Noticing When We Don't Feel Energy Shift

I had the wonderful luck and privilege to be able to attend Donna Eden's 5 Day Introduction to Energy Medicine class in Cardiff, Wales as a Teaching Assistant (TA).  It was an amazing and inspiring event - over 300 class attendees, and about 25 teaching assistants. This was the largest 5 Day Class that Donna has taught, and when that many people are together working on their energies, it is powerful, and intense.  Class attendees were hungry for ways to feel more alive, joyous, energetic and balanced, and with that hunger they brought an openness and enthusiasm that was inspiring.

One of the key teachings for the class is the Daily Energy Routine (DER). Over the course of her 25 year practice, Donna identified 7-10 exercises which most effectively balance and strengthen the energy systems for most people.  The exercises, collectively known as the Daily Energy Routine, are taught individually throughout the class, and over the course of the class you learn them as a routine. 

Most of the attendees were feeling wonderful as the course progressed.  But a number were not feeling so good.  When this happens it can be a confusing time - there's been an investment of money, time and energy to get to this class, where you are supposed to be learning how to feel better, but you don't feel better, and perhaps even feel worse!  What's up with this energy medicine stuff anyway?

As part of my role as a TA,  I was able to work with some of the people who weren't feeling well. The universe has a way of connecting us with people who can help us, and by no random coincidence, people that I connected with were showing up with vulnerabilities in the systems that I have had to work with more than others to keep balanced.  As I worked with them, it gave me a chance to gather a little bit of data regarding a theory of mine.   If there isn't a shift in energy in how one is feeling when doing an exercises in the DER, noticing that can be important information about underlying energetic vulnerabilities.   It can be a good indicator when energy systems need a different approach, or a perhaps a little kick-start, before the exercises as generally taught, will have the intended impact.