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May 2018 Chest/Breast Chakra Reading

May 2018 Chest/Breast Chakra Reading
By Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA
Mind, Soul, and Self LLC
mindsoulandself.com

The Chakras are an ideal roadmap for personal growth and development. In 2017 we started our journey through the Chakras and focused on one energy center a month. We are going to keep on going in 2018! On our monthly adventure, I am going to educate you about a Chakra and then ask you to contemplate its function and roll in your own personal growth. May brings us to the Chest Chakras. These are minor chakras located above each breast. These Chakras influence nutrition on a mind, body, and spirit level. This month, the Chest Chakras ask you, “what feeds your soul?’

Brief Overview of the Chakras: Our subtle energy bodies are made up of numerous energy channels that all together form a matrix. These channels flow through and around the body like highways of energy. These flows of energy are known as nadis in the Vedic tradition and meridians in the Chinese Medicine tradition. Where these flows of energy crisscross and intersect is where the chakras are formed. The Chakras are energy centers and vortexes in our subtle body. Seven large energy channels crisscross to form the major chakras (Root to Crown). These large energy channels are the flow of manifestation, liberation, expression, reception, ida, pingala, and sushumna. Minor chakras form where the lesser nadis cross. As there are many nadis, so there are many minor chakras.

The Chakras are openings for life energy to flow into and out of our aura or electromagnetic field. There are main Chakras, minor, subpersonal, and transpersonal Chakras. The Chakras’ function is to vitalize the physical body and to bring about the development of our self-consciousness. Each Chakra is associated with certain physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual interactions. Each Chakra has personal growth themes, functions, and purposes.  The concept of the Chakras has been around for thousands of years; but the energy coming to us from the cosmos is changing. We are receiving potent and new energies of high frequency light from the universe. The main Chakras (Root to Crown) were appropriate for us these past 2000 years. As we move into a new era, chakras above, inside, and below the physical body are forming and others are waking up from dormancy to help us evolve into our new future. Our journey through the Chakras will focus on ALL of these Chakras; main, minor, subpersonal, and transpersonal.

The Chest Chakras are minor Chakras located above each breast. Though there is an energy center above each breast, technically together they make up one chakra. These energy centers are usually seen as some shade of pink, turquoise, or green. Please do not assume that a minor Chakra is not as important as a major Chakra; all the energy centers work together to keep us whole, complete, and balanced. The Chest Chakras work in conjunction with the Heart and Higher Heart Chakras. The lower chakras (root, sacral, solar plexus, etc) are very physical and function more in regards to material possessions, survival, belongingness, and emotional needs. As we work up the chakra system and move into the upper chakras (Heart, Higher Heart, Throat, etc), the Chakra functions become more spiritual, personal growth, and transcendent in nature. The Chest Chakras regulate nutrition. Not just physical nutrition (what we need to eat to survive), but also emotional nutrition (activities, people, places, and things that comfort us and bring us peace and joy) and spiritual nutrition (activities, people, places, and things that revitalize you, rejuvenate you, increase your vibration, and make you feel like you have a purpose and passion for existing).

May 2018 Chest Chakra Contemplation and Suggestions: What feeds your soul? What makes you feel alive and vibrant? What connects you to something greater than yourself? What do you do that affects your life in a profound way and leads to personal growth and spiritual development? How do you evolve your soul? This month, contemplate and assess how you nurture your soul.

The past year I have been on a personal quest to answer this question for myself. I have become very involved in volunteerism. At one point, I recently had 5 different volunteer jobs. A few months ago, I found the one that completes me. The one that makes me feel alive, vibrant, and like I matter. The one where I can serve my community and also make soul connections with other volunteers. The one that makes me light up and my soul smile. I became a docent at John Michael Kohler Arts Center. A docent is a teacher in an art museum. I lead tours for adults, teens, and children and encourage discussion and facilitate others response to art. I finally know what feeds my own soul.

Since the Chest Chakras are connected to the Heart and Higher Heart, exploring themes and functions of those two chakras can assist you in finding your source of spiritual nutrition.

