16/12/2023
According to many different scientific and spiritual traditions, there are at least four types of ‘bodies’—Physical, Emotional, Mental + Spiritual. 👤👁️🧠✨ Each one makes up roughly a quarter of our roadmap to whole person wellness, but in order to bring all four into a balanced state, we must also harmonize our feminine + masculine energies.
Think of the ‘emotional body’ as a bridge between your mind + body, incorporating the nervous system, sense of touch, hormones, water release + absorption. How we feel + relate to all things is represented in this emotional body, with many believing that the ‘body’ extends a few inches around our physical body. As we build our emotional intelligence, we heal our emotional body, increasing empathy + adrenal wellness, among many other benefits.
Here’s a bit more about each of the ‘centers’ in the emotional body:
❤️ Heart Center: Love, compassion, joy, connection
Manifestations: Feelings of warmth, expansion + sometimes a fluttering sensation
🗣️ Throat Center: Communication, self-expression, creativity
Manifestations: A lump in the throat, tightness, or lightness when expressing oneself
😧 Fear Center: Fear, anxiety, insecurity
Manifestations: Butterflies in the stomach, a knot or tightness in the upper abdomen
👁️ Survival Center: Fear of survival, basic needs, stability
Manifestations: Sensations of heaviness or grounding in the lower body
🙈 Guilt, Shame, Unworthiness:
Manifestations: A heavy feeling in the chest or a sinking sensation in the stomach
😔 Betrayal: Hurt, betrayal, disappointment
Manifestations: Aching or tightness in the chest, constriction in the throat
😞Rejection: Hurt, inadequacy, and a sense of being unaccepted.
Manifestations: Constriction or aching sensations in the chest or upper abdomen
⛰️ Support: Feelings of being supported, grounded + secure
Manifestations: A sense of strength and stability in the lower body
😡 Anger: Frustration, resentment, anger
Manifestations: Heat or tightness in the abdomen, a lump in the throat when anger is suppressed