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\"\"<\/a><\/em>Today is Day 13 of my 31 Days of Self-Love posts to celebrate Self-Love Month<\/a><\/strong> with suggestions for jumpstarting your own self-love.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>I\u2019m delighted to have Laura M. Turner<\/strong><\/a>, M.Sc., CNHP back as my guest today. She\u2019s an author, journalist and wellness mentor specializing in natural anti-aging practices and nutritional medicine. Below Laura provides insight into healing sources of energy. Tapping into them is a great act of self-love!<\/p>\n

The Power Of Love And Other Healing Sources Of Energy
\nBy Laura M. Turner<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you read The Little Prince, the children’s story by Saint-Exupery?\u00a0 Simply, it’s the story of a boy who met a rose.\u00a0 He thought she was different, but wasn’t sure.\u00a0 He was too young to understand that he loved her or how to love her. So he left her behind.<\/p>\n

He carried on to seek his adventures. And during his travels he discovered, there were hundreds more roses; thousands of them.\u00a0 Sadly, he realized, none of them were his. To him his rose was different from all others, she was difficult, cranky, stubborn, independent, afraid.\u00a0 But in his heart he loved her. And this is what made her different from all the others.\u00a0 To him, what gave her beauty and made her unique was something that was invisible.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t read the story, I won’t give away all the good parts.\u00a0 What matters most is that we all understand the take-home message, “the eyes are blind,” and to truly see, “one must look with the heart.”<\/p>\n

This can hold true for your health and self-awareness, too.\u00a0 For according to ancients, there are seven sources of invisible energy that act as fuel to our being. In his book Ayurvedic Healing: A Comprehensive Guide<\/a>, Dr. David Frawley tells us, if we are aware of these sources of energy, we are all able to draw from them.\u00a0 To me this discovery is as important as that of the one made by the Little Prince. And as I continue to dig deeper into my spiritual work, I understand not only the importance of looking within ourselves for inner strength, but love is the fulcrum of all balance in each of our lives. We just need to know how to harness it to enhance our personal growth.<\/p>\n

Here are the seven sources of energy<\/strong> and why they are important to each of us. I hope you will take time to review each one and decide how you can use it to create your own powerful and empowering energy source.<\/p>\n

Source One: The Energy That Comes From Our Inner Inherent Vitality.<\/strong>\u00a0 This energy source, according to Frawley, is dependent upon what he calls “karmic” factors.\u00a0 Translation: the energy source we already posses.\u00a0 This power is given to us at birth and manifests as an outward presence in some, or more of an introverted position in others.\u00a0 This is our innate natural power.\u00a0 In my mind, regardless of whether we are introverted or extroverted this energy puts us in a natural flow with all of life.\u00a0 To tap this energy source then, be aware of what “fuels you” and what activities make you tired.\u00a0 Therein lies the answer to the activities that flow with your personal tide.<\/p>\n

Source Two:\u00a0 The Energy That We “Draw From Outside Sources.”<\/strong>\u00a0 This energy is otherwise known as food and breath.\u00a0 Most of us know this one, proper eating from organic sources increases energy.\u00a0 So does deep breathing.\u00a0 Deep breathing strengthens the heart, the lungs and the brain. In most Eastern practices, this can also involve breathing exercises.\u00a0 The idea is, through breathing exercises we are breathing in and inspiring the breath of life.<\/p>\n

Source Three:\u00a0 Activities That “Produce Energy Though The Mind.”<\/strong>\u00a0 This could include “sensory perception.”\u00a0 Translation: We can do well to keep our environment beautiful and spend time in nature.\u00a0 Inhaling nature gives the mind positive energy and increased creativity.\u00a0 This, I would consider an outward energy source.\u00a0 Ask yourself, is my environment supportive to my creativity, to my life and my work?\u00a0 Does my environment give me energy?\u00a0 Or does it make me feel tired and depleted?\u00a0 These are all subjective notions to be aware of.<\/p>\n

Source Four: Deep Sleep.\u00a0 Proper sleep is a necessary ingredient for a strong mind.<\/strong>\u00a0 It acts to renew the mind and is known as a natural form of meditation.\u00a0 Deep sleep regenerates our entire being. As I’ve written before, lack of sleep can literally stimulate neurotransmitters in the brain that can create schizophrenic-type behaviors.\u00a0 Sleep rests the heart, it mends the body and stimulates the immune system.<\/p>\n

Source Five:\u00a0 Energy We Receive From Other People.<\/strong>\u00a0 Who we associate with can be a source of our cause a deficit in our vitality.\u00a0 As we naturally seek to associate with others and “congregate” with one another – it makes healthy sense to align ourselves with those who we can “emulate” and those who are doing what we think to be valuable.\u00a0 For example, my grandmother used to tell me “show me who your friends are and I’ll show you who you are.”\u00a0 This source of energy is absolutely self-explanatory.<\/p>\n

Source Six:\u00a0 Love.<\/strong>\u00a0 Love is the highest and “most nourishing” form of energy.\u00a0 Love can “keep us alive” it can keep them well and can raise awareness of all of those whose lives we touch.\u00a0 Love is a healing force.\u00a0 And according to author, Dr. David Frawley:\u00a0 “a person who feels love will not be depressed, and a person who gives love becomes a source of life itself.”<\/p>\n

Source Seven:\u00a0 Our Own Soul.<\/strong>\u00a0 If love is the most nourishing form of energy, the most important source of energy is our own soul.\u00a0 To receive this energy we must find a way to contact it and tap into its power.\u00a0 Easterners have long understood; If we are depending entirely on outward sources of energy we are limited and “possess a tendency toward decay.”\u00a0 Therefore our most important quest is to find a way to connect with this internal source of energy. We do this by seeking self-actualization and following the path to our true aspirations and vocation.<\/p>\n

I do hope you will take time to consider the energy that is fueling your tank. Is it giving you power?\u00a0 Or is it taking away from the delicate balance of your life and holding you back from being all that you wish to be?\u00a0 It’s well worth your consideration.\u00a0 Continue to look within yourself to align with the you – you are meant to be. Go forward now with the vision of the Little Prince: look to the stars and see them with the eyes of your heart.
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You can subscribe to <\/strong>Laura M. Turner<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>\u2019s BodyTalk eZine<\/strong><\/a> for more helpful ways to improve your life. She also has a new eBook, Retro-Aging, and her “Take Charge Of Your Health” eCourse are FREE on her site<\/strong><\/a>. She also has tips to improve your health with Nature’s Healing Treasures<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Take the 31 Days of Self-Love Challenge<\/strong><\/a>–a pledge to do something loving for yourself for the next 31 days–and get my book, How Do I Love Me? Let Me Count the Ways<\/a><\/strong> for free at http:\/\/howdoiloveme.com<\/a><\/strong>. Read my 31 Days of Self-Love Posts from 2011 HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Please leave comments under my posts so we can stay connected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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