Bless each energy center to free stored emotion

When Mia began her busiest season at work, she noticed her lower back tensing, her stomach knotting up, and her chest feeling heavy. Nightly she’d replay meetings where she’d snapped at a colleague or missed a deadline, embedding the same stress in her body. One morning she discovered a practice called the Blessing of the Energy Centers, a guided meditation that invites you to rest attention at each part of your body—then open awareness to the space around it—and finally fill each center with love and gratitude.

Skeptical at first, Mia sat in her living room and followed the steps. At her second chakra above her navel, she felt the familiar squeeze of worry; she noticed it, then gently let in feelings of safety. At her solar plexus, the tight band of stress loosened as she held gratitude for her team’s support. Above her heart, she radiated love until her chest felt spacious.

By the end she lay on her back, feeling lighter. Over the next few days, whenever a tense memory or worry surfaced, she did the blessing again and again. Each time the trapped energy flowed upward instead of sintering into her spine. After a week, Mia realized she’d completed her day without a single back spasm or stomach cramp—and she’d become far more patient with herself and her colleagues.

Research on energy centers—sometimes called chakras—shows that directing attention and elevated emotion harmonizes the autonomic nervous system, improves heart-brain coherence, and even boosts immunity. By consciously blessing each center you free the body from old habits of stress and begin to recondition the body to a new, healthier mind.

You’ll feel your heart lighten as your attention shifts from worry to gratitude. Assure yourself it’s safe to rest into this practice. Move through each part of your body, noticing any tightness, and then expand your focus beyond the skin. Shower each area with love, filling it with a warm, glowing sensation. Finally, allow your body to integrate these shifts by lying in silence for a few minutes. Give it a try tonight—it may be the first step towards surprising relief.