The Heart Chakra’s functions and purpose include love, self-love, compassion, empathy, peace, respect, non-judgment, acceptance. The Heart Chakras Lessons include Love, hope, forgiveness, and compassion. The Heart honors love and is driven by love.

Heart Chakra Journal Questions: Is there balance between my giving and receiving in the fullness of love and compassion and the openness of my heart space, both for myself and for others? Do I love myself unconditionally? Do I accept myself? Do I love others unconditionally? Why or why not? What does unconditional mean to me?

The Higher Heart Chakra Functions and Purpose include unconditional love for all of humanity, healing the world around you, increasing the vibration of humanity, practicing the lessons of the heart, serving, donating, volunteering, giving back to your community in some way, generosity, altruism, and humanitarian work. Higher Heart Chakra Lessons include Compassion, Acceptance, Servitude, Humanitarian, Healing Humanity and the World Around You, Global Responsibility. Reflects a person’s understanding, acceptance and practice of the universal concepts of Universal Love and Compassion, or “walking the talk.” Its influence allows us to care about and connect with billions of other people, creating a web of connection that has not been possible before. The Higher Heart honors The Lessons of the Heart and is driven by: Unconditional Love and Sense of Purpose.

Higher Heart Journal Questions: Have you felt or heard a call to heal? How are you a healer? How can you become more of a healer? How do you serve humankind? Do you understand the concepts of Universal Love, Acceptance, and Compassion? Do you practice these concepts? Do you truly have unconditional love and acceptance for all? How can you work on having unconditional love and acceptance for all? Do I serve all of humanity in some way (donate, volunteer, etc)? Do you have the feeling that you are here for some greater purpose and that you can influence the others/community/world by your actions?

I encourage you to pursue volunteering, donating, altruism, humanitarian work, and philanthropy. See if tapping into your heart and higher heart can help you figure out what feeds your soul. Much love and many blessings this month~ Dr. Christina

Join us for our ‘Women’s Summer Solstice Chakra Weekend Retreat in West Bend, Wisconsin June 22 to 24, 2018: https://mindsoulandself.com/womens-wellness-retreats/

About: Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA is a Spiritual Counselor, Holistic Health Consultant, Certified Aromatherapist, Herbalist, Master Gardener, and Reiki Master Teacher with a PhD in Health Psychology. Her business, Mind, Soul, and Self LLC is based out of Wisconsin. For more info on Dr. Christina and her upcoming Chakra Retreats, Chakra Classes, Chakra Bootcamps, or to schedule an individual reading or appointment, please visit mindsoulandself.com. Many Blessings and Be Well!

April 2018 Hand Chakra Reading

April 2018 Hand Chakra Reading
By Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA
Mind, Soul, and Self LLC
mindsoulandself.com


The Chakras are an ideal roadmap for personal growth and development. In 2017 we started our journey through the Chakras and focused on one energy center a month. We are going to keep on going in 2018! On our monthly adventure, I am going to educate you about a Chakra and then ask you to contemplate its function and roll in your own personal growth. April brings us to the Hand Chakras, minor Chakras on the palm of each hand. These Chakras influence healing and transmutation. Healing energies from the universe (such as Reiki) are channeled through these chakras. Energy flows from the universe to the crown chakra, to the third eye, to the throat, to the higher heart, to the heart, then down the arms and out the palm of the hands. So the energy of the Hand Chakras is literally heart energy; full of compassion, light, and love. We can pass this love energy to ourselves or on to others. Massage therapists, Energy Healers, Chiropractors, Nurses, and others with a healing touch are guided by the Hand Chakras. The Hand Chakras can assist in transforming dense energy into higher vibrating energy. This month, the Hand Chakras ask you, metaphorically, – can you change lead into gold?

