Before I begin the conversation of trust, it's critical to lay the foundation by talking about energy. Bear with me as I geek out for a bit :) It's important to understand the science of energy because it directly relates to the emotions felt in the body. Emotion means energy in motion: E-motion!
Okay, here's the physics of energy. Are you ready???? Let's go!!!!!
Everything in the Universe is made up of atoms and those atoms have electrons moving around them at a very high rate of speed. This causes the atom to vibrate at a specific frequency. I want you to think about what happens when you put a pot of water on the stove and turn the heat on. Water is made of molecules of two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom. When the water is cold, the molecules are moving slowly, vibrating at a low frequency and the water is dense. Slowly, the water closest to the heat gets warmer and the molecules begin moving at a faster rate vibrating at a higher frequency. As a result, the water becomes less dense as the molecules bump into each other causing them to spread out and rise to the top. Eventually, all the water molecules in the pot are moving so fast, bumping into each other, and spreading out that there is a phase change where liquid water becomes a gas - steam.
Emotions are very much like the water molecules in this example. Those that vibrate at a low frequency are more dense and feel heavy in the body. Some examples are fear, anger, shame, and guilt. Emotions that vibrate at a high frequency are less dense and feel light in the body. Examples of these are peace, joy, and love. Think about this for a minute: when you feel sad or fearful, it's a heavy feeling in the body and your shoulders might sag but when you feel love and joy, you feel light, airy and energetic and hold your head up high.
Because emotions have a frequency to their vibration they trigger different responses in the body. By the way, you will NEVER hear me say there are good and bad emotions. All of them are important and serve a purpose. I will always refer to them as low or high frequency. Emotions that vibrate at a low frequency trigger the release of hormones, such as cortisol, that damage the cells in the body which can lead to illness. Emotions that vibrate at a high frequency trigger the release of hormones, such as serotonin, dopamine, and endorphins, that bathe the cells of the body helping to regulate the nervous system and heal the body.
Below is the Map of Consciousness, developed by David R. Hawkins, which shows the energetic frequency of different emotions. Keep in mind, emotions are not quantifiable so the number is a representation of how one emotion differs from another. The lower the number, the lower the frequency of the vibration and the heavier it feels in the body thereby the more damage it does to the body when one sits for prolonged periods in the emotion. Notice shame and grief are at the bottom. Anyone who has felt these emotions knows the heaviness of them. Notice, now, the high frequency emotions such as peace, joy, and love. These emotions feel good in the body and are light.
It is natural to move throughout the map in any given day, sometimes in any given moment. You might be peaceful one second and something happens that shifts you into fear. The key to regulating your nervous system is being aware of the shift downward, allowing yourself to feel it, and then moving through it by using tools I will teach you in future blog entries.
It's important to note that emotions are alarm systems. When we feel those that don't feel good, it's an alarm that something we are thinking, hearing, or seeing isn't aligned with our higher self which is always in a high frequency. They aren't something to run from, they're something to address and move through in order to get back to the emotions that support us.
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