Understanding Self-Empowerment

Teresa Keast
 When we feel energised, inspired and positive we are standing in our own personal power. This energy is a result of the strong connection to our truth, our inner Self, understanding who we are and what we need. We learn how to peacefully assert ourselves giving clear boundaries on what is acceptable to us and what is not. As our confidence and feelings of self-worth grow we learn to discriminate between situations and people that support our light shining and those that dim our light. We learn to step into our power, our creative energy flows and we start to live a truly inspiring life, making a difference in the unique way only we can. This can be a lifetime’s work.

We give away our power and energy for many different reasons.
Often we are involved in control dramas with another person where there is a battle for energy or we are compromising what is truly right for us to please another or we feel trapped in a situation with no choice. Relationships are always our best teachers.

Whenever we relinquish our own personal power we deny this connection with our true Self and we lose our energy and vitality. We feel confused, scattered and unsure of our self and our decisions. Fear and doubt creep in. There is a nagging feeling that something isn’t right even if we don’t understand or can put into words what it is. People who consciously or unconsciously drain our power and energy are not always intimidating or interrogating bullies, sometimes they come from a passive aggressive position of manipulation or appear aloof to gain our attention or assume a position of poor me so you want to help or rescue them. 

The wonderful thing about coming to recognise when you are giving away your power and energy is that in that moment you begin the journey toward changing this pattern. Becoming aware of it is transformational. The next step is to develop the tools you have available to address this issue.
Counselling, journaling, and anything that encourages intuitive soul searching can give you much insight into understanding what is going on.

Yoga and meditation can restore your power and energy and give you the confidence and belief in yourself to enact change. Recognising the link between the breath and your thoughts for example can calm your mind and help you to see and detach from the thoughts and beliefs that don’t serve you well. 

Many yoga postures and sequences restore your power and energy and help you to release the built up anger, resentment, guilt and shame that block the flow of your vitality. Meditation will maintain the strong link to your inner Self and all the intuitive guidance needed to continue to develop and grow and let your light shine forth as you go out into the world. You come to know that stepping into your power empowers others and fills you with a profound sense of joy, love and connection…..
 
Namaste Teresa 
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