The wounded healers I know with high ACE scores learned early on to dissociate into the upper chakras or out of the body altogether due to childhood trauma. One of the other 7 questions is about parents getting divorced which correlates with grief in the 4th chakra. The linked ACE questionnaire begins with 3 questions about physical, sexual and emotional abuse which correlate with the shadow issues of the three lower chakras. We also know from the CDC’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study that trauma during this time in childhood is the greatest risk factor ever discovered for the development of chronic illnesses later in life. These dreams frequently use familiar imagery from two of his passions, skiing and golfing, plus scenes set in houses or cars that are common metaphors for the body.Īccording to Anodea Judith, author of Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self, the chakras develop in chronological order from the womb through birth into early adulthood. He will often have guiding dreams the night before our coaching sessions which will tell us exactly what to tap on for the greatest benefit in clearing the chakra blocks. In our sessions together using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and dreamwork he has courageously confronted all the shadow issues lurking in his lower chakras and experienced great results in reduction of his severe pain.Ĭort sets his intention for dream guidance every night by asking about what is getting in the way of his healing. My coaching client Cort Davies, author of 1 Habit to Beat Cancer, has a rare metastatic cancer which spread from his bladder to his spine requiring surgery, radiation and chemotherapy over the past two years.

We would prefer to avoid fear in the 1st root chakra, anger in the 2nd sacral chakra, shame in the 3rd solar plexus chakra, and grief in the 4th heart chakra. In particular, it is the emotional shadow issues there that we don’t want to deal with and block our progress. However, as Margaret Lyn ch Raniere, one of my favorite EFT teachers, emphasized in her Ignite Your Power Course and Unblocked book, most of the healing action happens in the lower four chakras. No wonder all the metaphysically-oriented seekers want to hang out in that part of the body’s energy field! The 7th crown chakra is about divine connection. The 6th third eye chakra is about intuition. The 5th throat chakra is about speaking your truth. At the mind-body-spirit conferences I attend everyone is usually most interested in exploring the spiritual qualities associated with the energy centers of the upper chakras.

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