I spoke with The Barefoot Doctor, whose years of studying the Tao and martial arts, inspired him to make the ancient practice accessible to contemporary living. He points out three main centers we should focus on in our daily living to be spiritually balanced: the center of the brain, the heart, and the solar plexus.

The Center of the Brain/Third Eye

The third eye originates in the center of the brain which Taoists refer to as The Crystal Palace. The opening of the third eye is located above the center of the eyebrows. As you practice, you’ll become accustomed to centering your mind here. This area includes the pineal, hypothalamus, thalamus, and pituitary glands. Put your tongue to the roof of the mouth and imagine that space above. Also try moving your head slightly forward and back and feel that sensation.

When you place your focus here, your power of manifestation is much stronger and you can experience enlightenment. Your intuition will be more heightened and your mental chatter will decrease.

The Heart

Keep your heart open. People will respond to you differently when they sense your welcoming approach and you’ll learn to see the world differently and have a greater appreciation. It’s astounding what the miracle of love can accomplish.

The Solar Plexus

You’ll remain grounded when you place your attention in the center of the abdomen. When you find yourself becoming intertwined with conflict or your ego is taking over you, center yourself there.

3 Keys to Becoming Spiritually Balanced

The Barefoot Doctor explained three key aspects to maintaining harmony in your life: breath, self acceptance, and caring for others.

Breath

Keep your breath free flowing. Tense breath causes tense muscles and raises stress levels. If your breath flows freely, life flows freely.

Self Acceptance

Accept yourself for who you are. When you fight who you are, you cause resistance. Resistance keeps you from moving forward and experiencing harmony.

Caring for Others

Develop a natural caring for others. Respect others for who they are and understand we’re all doing the best we can as we travel through life.

Clear out Your Chakras

We have seven major chakra centers in the body. Keeping any of them out of balance can cause physical or emotional dis-ease. It’s beneficial to clear out the chakras each day or whenever you feel out of balance. To see where your main chakras are click here.

To clear them out, bring your focus to each chakra and visualize it opening and releasing any negative energy it has. Then see it spinning strongly and vibrantly the color that is associated with it. Do this beginning with the root chakra and move up to the crown chakra.

Brief Chakra Overview

Root Chakra
Located at the base of the spine and is represented by red.

Sacral Chakra
Located below the belly button and is represented by orange.

Solar Plexus
Located in the center of the stomach where we feel that “gut” feeling. Its color is yellow.

Heart Chakra
Located in the breast bone area. You can use green or pink. I prefer to use pink.

Throat
Visualize blue in the center of the throat.

Third Eye
The opening is slightly above the space where the two eyebrows meet. Its center is located in the center of the brain. Indigo is the color it glows.

Crown Chakra
Located at the top of the head, this chakra is white.

Watch the full video with The Barefoot Doctor about the way to keep balanced.

It’s perfectly natural to want to live comfortably and we are meant to live healthy and abundant lives. In actuality, the universe has enough wealth to go around for everyone. The key is not to become attached to the outcome or objects. Life occurs in cycles and things come and go. The objects and relationships you nurture today may be gone tomorrow. Our bodies will eventually cease to exist in the form they’re currently in. Resolve to live in happiness while you’re here.

The Crystal Palace

According to the Tao, The Crystal Palace is the area of the brain that includes the pineal, hypothalamus, thalamus, and pituitary glands. Centering your mind here can bring you to enlightenment.

Move your head forward and back slightly and feel for the sensation in the center of the brain. Also, press your fingers on the base of the head. As you practice feeling this area, you’ll naturally begin seeing the world through the center of the brain.

Getting What You Want

To begin manifesting abundance, visualize what you want from The Crystal Palace. Close your eyes, think about what you want, and hold that image in the center of the brain. See yourself joyous and fulfilled for achieving your desires. Create the feelings you would have after achieving what you want. Then place yourself in that future self and look forward to what will come.

After the meditation, let go and bring yourself back to center. You can do this as often as you feel necessary, but always remember to release that energy into the Universe and allow it to come to you.

Open Your Heart

Keep your heart open and intuition high. When you live in harmony with the universe, you’ll see how things manifest into your life so naturally and perfectly. Things always come to us through the means of others so it’s important to be a caring individual. Resonate with positive energy so others will gravitate towards you and be willing to help you.

Remind yourself you deserve to live a wonderful life and expect to live as such. Keep your actions in sync with your thoughts and words. If you’re trying to start up a new business, look for opportunities to network. As your heart is open and you follow your intuition, you’ll receive ideas and ways to further your career.

During meditation the idea came to me to develop this website. Then I discovered Site Build It which made it all happen. When my mind was free of chatter I was inundated with ideas about website development and articles to write. People entered my life who were willing to help. Everything flowed so organically.

If you find yourself doubting your ability to manifest things, stop those negative thoughts from growing and taking hold. Quiet your mind and replace the negative talk with supportive speech. Remember that life is cyclical. Things come and go. We experience challenges and successes. If you’re at a low point, the high is sure to come.

For a full interview with The Barefoot Doctor about the techniques he teaches on manifesting abundance, watch this video.

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