The painful emotions associated with depression, anxiety and emotional trauma can create tremendous stress on our body and mind. The thoughts, imagery and feelings associated with traumatic experiences can leave us in a constant state of agitation and vigilance that makes it difficult for us to rest or relax. Many experience difficulty sleeping as a result. We may also experience a wide array of symptoms such as hormonal imbalances, digestive problems, urinary tract infections and adrenal burnout.

The grief and pain we experience over the loss of our livelihood, our health or the loss of someone we love can also be overwhelming. The internal responses we have to the experiences that have hurt us can be very difficult for our body and mind to process. The thoughts, feelings and images often feel horrible so we may avoid, resist or push the feelings down inside of us. Residue of all these emotions becomes heavy and congestive. And it’s difficult for our body and mind to process these kinds of feelings and emotions.

Emotional pain can throw us off center, which can make it difficult for us to gain any kind of balanced perspective on the issues concerning us. The pain can have a pervasive influence that colors every aspect of our lives. Painful emotions often distort our perceptions, making it difficult to see things clearly or understand what’s going on.

I experienced a lot of grief over a relationship that wasn’t working out in my late twenties. And one night I felt like I just needed to get out of the house, so I ended up going for a long walk. I began to breathe softly and deeply as I focused my attention in the middle of all the feelings I was experiencing. And then I slowed the pace of my walk down to match the rate of my breathing. Breathing into the feelings as I walked helped to soften and diffuse the difficult emotions. It made my experience much more bearable.

There were periods where I would do this walking meditation for hours. And sometimes it put me into a mild trance state. Working with this process helped me to get through difficult emotional spaces much quicker. And it made it easier to actually digest the emotions. This practice helps to stabilize my body by creating internal balance. It allows me to feel much calmer and I become more grounded. I can process enough of the emotional charge so I can get a clearer perspective on matters, which then allows me to make better decisions.

My sensitivity grew as I continued to work with this practice. I could feel my aura expanding. The difficult emotions that were us bottled up inside began to circulate though my aura. I also became aware of the electromagnetic field of the Earth. The Earth’s own aura would interact with my aura and this helped to cleanse the stagnant emotions I had been holding inside of me.

This practice has helped me to develop a greater body awareness. I have a greater understanding of how our thoughts, feelings and emotions need to flow through our body. I can feel how everything gets locked up inside when I become stuck. And now I’m able to consciously initiate the process that puts my internal thinking feeling processes back into motion so I can flow with life.

I’m in a much better place in my life now, but I continue to work with this practice. I feel a sense of relief as the daily stresses melt away. It still helps me to sort though the issues that arise. And it allows me to feel the connection to my source as I move through the world.