Gettin' Write With Chakra Tune Up

Energy alignment + the permission to make time to create & say "no" to the "no's."

Hi, it has been a while and I apologize for the time that has passed!

Lately, I've been taking on lots of new responsibilities at work, boarding pups at my place, grieving the loss of a loved one with my family, and navigating a new, healthy relationship, all while also trying to enjoy the summer season.

To say I’ve been feeling some major chaotic energy would be an understatement.

My peace has been disturbed for a while. Even though my heart has been bursting with joy over my blossoming relationship with my partner, which, in turn, is helping me to love myself more, I have started to feel a little “off” in some other areas. I am making a lot of commitments to others, burning the candles at both ends, and so the last thing I want to do at the end of the day is write or at the very least, daydream.

Because I could tell I was starting to feel burnt out in other areas of my life, I booked a 60-minute Reiki session to help me get an old-fashioned chakra alignment.

I immediately felt my Crown open up as well as my Heart Chakra. In fact, my Heart Chakra felt like it was on fire, and my Reiki practitioner even noted at the end of our session that her hands got very hot when placed over this energy center. This made sense to me as I have been filled with love and empathy as of late. So much so that other feelings were simply not existing for me.

My practitioner noted that my Sacral was pretty open, too, which also made sense to me because I have been very connected to others lately as well as sexually fulfilled, plus I have had many urges to get creative "when I find the time."

Where things have not been very balanced came down to my Root Chakra and my Solar Plexus.

My Root Center has felt off for a while. Every time I have this sense of security and abundance, I always feel slight hesitation and resistance, as if I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Knowing that my Solar Plexus was off made me feel some grief. I am aware of my Human Design type (4/6 Generator, heyyy!) and, while many Generators have Sacral Authority, my Authority is Solar Plexus. When the Solar Plexus is off-balance, it can lead to feelings of depression and low self-esteem.

Doesn’t that conflict with the massive love towards myself, my partner, and my community that I'm feeling in my Heart Chakra?

How I interpreted it (and my practitioner confirmed), was that I have been leading with my heart. I am giving out so much love and joy, which is generous to others, but not so kind to me.

I have this profound longing to experience all types of pleasure (Sacral) which often leads me to urgently say “yes!” to things that my Solar Plexus is telling me to take time to think on. This leads to mistrust in myself and my ability to make the best decisions for myself, which, in turn, hurts my self-esteem because I’m essentially telling myself that I don't know what's best for me!

So the Sacral and Heart Centers have been trying to join hands for quite some time, but because my Solar Plexus has felt neglected, it caused a barrier between the other two, forbidding them to harmoniously connect.

Fortunately, we were able to tune everything up.

I remember at one point in my session I was seeing two different scenes play out in my head - one where I was meditating on a cliff and one where I was floating intimately in a sea of nothingness with my current partner. And then both scenes crashed together and I was surrounded by waves of what I could only describe as pleasure and pure magick.

I also felt this crash in my body, as my legs jolted outside of my trance. My practitioner said that was the moment when she was finally able to merge my Sacral, Solar Plexus, and Heart Chakras.

Upon leaving my session, I have been feeling really compelled to review the “no” things that I have been saying “yes” to, and to be honest, many of them are financial opportunities. I have spent April through July with people’s dogs – both boarding and housesitting - with only two completely dog-free weekends since April 10th. I took on these gigs as a way to spend time with dogs since both of mine have passed, but also to make some extra money. It might not seem like a huge undertaking, but pets are a big responsibility.

After my dogs passed away, I realized how much I enjoyed the freedom of leaving the house whenever I wanted, taking walks where only I get distracted by squirrels and birds, and being able to be out for extended periods without stopping at home. And let me be clear, I am rarely “out” for extended periods without stopping home, I just like having the option.

I tend to forego some of my self-care because I am busy caring for another life that really needs me. I even found myself skipping my home workouts because it’s hard to do anything on my mat with a dog licking my face.

Selfishly, yet proudly, I am admitting that I need to honor my needs right now and give myself the gift of time to rest, write my blogs and business plans, sneak away on adventures, tone my ass, and deep clean my apartment. I know that even though I am saying “no” to these surefire financial opportunities, I am saying “yes” to something even better.

Additionally, even though it’s the summer season, I am giving myself permission to turn down more events and gatherings that don’t feel like me.

I give myself permission to go on a solo date, to take a day off just because, and to say, "Let me think about it” before making commitments.

I give myself permission to be abundant and prosper financially.

I give myself permission to prioritize my care and express my needs.

I give myself permission to create and the time to write.

I give myself permission to voice how I’m feeling, without self-judgment.

I give myself permission to continue to show up for myself over and over and over again.

What about you? You don’t need a reiki session to help you answer these (but it doesn’t hurt to book one!). What “no’s” do you find yourself saying “yes” to? Where can you give yourself more permission?

In making more time for "me," I am also making more time to build out my coaching program and next workshop. Would you be interested in attending a "Meet Your Intuition" workshop where we discover how to differentiate between our mind and our gut and learn how to tap into our intuition whenever we need to?

Let me know!

All my love and always here to support you,

Adele