 

Brief Overview of the Chakras: Our subtle energy bodies are made up of numerous energy channels that all together form a matrix. These channels flow through and around the body like highways of energy. These flows of energy are known as nadis in the Vedic tradition and meridians in the Chinese Medicine tradition. Where these flows of energy crisscross and intersect is where the chakras are formed. The Chakras are energy centers and vortexes in our subtle body. Seven large energy channels crisscross to form the major chakras (Root to Crown). These large energy channels are the flow of manifestation, liberation, expression, reception, ida, pingala, and sushumna. Minor chakras form where the lesser nadis cross. As there are many nadis, so there are many minor chakras. The Chakras are openings for life energy to flow into and out of our aura or electromagnetic field. There are main Chakras, minor, subpersonal, and transpersonal Chakras. The Chakras’ function is to vitalize the physical body and to bring about the development of our self-consciousness. Each Chakra is associated with certain physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual interactions. Each Chakra has personal growth themes, functions, and purposes. The concept of the Chakras has been around for thousands of years; but the energy coming to us from the cosmos is changing. We are receiving potent and new energies of high frequency light from the universe. The main Chakras (Root to Crown) were appropriate for us these past 2000 years. As we move into a new era, chakras above, inside, and below the physical body are forming and others are waking up from dormancy to help us evolve into our new future. Our journey through the Chakras will focus on ALL of these Chakras; main, minor, subpersonal, and transpersonal.

The Hand Chakras are minor Chakras located on the palm of each hand. Though there is an energy center on each hand, technically together they make up one chakra. These energy centers are usually seen as some shade of pink. Please do not assume that a minor Chakra is not as important as a major Chakra; all the energy centers work together to keep us whole, complete, and balanced. The Hand Chakras work in conjunction with the Heart and Higher Heart Chakras and influence healing and transmutation. Healing energies from the universe (such as Reiki) are channeled through these chakras. Energy flows from the universe/source down to the crown chakra, to the third eye, to the throat, to the higher heart, to the heart, then down the arms and out the palms of the hands. So the energy of the Hand Chakras is literally heart energy; full of compassion, gratitude, harmony, peace, light, and love. We can pass this love energy to ourselves or on to others. By strengthening the Hand Chakras, we are also increasing their connection with the Heart Chakra and thereby increasing our capacity to give love and receive love. Heart energy is the highest vibrating energy; therefore, energy from the Hand Chakras can be used to transmute negative, dense, low vibrating energy into more useful, higher vibrating energy.

April 2018 Hand Chakra Contemplation and Suggestions: Contemplate and assess sources of negativity and low vibrating energy in your life. Are they people, places, situations, or things? Or are they limiting beliefs and thoughts you have about yourself? Is it time to let go? Are you ready to release what holds you down, blocks your path, and keeps you stuck? Transmutation refers to the change of one substance into another. In alchemy, Magnum opus is the process of personal and spiritual transformation by taking the junk and chaos in your life and using it as the catalyst for enlightenment. Are you ready to change this lead into gold?

Here is a Meditation to help you on your journey:

  • Sit with your hands in prayer position in front of you.
  • Visualize roots growing out of your feet and going down into the earth below you and grounding and earthing your entire body.
  • When you are ready, visualize white light entering the crown of your head and filling the whole of your body from top to toe. See it entering each one of your chakras in turn, filling, cleansing, balancing and harmonizing each one.
  • Watch as the energy flows from your crown chakra, to the third eye, to the throat, to the higher heart, to the heart, then down the arms and out the palms of the hands.
  • Visualize high vibrating heart energy flowing out of the palms of your hands and filling the whole world!
  • If you have identified a source of negativity in your life, visualize the energy from your Hand chakras flowing to this negativity and slowly starting to raise its vibration. Bless this source of negativity in your life and then release it and set it free.
  • Sit for as long as you like, before drawing your ‘roots’ up from the earth and bringing yourself back into the present.
    Much love and many blessings this month~ Dr. Christina

Join us for our ‘Women’s May Day Retreat’ Saturday May 5, 2018 from 8am to 6:30pm In West Bend, Wisconsin: https://mindsoulandself.com/wellness-day-retreats/

 

Join us for our ‘Women’s Summer Solstice Chakra Weekend Retreat in West Bend, Wisconsin June 22 to 24, 2018: https://mindsoulandself.com/womens-wellness-retreats/

 

