How to Feel Your Own Energy

      A few years ago I was taking a winter walk when I noticed a single blade of grass had melted a hole through the snow cover. I was amazed that the life force-- the energy -- of this single grass blade produced enough heat to melt through the snow pack. It is a visible example of the work of the "invisible" energy that is the basis of all life.

   Do you feel overwhelmed and buried under your life circumstances like the grass buried under snow?  Have life difficulties obscured the light? Even when there are no leaves on the trees and the grass is covered with snow, we know that beneath the surface nature is teeming with life. We are the same, but out life difficulties can keep us so distracted that we forget about the life force surging through us. If we can't feel it, we may feel flat and lifeless.  But its always there.

     Take a moment to connect with your life force energy.  Play some meditation music.  Light a candle.  Get in a comfortable position and close your eyes.  Rest your hands at the top of your thighs, at the crease where your legs meet your torso. Breathe deeply and slowly.  Empty your mind and focus on your breathing. Be patient. Have no agenda other than to breathe and relax for as long as it takes. As you relax, you will begin to feel your own energy.  It may feel like heat coming from your hands.  Tingling sensations.  Magnetic sensations that you may feel in your feet. 

     The more you practice sensing your own energy and focusing on your life force instead of your life difficulties, the more you will see the light that has been obscured.  Like the blade of grass, you will melt through what has been burying you.