Clearing Energetic Blockages from the Body

The energy body and physical body are interconnected. For example, problems in an organ signal a problem in the functioning of a particular chakra, and vice versa. In a sense, the visible, physical body is a projection of the energy body, which serves as its matrix.

For example, the spine corresponds to the main energy channel, sushumna; the pituitary gland to the third eye; the solar plexus to the manipura chakra, and so on. Everything in the physical body has a counterpart in the energy body.

An unhealthy way of life, however, creates new energy formations that were not present at birth. These are called energy blocks. They are like stones obstructing the flow of water — of energy. Gradually they grow, increasingly clogging the channels through which energy travels in the body.

In this practice I will discuss the blocks that form around the joints over the years. You all know that joint problems begin to appear with age, especially in the knees, lower back, neck and so on. Waste deposits accumulate there on the physical level, while blocks appear on the energetic level. As I said above, the physical and energetic are interconnected. If we see problems in the form of waste deposits in the joints, they have an energetic counterpart in the energy body. Blocks appear in these areas and must be removed, because poor energy flow leads to illness.

Moreover, the effect of this cleansing can be so powerful that it may astonish you. For example, by removing blocks from the legs, particularly the knees, a woman who has given up hope of having a child will receive a strong flow of energy from the Earth, which travels through the legs and had been blocked. This will give her the strength for motherhood. Or someone who removes a block from the neck may feel love for everything around them, as cosmic energy begins to flow down into their anahata chakra and throughout their body. Various illnesses that arose because of blocks may quickly disappear. For example, eyesight may recover, a stammer may disappear, hearing may improve, or certain skin conditions may clear up. All this can happen very quickly. Everything seems to blossom, like a shoot that has begun to receive plenty of water.

Description of the Practice

First, watch the video below. It will help you with the visualisation.

In the video I have used only the knees as an example. However, the practice involves cleansing all the joints, and I will now explain how to do this.

1. Sit comfortably, for example on a sofa or in an armchair. Enclose both ankle joints with your palms: the right ankle with the right hand and the left ankle with the left hand. Simply wrap your palms around these joints.
2. Next, breathe in and imagine and feel energy entering your body from above through the crown of your head and flowing along your arms. As you breathe out, imagine the energy passing through your hands into your ankle joints. Continue for about a minute.
3. Then move your hands up to your knees. Simply rest your palms on top of them. Breathe in the same way and direct energy into your knees.
4. Then move higher. Place your palms over your hip joints. The best position is with the thumbs at the front, pointing towards the groin, and the other four fingers behind, pointing towards the lower back.
5. Next, cross your arms over your chest and place your right palm on your left shoulder and your left palm on your right shoulder.
6. After this, move down to work on the elbows. It is more comfortable to place your palms underneath them.
7. Then move lower still. Enclose your wrists with your palms: the left wrist with the right palm and the right wrist with the left palm, using both hands simultaneously. Remember to keep breathing in the same way and filling the joints with energy.
8. Finally, place your palms on your neck and then on your lower back. The neck and lower back consist of several joints between the vertebrae, but here you work with the whole area. Waste accumulation is particularly pronounced in these areas. These large deposits have a corresponding blockage of energy on the energetic level.
9. Keep filling the joint areas with energy throughout. Spend about a minute on each area. The whole practice takes eight minutes, as you work with eight areas.
10. It is best to do this practice every day for 7–10 days.

During the practice you may notice warmth developing in your palms and joints, as well as electrical sensations such as tingling or pins and needles.

Note

• You can also perform this practice on other people.
• If you wish, you can begin by working on the toe joints. Enclose all your toes with your palms and fill this area with energy in the same way.

© Author: Sergey Veretennikov (Om Shanti)
Practice given on 21 October 2013.