About: Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA is a Spiritual Counselor, Holistic Health Consultant, Certified Aromatherapist, Herbalist, Master Gardener, and Reiki Master Teacher with a PhD in Health Psychology. Her business, Mind, Soul, and Self LLC is based out of Wisconsin. For more info on Dr. Christina and her upcoming Chakra Retreats, Chakra Classes, Chakra Bootcamps, or to schedule an individual reading or appointment, please visit mindsoulandself.com. Many Blessings and Be W

March 2018 Hip Chakra and Kundalini Reading

March 2018 Hip Chakra and Kundalini Reading
By Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA
Mind, Soul, and Self LLC
mindsoulandself.com

 

The Chakras are an ideal roadmap for personal growth and development. In 2017 we started our journey through the Chakras and focused on one energy center a month. We are going to keep on going in 2018! On our monthly adventure, I am going to educate you about a Chakra and then ask you to contemplate its function and roll in your own personal growth. March brings us to the Hip Chakras, minor chakras on each side of your body, at the center of the hip. These chakras influence and regulate Kundalini and are connected to the Root chakra. The Hip Chakras and Kundalini are here to remind us that the Spiritual path is a journey, not a destination. We want to take it slow and easy and do the work…integrating and processing our lessons along the way. Healing is not easy and ‘enlightenment’ is a process and not something that you can just achieve overnight. This month, the Hip Chakras ask you – do you do the work, or do you just want to get there now?

 

Brief Overview of the Chakras: Our subtle energy bodies are made up of numerous energy channels that all together form a matrix. These channels flow through and around the body like highways of energy. These flows of energy are known as nadis in the Vedic tradition and meridians in the Chinese Medicine tradition. Where these flows of energy crisscross and intersect is where the chakras are formed. The Chakras are energy centers and vortexes in our subtle body. Seven large energy channels crisscross to form the major chakras (Root to Crown). These large energy channels are the flow of manifestation, liberation, expression, reception, ida, pingala, and sushumna. Minor chakras form where the lesser nadis cross. As there are many nadis, so there are many minor chakras.

 

The Chakras are openings for life energy to flow into and out of our aura or electromagnetic field. There are main Chakras, minor, subpersonal, and transpersonal Chakras. The Chakras’ function is to vitalize the physical body and to bring about the development of our self-consciousness. Each Chakra is associated with certain physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual interactions. Each Chakra has personal growth themes, functions, and purposes.  The concept of the Chakras has been around for thousands of years; but the energy coming to us from the cosmos is changing. We are receiving potent and new energies of high frequency light from the universe. The main Chakras (Root to Crown) were appropriate for us these past 2000 years. As we move into a new era, chakras above, inside, and below the physical body are forming and others are waking up from dormancy to help us evolve into our new future. Our journey through the Chakras will focus on ALL of these Chakras; main, minor, subpersonal, and transpersonal.

 

The Hip Chakras are minor Chakras located on each side of your body, at the center of the hip. There is one on each hip. These energy centers are usually seen as some shade of deep red, pink, or magenta. These chakras influence and regulate Kundalini. Please do not assume that a minor Chakra is not as important as a major Chakra; all the energy centers work together to keep us whole, complete, and balanced. Minor Chakras each work with a Major Chakra. The Hips work with the Root Chakra. Kundalini (also known as Shakti) is a great, primal, feminine, creative energy that exists in everyone in the area of the Root Chakra, usually in a dormant, sleeping state. This means that most people are not aware of it, do not feel it, and have no idea it is there. Kundalini remains dormant until one is ready for it and until one awakens it (usually through meditation, breathwork, yoga, or other personal growth and spiritual practices). Kundalini energy represents pure potential and when awakened releases an intense amount of energy. Kundalini is typically represented as serpent or a snake and lies coiled. When it becomes activated, it uncoils and starts to rise through Sushumna, the Great Central Channel (along spine from tailbone to top of head). The main chakras are located along the Great Central Channel. Kundalini moves up from the Root through each one of the Chakras and comes out the top of the head (Crown Chakra). This process is known as Kundalini rising. According to Buddhist, Hindu, and Tantric beliefs, when Kundalini rises through the Chakras and passes the Crown Chakra, she unites with Shiva, which is the great, primal, masculine energy of the Universe. When these energies unite, you become one with the cosmic consciousness while still in your human body. This state is blissful and ecstatic and is known as nirvana or enlightenment. You have had a spiritual experience or a peak experience. Kundalini energy then goes back down your Chakras and rests once again in the Root Chakra. The Hip Chakras are gatekeepers and help regulate this energy and prevent Kundalini from rising before you are ready. Sometimes it can become awakened “accidently” when a person is not ready for it. This can either be a profound opportunity for personal evolution or personal devastation. Kundalini can be prematurely activated by intense/rushed spiritual work (for example, getting attuned to all three levels of Reiki at once instead of completing the process one at a time), childbirth, psychotropic drugs, sexual orgasms, and ecstatic religious experiences. When a person activates Kundalini before they are ready (known as a Spontaneous Kundalini Awakening), they may experience it as a Spiritual Emergency. A Spiritual Emergency is a Transpersonal Psychology term that means a person is having intense disruptive spiritual and psychic experiences and struggle with processing it and integrating it into their psyche. They do not have the tools to help them cope with their experience. They can feel scattered and broken. Can feel scared, uneasy, anxious, and depressed. Can experience insomnia, psychic phenomenon, nightmares, intense heat, chills, involuntarily movements, and body discomfort. In Transpersonal Psychology, spiritual crises can mimic mental illness. This is why it is important to slowly awaken Kundalini, work with knowledgeable and experienced healers and teachers, and not rush your spiritual journey.

