Transitions
I was at a meditation camp a few years ago when I met a PhD student from the neuroscience department. His thesis work involved imaging the brain in sleep state and wake up state. Based on his findings, it was evident that the state of our brain while sleeping and while waking up was completely different and it’s a miracle that we wake up everyday.
Such a simple everyday phenomenon of waking up seems like a natural cycle of the body. Apparently that is not the case.
If you are like most other individuals who wake up with an alarm and have some amount of stress to get ready, Get the kids ready and get out of the house (or start work from home), You may be putting your brain through some trauma/shock as you wake up.
This shock when accumulated over time may affect the brain, thinking, memory or other bodily functions. There is a spiritual/energetic component to waking up. This paragraph is for those who believe in metaphysical world. Others can skip and move to the following paragraph.
An excerpt from the book Between Death and Life by Dolores Cannon -
“The soul never sleeps. Only the body gets tired, and the soul would get very bored waiting around for the body to awaken. So while the body sleeps, our soul or spirit, the real part of us is having many adventures. It may travel to the spirit realm to meet the master teachers and guides, to obtain advice or to learn more lessons. It may also travel to other parts of the world, or even venture outwards to other worlds and dimensions. These travels are sometimes remembered in snatches, especially in the common dream of flying. The essential part of us always returns to the body when it is time to wake up because it is connected to the “silver cord”. The unbiblical is not served until the physical death of the body frees the spirit.”
We are supposed to naturally integrate our mind, body and spirit when we wake up, but it does not happen for some people.
Healing means being whole and complete. When we go through small or big traumas a part of our being is separated from us. This is a well understood phenomenon and body does this to protect us from the impact of the trauma. Like a porcupine who goes inside his thorny shell. Every single person has experienced some kind of trauma. The problem is that these thorny shells are pricking us and taking energy out of us.
I have had flying dreams all my life. I have been suddenly woken up from sleep almost all nights in the last 12 years by my kids. Mornings have invariably been a rush time. I recently developed right sided vestibulopathy which gives me headaches, vertigo, and dizziness . In my quest to find the energetic and emotional root cause, I have been extremely observant of my thoughts and reactions.
I noticed that when I take a few minutes to align myself before I wake up, it changes the quality of my day. Even if I am waking up in the wee hours to meditate, I need a transition from sleep state to wake up state.
This is what I did -
As soon as I realized I am awake I started saying to myself -
I integrate and align all the scattered parts of my being (7 to 21 times)
It is safe to be human
These statements can be recited anytime of the day when you need to center and align yourself.
This simple step calmed my energies and settled my dizziness/vertigo.
Being a Redikalll insights student, I use several simple and powerful Redikall statements along with the above statements.
Transitions are vital not just while waking up but through various milestones of life. In my therapy work I have seen that the emotional charge from an ongoing trauma significantly subsided when we worked on the very first instance of the trauma cycle.
Smooth, happy and healthy Transitions for the life events listed below play a significant role on the emotional well being of a person.
Conception
Parents' reactions when a child's gender is revealed during pregnancy or at birth.
Milestones during pregnancy
Birth - the most significant of all
Early bonding with mother and father
Various milestones in the first year of life
First day of school
First true friendship
First competition
Transition to puberty
First menstrual cycle
Transition to college
First crush
First intimate relationship
First breakup
First job
Marriage
The list goes on, but the early years are far more significant than the later. Several parenting books suggest a ceremonious transition though significant milestones of kids' lives.
If your transition to adulthood was abrupt due to a sick parent or sudden demise of a parent, seek help to support yourself through other transitions in life. If it didn’t start right, there is a decent chance you are struggling through rest of it. First impressions are lasting impressions.
Other types are transitions look like -
Transition from meditation to routine
Transition before and after intense exercise
Transition from work to home
Eating food
Drinking water
I hope this article shed some light on the importance of transitions. Give yourself grace and support through various transitions. Share your feedback/suggestions via email at contact.inleashmind@gmail.com