Recently Ralph Lauren (RL) let go of drop-dead gorgeous model Filippa Hamilton, for allegedly breaking her contract. The breach: she did not control her weight. She claims RL told her that she could not fit her sample clothes, a dainty size zero.

The 5’ 10” (177.8 cm) model weighs roughly 120 lbs. (54 kg.). According to her, her size four frame and weight have not changed since hiring. Ironically she only came out publicly, after the firm released a Photoshop edited version of her to Japan that looked worse than a caricature. In this image, included side-by-side above, her head is wider than her pelvis!

As any man can tell you, we would never say she is too fat. In fact, most of us would kill or die just to have her say hello. So the question arises, “What was RL thinking?”  Critics of the fashion industry state that Lauren is wrong for firing her, if that is the case, as it leads to huge esteem issues for women, as well as increase in cases of anorexia and bulimia.

For those of you who do not know, Anorexia Nervosa is a disorder where an individual’s esteem is so damaged that he or she believes themselves too fat no matter the size or weight.  As a result they literally starve themselves to death.  Bulimia is a similar condition that often involves binging and purging where the sufferer binges on eating and then vomits the food out as a way to control weight.

Regardless of whether she is too fat, which she clearly is not, esteem is a delicate issue in both men and women.  I have been involved with abused, depressed, and hurt women my entire life; even working with them in short and long term facilities as a youth. In fact, almost all of them also had addiction issues as well.

The question you are asking though is, “How are all of these issues related from an energetic healing standpoint?” Rest assured, I am getting to that.

The lower chakras generally turn on starting at the age of eight to ten years old.  The first is the Root Chakra which deals with abundance and grounding, while the Sacral Chakra turns on at puberty.  This Chakra, the Sacral, or Second, deals with Creativity, Sexuality and self-esteem.  It is no coincidence that this is the age that most of the depression, abuse, and eating disorders spawn.

In all cases that I have encountered the young women with the eating and abuse disorders mirror in the young men with the acting out and abuse disorders.  As a Chakra-Reiki healer, I recommend that these individuals apply four key oils nightly:

1. Root Chakra Oil on the front below and around the belly button.
2. Sacral Chakra Oil on the back area on hand length above the base of the spine.
3. Solar Plexus Chakra Oil on the back area on hand length above the Sacral Chakra.
4. Throat Chakra Oil at the base of the neck and upper chest.

Although you can make these blends yourself, it is best if you have a Reiki healer apply them-ironically ours oils are already blessed and charged with Reiki.  Our clients testify to their effectiveness over conventional blends.

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But rather than deal with the common topics of good and evil, and morality, we’re going to talk about H1N1 today, the so called Avian-Swine Flu.  Cough, hack, sneeze, wheeze.  This name tells us much about what the flu represents.  It represents some of the most abused species upon Earth, chickens and pigs.  Boc.  Boc.  Oink. Oink.  If you do a simple search on animal farming you will discover that many of these animals are in horrendous conditions.

Yet they are not defenseless, and no one is.  When we do not act in their names immediately the universe swings balance anyway.  It generates viruses and disasters to protect the balances of forces, and us.  In other words, we can manage our susceptibility by not eating chicken or pigs.  This may sound crazy, I know, but small actions have huge effects in the universe, though not always readily perceptible.

In a less esoteric sense you can apply Lavender, Clary Sage, and Tea Tree to your neck and sternum area for a traditional treatment.  For an energetic healing I recommend a compound treatment.  First open the Heart Chakra by applying the Fourth Chakra blend to the chest area.  Next, tonify the Root Chakra by using the First Chakra Oil at the base of the tailbone and lower abdomen.  Finally rub the Sacral Chakra Oil on the rest of the abdomen, and the Throat Chakra Oil around the Throat.

To give you some background, each of these oils have a combination of immune building and soothing properties.  The specific areas give a complementary treatment.  It is excellent to use these on your whole family as the family unit is the primary way of processing grief, illness, love, and abundance.  Something I love to do for my local clients is to offer a combination to each of the different family members.

Enjoy and stay balanced!

Namaste,

Gouthum

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