 

March 2018 Hip Chakra Contemplation and Suggestions: Contemplate your spiritual journey this month. Do you understand your experience? Do you do the work, or do you just want to get there now? Do you do too much too fast? Do you take it slow and easy and move on when appropriate?  When you do spiritual and personal growth work, you clear out energies that no longer serve you a purpose. These energies include old patterns of behavior, old emotions, karma, ect. You also take in higher energies and white light. If you take in higher vibrations too fast for your personality, you can experience spiritual emergencies such as dark night of the soul or Kundalini Awakening. It’s important to slowly integrate new energies and make them a part of your personality. The following are some suggested integration activities:

• Journal your experience
• Draw or paint your experience
• Make Mandalas
• Talk to someone about your experience
• Counseling, Contemplation, and Processing
• Yoga with an experienced yogi/teacher
• Get a Reiki or energy work session from an experienced practitioner

Here is an Integration Meditation to help you on your journey:

Find a quiet, comfortable place for yourself–where you will not be disturbed. Create a relaxing atmosphere. You may want to light a candle, light incense, or play some quiet, soothing music in the background. Begin to relax in general. Take some deep breathes. Notice how you experience yourself and any feelings and emotions you are experiencing before doing this meditation exercise. Then close your eyes, relax, breathe deeply, and focus your attention inward… Be aware of yourself as a spiritual being, made of energy. Begin to open up your awareness of the field of energy around your physical body. Notice if your energy is close and tight around your body, or spread out far away from your body. What do you see in your energy field? Do you see energy that no longer serves you a higher purpose? Do you see energy you have released as a result of healing work? Do you see other people’s energy that you have accumulated? We are going to release all energy in our energy field or aura, that is not ours or that no longer serves us a purpose. Watch as that energy flows down towards the earth to be transformed. Now, call for all your higher energies to return to you and begin to pull them into your center. Begin to draw your energy field/aura closer to you, around you to about an arm’s length around your body…Draw your aura an arm’s length in front, at the back, left and right sides, above your head and below your feet. Wrap yourself in your own energy an arm’s length all the way around you…Notice what that’s like… Your aura is your personal space–define it, own it, enjoy it. You’ve created an energy boundary. State to yourself, I am whole and complete, I am whole and complete. I am integrated. My personality, mind, emotions, heart, soul, physical body and spirit are all one. I understand my experience. I do my spiritual work slowly and smoothly. I will not rush. The spiritual quest is a journey and I will do the work. When you feel ready, take a few deep breaths, gently open your eyes, and slowly begin to move. Notice how you experience yourself after doing this exercise. Give yourself some time to integrate this experience and enjoy being relaxed before moving on to other activities. (Especially after you first start practicing this meditation–you may want to journal, create arts, have a cup of tea, or go for a quiet walk.) Much love and many blessings this month~ Dr. Christina

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About: Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA is a Spiritual Counselor, Holistic Health Consultant, Certified Aromatherapist, Herbalist, Master Gardener, and Reiki Master Teacher with a PhD in Health Psychology. Her business, Mind, Soul, and Self LLC is based out of Wisconsin. For more info on Dr. Christina and her upcoming Chakra Retreats, Chakra Classes, Chakra Bootcamps, or to schedule an individual reading or appointment, please visit mindsoulandself.com. Many Blessings and Be Well!

