Body Awareness Guide

Human Skeleton

RIGHT SIDE OF BODY – Masculine energy, assertive, extroverted, bringing ideas to action
Problems:
Unresolved relationships with a particular male
Inability to give to oneself or others
Holding back on some level
Inability to express or over-expression
Overexertion in work and/or other activities


LEFT SIDE OF BODY – Feminine energy, receiving, passive, introverted, intuitive, creative
Problems:
Unresolved relationships with a particular female
Inability to receive (feeling unworthy)
Inability to express or over-expression of feminine energy
Inhibited creative expression
Not responding to one’s intuition



TOP HALF OF BODY (FROM WAIST UP) – Communication, self-expression, the senses, emotions, touching. Outgoing, assertive, active, sociable, interpersonal relationships
Problems:
Repressed emotional/creative expression


BLOOD – The blood brings vitality to cells, tissues, and organs
Problems: A lack of joy and enthusiasm with life (discouraged)
Skepticism
Selfishness
Unresolved issues with a member or members of one’s blood relations
Toxicity in the blood can result from negative/destructive thinking


BONES – The framework, foundation and support of our physical/emotional/mental structure. The ability to support ourselves. Strength, power, and integrity.
Problems:
A need to become more solid, stable, and grounded in relation to ourselves and life
Lack of internal support or strength
Rebellion
Lack of personal integrity


BREASTS (FEMALE) – Nurturing, giving, love and mothering. Strongly connected to a woman’s self-image, feelings about her own femininity, and issues related to motherhood.
Problems:
Over-mothering, unwilling to provide nourishment or nurturing physically or emotionally, to self especially
Frustrated desires related to childbearing, overly forceful attitudes


EARS – The capacity to hear and listen. Willingness to perceive the true messages of life. Being open and willing to hear and consider other’s opinions.
Problems:
A persistent refusal to hear truth, avoidance of issues considered upleasant
Refusal to hear other points of view, lack of enthusiasm
Guilt, irresponsibility, emotional repression
Unsupportiveness
Vindictiveness

Human Skeleton and Function

EYES – The capacity to see life and its issues clearly. Willingness to be open and make contact with people and the world around us. When we are open our eyes become a clear channel through which our heart and soul find expression. Excellent sight is the physical counterpart of clear spiritual perception.
Problems: A persistent refusal to see truth
Emotional repression
Low self esteem
Feeling abandoned, unsuccessful, or overwhelmed
Lack of motivation
Fear of intimacy
Fear of what’s “out there” and/or what’s inside oneself


FAR SIGHTED: Too extroverted, avoidance of one’s own self development
Procrastination
Fear of being close with others
Living in the future and neglecting the present
Not wanting to look at or take responsibility for what one has created


NEAR SIGHTED: Introspective
Shy, refusal to look at or lack responsibility for creating positive goals or one’s future
Choosing not to see any further than one’s own limited beliefs, inability to see the big picture, failure to acknowledge the spiritual significance of life


FACE – Reflects attitudes about oneself and life. Self image, ego, self expression and emotional history
Problems:
The ability to face ourselves and the issues of life with honesty and integrity

Human Body

HANDS/ARMS - The capacity to "embrace" and "grasp" life and its experiences. The hands and arms are an extension and expression of the love of the heart. Communication, creativity. The ability to "feel." Reaching for goals. Taking hold of one's life ( taking responsibility). The ability to give and receive.
Problems:
Withholding the expression of love, unwillingness to feel
Feeling incompetent or insecure
Avoiding one's responsibilities and transferring them onto others Lack of initiative
Feeling overwhelmed (unable to "hold on")
Failure to give and/or receive what one is capable of giving and receiving


HEAD,- Represents the way we think about ourselves. The head has the position of authority over the body. It is the directing force, which synthesizes information from the various levels of our perception and integrates that information into a unified and balanced life plan.
Problems:
Decisions, wisdom, faith, will and intellect
Conscious thoughts not in alignment with love and wisdom Uses intellect to escape from feelings
Lack of faith and trust in Divine Intelligence Overly attached to personal objectives
Being too willful and/or obstinate
Being overly critical toward oneself or others Feeling pressured
What you consciously think and speak affects organs in the head area, throat and jaw. The source of true wisdom is found in the heart Intellect without the illumination of love is not wisdom


HEART - The seat of our true Inner Self. The doorway of spiritual illumination. The
center through which we express our capacity for deep feeling, nurturing, unconditional love, affection, forgiveness, compassion and sensitivity for oneself, others, and life. Closely associated with our desires.
Problems:
Fear of being hurt, insecurity, feeling unloved, broken-hearted, defeated Putting up
barriers in an attempt to protect oneself, shutting out the lifegiving
power of love, arrogance, insensitivity, intolerance, misplaced affections and/or feeling burdened with responsibility
Emotions such as hate, fear, resentment, and lack of forgiveness can block the flow of vitality in the heart area


IMMUNE SYSTEM - Represents strength, vitality, and enthusiasm on the physical, emotional, and mental levels. Issues related to vulnerability. A strong immune system indicates a healthy level of self-esteem and enthusiasm for life.
Suppression:
Resistance to being open and vulnerable
Lack of enthusiasm for life, feeling that life is not exciting or worth living Feeling "down" on oneself
Being too critical of self or others from lack of self-esteem Negative/destructive thinking
Anxiety/stress due to one's inability to create positive and peaceful experiences
Feelings of being "attacked", "beaten down", "defenseless", "defeated" It takes tremendous energy to maintain psychological defenses to avoid feeling vulnerable so to this lowers one's immunity Total honesty and vulnerability is the only true strength