Day 3 Solar Plexus
This is the jeweled city where fiery golden light fills the soul with discipline, order, and virtue. Just above the navel, the Manipura power center is the digestive control room. This is where you literally digest food as well as assimilate necessary emotional nutrients for life, energy, form, and focus.
Plants are sun powered. The sun shines, plants grow, and we gratefully ingest vital solar energy. Summon the sun. Visualize the burning orb in your belly, emanating pure energy from your life force furnace. Allow the blazing flames to ignite you, motivate you to take action, and resist resistance. The Solar Plexus element is fire, and humans are the only animals with fire. Stoke it!
This “fire in the belly” courageous core is where intention meets energy to propel the life engine forward. You may intend to find that perfect career or partner, but if you’re not engaging with the world and taking action, it’s unlikely these desires will come into fruition. The same goes for energy without intention. If you have energy coursing through the veins but structure and focus have not been developed, goals will rarely be met. Your true power is experienced when you are able to do difficult things with graceful strength.
Play with fire. Light a candle, fireplace, or bonfire! Gaze at the flames, and feel the heat. Be a warrior burning through obstacles and frustrations. Take a “Breath of Fire Break” keeping the tummy taut and pumping rapid breaths out of your nose. Will yourself through fatigue. Make tight fists and a cheerleader’s “V” of outstretched arms on the exhale. Bend your elbows and bring them into your core on the inhale. Challenge yourself to follow through for five minutes. Keep on keeping on just like the sun.
When the primal pit of your stomach gives you a heads up, that’s your instinctive “gut feeling.” This is your body’s brain, and the body doesn’t lie. These spontaneous feelings hold deep, visceral, first response wisdom. Listening and responding is a skill that takes time to hone and honor. Immediate responses are where primal, personal truth resides. Heed the messages, go with your gut, and use your power for good.
When the Solar Plexus is unbalanced, feelings are brushed aside or completely ignored out of intended politeness, an inability to interpret signals, or not wanting to rock the proverbial boat. Doubt, anxiety, lethargy, fear of criticism, and the inability to make decisions takes hold. Own your power and potential.
On the other side of the pendulum, an out-of-control Solar Plexus leads to an inflated ego, ruthlessness, greed, fanaticism, and violence. Finding the balance in valuing ourselves while serving others with integrity and respect is the sweet spot. By doing the personal work to become the most honest version of [insert your name here], YOU are able to lead without employing force or coercion.
Embody assertiveness and self-esteem so you may act on intuition, and practice making steadfast decisions. They don’t have to be huge. As with working out, these are muscles to be built, and the results do not happen overnight. But progress and success are readily available to you if you stick to your personal plan.
Respect healthy boundaries. Push other boundaries. Break through your boundaries. Claim your right to exist, release being meek, and confront challenges. You are not a doormat. Practice saying “No” to things that seep and scatter energy and time from your days or hinder you from discovering and acting upon your truest callings. On the flip side, steer clear of being a bully. Aggressive threats and intimidating tactics are harmful and help no one. Find the assertive center ground to stand in your power.
What frightens you? Consider doing it. Throw attachment and aversion into the metaphorical flames, using them to fuel your internal fires. Take a risk, and decide to decide. Confidence, concentration, and control lead to transformation. The universe needs you to take control, rise to your full potential, and freely give your gifts.
