Where are you holding onto your emotions within the body?
The body is a beautiful place that tells you when something is going on with your energy. Especially when there is tension within the body, due to you not allowing your feelings to be open and bottling them up.
Below is a synopsis of what I have found in my clients when they do bottle up their emotions. Even when they do not realize they do this until I point it out to them.
Head — the emotions here are fear. The tension you feel here represents something is bothering you, or you are fearful of life.
Neck — the emotion here is stress. The tension you feel there is a build-up of pressure, and you do not know how to release it. This can be a recurring problem for you. If you do not ground and protect your energy field from others.
Shoulder — are you carrying too much responsibility? This can be made worse if you do not ask for help when the tension becomes worse. When asked if you need assistance, you will say ‘I’m fine.” In your presence, you are only making yourself tenser in this area.
Upper back — what is the sadness that you hold onto? When sadness has built up your energy and body are guiding you to let go of this as it no longer serves you. What heartbreak are you holding onto? Did you push those feelings down, unable to look at them?
Middle back — why do you have a guilty conscience? As feeling tension here suggests you have a guilty conscience, and you need to own up to something. Allow yourself forgiveness. Everyone has guilt about something, choose to let it go now!
Lower Back — what are you insecure about? Ask yourself, what do I dislike about myself? Are you financially restrained? Do you have any bills to pay, with no money to pay them? Allow the energy to release (NLP EXERCISE), and you will start to feel lighter, and the pain will subside.
Abdominal — what are you not processing that is important? You need to feel those emotions that you may find a bit hard to look at. Even though you may find it hard to look at it happened. This is your power center. Stand in your power.
Wrist — who has upset you and made you angry? What is pissing you off? Your body keeps the score in all of your emotions. Anger will always manifest itself within the body as it is stuck in your energy field.
Hand — what are you trying to hold onto? Why won’t you let it go? There is no benefit holding onto whatever it is? Holding onto different parts of the hand can help you release certain emotions or pains. As detailed below:
Thumb — emotional pain, worry, sadness, grief, depression, anxiety, stress, tension, stomach issues, skin conditions, headaches
Index Finger — Fear, terror, mental confusion, frustration, backache, gum issues, digestive problems, kidney, bladder
Middle Finger — Anger, rage, resentment, irritability, indecisiveness, relationships, headaches, fatigue, cramps, circulation
Ring Finger — Anxiety, preoccupation, worry, fear of rejection, negativity, skin conditions, digestion, respiratory problems, lungs intestine
Little Finger — Low self-esteem, family, insecurity, nervousness, judgmental, blood pressure, sore throat, bloating, heart, intestine: Fatigue, depression,
Outer thigh — did your parents, partner, friends betray you? The past will always come back to haunt us if we do not allow ourselves to get over it.
Inner thigh — what are you frustrated about? Who are you pushing around? What are you impatient with? So many people struggle with this one but can be released effectively.
Knee — why are you afraid to show your vulnerability? Why do you keep bottling your emotions? The left knee is a mother’s issue. The right knee is a father’s issue. Do you need to let something go? Vulnerability is a strength, and yet sometimes we are taught as children; it is weak.
Foot — you are disconnected and live in la-la land. You need to ground yourself and walk on the grass with no shoes. Enjoying the sense of freedom it gives you. Feet are representative of every part of the body, so a good reflexologist can help you here.
Allow yourself right now to do this simple exercise:
Become aware of the emotion or the pain that you are feeling. Using the opposite hand, wrap your fingers around the finger or thumb that is representative of the emotion or pain.
Breath into this emotion with long slow breaths to release and you will feel a calmness come over your whole body. Consciously say I release what no longer serves me. Allow the energy of the emotional and physical pain to release out of your fingers.
Try this if you are in a stressful situation, like a job interview, going on a blind date, whatever stresses you out. Just hold onto your thumb and breath for five to ten minutes as it will calm you down.
