#inner balance

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The divine feminine carries a different kind of power— not forceful, not loud, but deeply stabilizing.

She nurtures not only through what she does, but through who she is.

Her compassion does not weaken her boundaries. Her softness does not erase her strength. Instead, they exist together in harmony.

A woman who has learned to nurture herself first becomes a source of peace for everyone around her.

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Introduction to Hatha Yoga: The Path of Physical Mastery and Inner Balance

Hatha Yoga is the yoga of physical discipline, focusing on the practice of asanas (postures) and pranayama (breath control) to create a strong, flexible body and a calm, focused mind. Often seen as the foundation for other forms of yoga, Hatha Yoga serves as a preparatory practice that balances the physical and energetic systems, making the body a fit vehicle for spiritual awakening. The term…

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The Fulfilling Journey of Being a Reiki Practitioner

Shaina Tranquilino

February 5, 2024

People are constantly seeking ways to improve their physical and mental well-being. One holistic practice that has gained significant popularity in recent years is reiki. As a reiki practitioner myself, I can confidently say that this path brings immense fulfillment, not just for those we help but also for our own personal growth. In this blog post, let's explore why being a reiki practitioner is so deeply fulfilling.

1. Empowering Others:

As a reiki practitioner, one of the most rewarding aspects is the ability to empower others on their healing journey. Through gentle touch or distance healing, we channel universal life force energy to balance and harmonize the recipient's energetic system. Witnessing clients experience deep relaxation, stress relief, pain reduction, emotional release, and overall well-being is incredibly fulfilling. Knowing that you've played a part in someone's healing process creates an indescribable sense of joy and purpose.

2. Creating Positive Energy Exchanges:

Reiki sessions create powerful energy exchanges between the practitioner and client. During a treatment, both parties immerse themselves in a serene atmosphere where positive intentions permeate the space. This exchange enables profound connections with individuals seeking healing and promotes an environment conducive to fostering trust and compassion. The shared experiences during treatments often result in lasting relationships built on genuine care and understanding.

3. Personal Growth and Self-Healing:

While offering healing to others, reiki practitioners embark on an inner journey of self-discovery and growth. Regularly practicing reiki allows us to become more attuned to our own energy systems, bringing about personal transformation and healing. By working on ourselves, we enhance our abilities as practitioners – becoming clearer channels for divine energy to flow through us effortlessly.

4. Cultivating Mindfulness:

Reiki inherently encourages mindfulness in both practitioners and recipients alike. The practice requires us to be fully present, focusing on the energy flowing through our hands and into the recipient's body. This heightened state of awareness fosters a deep connection with the present moment, enabling practitioners to let go of distractions and worries. The mindfulness cultivated through reiki spills over into all areas of life, leading to increased clarity, peace of mind, and overall well-being.

5. Being Part of a Supportive Community:

The reiki community is a tight-knit group that shares a common passion for healing and spiritual growth. Engaging with fellow practitioners allows for valuable exchanges of knowledge, experiences, and techniques. Participating in workshops, seminars, or reiki circles not only expands our understanding but also provides ongoing support from like-minded individuals who understand the unique journey we are on.

Being a reiki practitioner is truly fulfilling in countless ways. From witnessing the transformative effects it has on others' lives to experiencing personal growth and cultivating mindfulness within ourselves – each aspect contributes to an enriched existence. By embracing this holistic practice, we become catalysts for positive change while simultaneously nurturing our own well-being. If you feel drawn to healing work and have an innate desire to make a difference in people's lives, consider embarking on the fulfilling journey of becoming a reiki practitioner.

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“Inner balance, the harmony of the spiritual forces. The human being must find within himself a spiritual center of gravity that gives him firmness and security in the face of all that would pull him hither and thither in life. The sharing in all surrounding life must not be shunned, and everything must be allowed to work upon one. Not flight from all the distracting activities of life is the correct course, but rather, the full devoted yielding to life, along with the sure, firm guarding of inner balance and harmony.”

~ Rudolf Steiner, Chapter 1. The Stages of Higher Knowledge - The Stages of Higher Knowledge (1967)

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You've mentioned you never get asks, so I figured I could send one more ^^

This time it's more like discussion. Maybe you're familiar with the two possible interpretation of "balance in the Force". One says that "balance" means when "Light and Dark side are equally powerful". The other is that "The Force is naturally at balance; Dark side is a poison which corrupts and damages the balance, Light side is an antidote which keeps the balance by eliminating the Dark side."

I'm curious about where you stand on this. I personally have pretty strong opinion about which one is correct, but I won't tell, since I want genuine opinions of a like-minded person :)

Have a great day!

Thank you so much for the lovely ask!!

My personal standpoint is the latter. I think the people who believe that an equal amount of Dark Side users and Light Side users with an equal amount of power means balance in the force have completely misunderstood the point of Star Wars and GL's understanding of the Force and balance. I think it's a too simplified and a western idea of simple balance and picturing the two sides as objective weights or some sort of ingredients important for a meal.

I've mentioned this a couple times I think but the light side is never explicitly mentioned in Star Wars, it's simply "the force", only the dark side is mentioned as that. And already from that we can gather that the light side is the forces natural state. It is balance. Dark Siders and so the Sith bring chaos, corruption und disharmony. I mean come on, we know for a fact that dark side users feed on and relish in negative emotions, hatred, greed and things such as slavery. And I absolutely do not believe that Slavery is necessary for a balanced galaxy, I mean that's just ridiculous.

I wrote a post a long time ago about kyber crystals and how they are inherently attuned to the light side of the force. The Dark corrupts it and for a Dark Sider to use one, they need to "bleed" it, which tells you enough I think about how the Dark Side only disrupts the force's natural state. Even the recent episode "Aau's song" in Visions season 2 talks about exactly this and how the light side restores balance and harmony to the crystals and the dark side poisons the crystals.

Even if we look at the Jedi and their practices, their whole thing is balance within and inner peace. Fear, anger and jealousy are unbalanced attitudes, they disturb inner peace, so Jedi strive to keep them in check, to face them, to overcome them and to come to the conclusion that acting on them and letting them control you would only disrupt your inner state and destroy you slowly from within. (Any east asian philosophy and multiple others will tell you this as well.) So Jedi are inherently in balance by keeping their darkness under control (they do not ignore it as some ppl state, but rather the opposite) and everyone has dark attitudes within them, there's no questioning that, but what matters is how we interact with them and whether we act on them. Anyways, that concept can be used for the entire galaxy. The Jedi therefore also try to keep the balance and the peace of the galaxy by keeping the Dark Side at bay. Their genocide, as some people say, did not lead to any sort of balance and it certainly wasn't necessary. Which is honestly an appalling thing to say, that a genocide was necessary.. It completely took the balance away. I mean when we watch the OG trilogy, nowhere does it seem as if the galaxy is doing well and as if it’s balanced, even though now we have approximately the same amount of Sith and Jedi (in hiding). At the end however, when Luke confronts the Emperor and both he and Vader die, only then is balance restored. And that means no Sith at all.

There's so much more that can be said about this and more details that could be talked about, but I think that's enough for now lol

Just one more thing, the love for "grey" and "equal amount of light and dark" probably just stems from the obsession with "morally grey" characters and a need to justify them and make them the right path. It's the complete and willful ignoring of responsibility and consequences, mostly unconscious ones, that fully acting on every desire and negative emotion can bring. And the story of Star Wars tries to explain these exact consequences and show us all that could go wrong. Anakin's whole story is a cautionary tale after all. And yet, people still just ignore it and try to make their fanon canon.

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