confidence, self-awareness or true knowing. If you have balance in this chakra your self-confidence grows based on your awareness of your natural talents and your knowledge of your unique strengths and natural gifts. The Manipura or 3rd Chakra is sometimes called the navel center chakra because of its location in the middle of your abdomen behind the navel (some people also refer to this as the solar plexus chakra). Imbalances in this energy center can make us live in fear. Fear that we will fail, that we are not liked or loved, fear of illness and dying. It is critical to correct any imbalances in this vital energy center if we ever wish to achieve our higher consciousness and the vision that is ideal for our life. An imbalance in this chakra can not only produce fears and doubt which prevent you from attaining your ideal life, but it can also lead to a manifestation of physical ailments in your body such as digestive problems, ulcers, constipation, ulcers, arthritis and poor memory. We are each blessed with unique gifts that no one else can duplicate, but if we don’t learn how to harness and use the energy of the Manipura Chakra we will never achieve the destiny that lies in front of us. Our fears will restrain and prevent our progress. I recently did an interview with a very successful entrepreneur. If you saw her today you would never think she had a fear or doubt in the world, and yet she shared in our interview how just a few years ago she feared her business would fail and she would have nothing. She talked about how she learned to face and harness her fear rather than let it defeat her. The good news is that when we learn how to tap into the energy of the Manipura Chakra and the energy in this chakra is in balance we gain a sense of complete well-being and confidence. This feeling of self-confidence is based upon a true knowledge and awareness of your unique talents and gifts. It is not false bravado or conceit it is a true understanding of who you are and what you are capable of. How do you know if the energy in your Manipura Chakra is in balance? Fortunately, rather than waiting for a physical ailment to manifest, there are certain questions we can ask ourselves that will help us to gauge our own energy in this vital area. In this week’s video I will be asking some you some questions that will help you do a self-diagnosis of where the energy is in your own Manipura Chakra. You can find the video in the community forum under the “7 Energy Centers Training Center” at http://yogaguardian.com/forum. Please join me and enjoy this brief video as we begin our journey on the path to our higher selves. Until next week… Namaste and smiles to you, Wendy Billie Visit Yoga Guardian Wendy is Co-Founder and Editor at yogaguardian.com, a digital yoga lifestyle magazine for yoga lovers who want to bring the benefits of yoga into all aspects of their lives, not just the yoga studio. Read Wendy’s full bio at www.yogaguardian.com/about, and you’ll also see she just may be the original eat, pray, love girl!
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