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Feeling Stuck? Raise Your Vibration Step Two-Finding Joyful Flow
By Kevin Schoeninger
This article is part two of a three-part series on raising your vibration, so you can live with more ener-
gy, health, love, joy, wisdom, and abundance-so you can be a powerful, positive, transforming pres-
ence in our world. In part one, we explored Step One, increasing your energetic charge, increasing the
amount of energy you have. If you are tired and depleted, you have little energy to give and no energy
to cultivate a higher frequency of being in this world
Step Two is to recognize and release the tensions which interfere with the smooth and joyful flow of
this energy.
Life is Movement, Renewal, and Change
Life is movement, renewal, and change. Nothing stays the same. All things arise, grow, linger, and
fade. When we stop moving, renewing, and changing, our bodies die. Each moment is new and you are
new each moment. Every cell in your body replaces itself every 7-10 year-and some renew much faster
than this.
Yet, when events happen that scare us, we want to stop the flow of life. We want to shut things down.
We freeze or retreat. We seek refuge from the storm of emotions and try to stop them from flowing
We try to define things in ways that make them less scary, such as "Life is safe if I just stick to what I
know, who I know, and the places I know, instead of venturing beyond." We try to define ourselves in
ways that keep us safe, such as "I am just not good at that, so I won't try." We define comfort zones of
thinking, acting, and relating-and defend them against change. We try to keep things just the way they
are.
Then, we attach to these tightly defined boundaries of self, relationships, and events as if our lives de-
pend upon them. This creates tension in our bodies and minds. These tensions harden-and we harden
to life. We lose our receptivity to change and diversity, in ourselves and others, and our capacities for
growth, healing, and renewal. We lose our capacity to "go with the flow."
Let's explore how to recognize and release these tensions, so we can regain our ability to gracefully
and compassionately flow with life. This is the second step to raising our vibration.
The Primary Flows in Your Body
To better understand the importance of flow, let's use the analogy of blood flow. The flow of blood
through our bodies is essential to life. Blood flow brings oxygen and nutrients to all our cells and clears
toxins away from our cells. Without blood flow our bodies die within minutes.
Yet, there are several events which inhibit blood flow. These include stress and trauma which restricts
natural full breathing leading to the constriction of blood vessels. Chronic stress, as well as toxins and