December 2017 Great Central Sun Chakra Reading

December 2017 Great Central Sun Chakra Reading
By Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA
Mind, Soul, and Self LLC
mindsoulandself.com

The Chakras are an ideal roadmap for personal growth and development. In 2017 we are journeying through the Chakras and focusing on one Chakra a month. December brings us to the Great Central Sun Chakra, a transpersonal chakra and your connection to God Consciousness. It is the highest vibrating chakra…all that ever was and all that ever will be. It is where you access higher consciousness, your higher self, and the divine. This month, the Great Central Sun asks you – Can you find God (the divine) in everything and everyone? Do you find God in yourself?

 

Brief Overview of Chakras: The Chakras are the main energy centers in our subtle body. They are the openings for life energy to flow into and out of our aura or electromagnetic field. There are main Chakras, minor, subpersonal, and transpersonal Chakras. The Chakras’ function is to vitalize the physical body and to bring about the development of our self-consciousness. Each chakra is associated with certain physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual interactions. Each chakra has personal growth themes, functions, and purposes. The concept of the Chakras has been around for thousands of years; but the energy coming to us from the cosmos is changing. We are receiving potent and new energies of high frequency light from the universe. The 7 main chakras were appropriate for us these past 2000 years. As we move into a new era, new chakras above and below the physical body are forming and others are waking up from dormancy to help us evolve into our new future.

 

The Great Central Sun Chakra is a Transpersonal Chakra and is located at the center of the universe. It is not in our physical body, but in our etheric/energy body. This chakra is located in the highest dimension. It is the highest vibrating energy center. Its color is usually seen as ultraviolet or iridescent. The Great Central Sun is the Source and Center of the Universe. God Consciousness. The Universal Mind. It releases cosmic rays, light and love to all of creation and all of the cosmos. The Great Central Sun is doorway to the cosmos and beyond. It is full consciousness, where you become one with the source energy/creator of all. It is the point of origin of all physical and spiritual creation.

 

December 2017 Grand Central Sun Chakra Forecast: December is a month filled with religious and spiritual celebrations. It is perhaps the ‘holiest’ of all the months in the calendar year. For many people, December is a time to share with family and friends and celebrate the divine. But what does the divine truly mean to you? This month, as you celebrate the holidays (Holy Days), take some time to contemplate your own divinity. Can you find God (the divine) in everything and everyone? Do you find God in yourself? Can you connect to the divine? How? Do you feel connected with your higher self? Do you feel a strong connection with the universe/God/The Divine? Are you aware of and celebrate this connection all year, or only on certain holidays?

 

Message: “Listen to your higher self and sense what it is asking of you. Connect with the stars as you stand on earth and feel what your soul is yearning for. Open your mind and your heart to all that is out there and see what feels right for you. You are not alone and only you can define the undefined for yourself. Allow your connection to source to flow through you until you feel infinite peace” ~Laurel Virtues Water

 

Great Central Sun Chakra Aromatherapy Blend
• 6 drops Lotus essential oil (Nymphaea caerulea)
• 5 drops Sacred Frankincense oil (Boswellia sacra)
• 4 Buddha Wood essential oil (Eremophila mitchelli)

This is a meditation blend meant for a diffuser. Prepare the oils in your diffuser and then lay down in a quiet space and close your eyes. Inhale the aroma and conceptualize/visualize what you think the source/universe/divine/God looks like to you. Visualize the center of the universe. As you do this, state the following affirmations: “I am connected to the Source and Center of the Universe. I honor the divinity inside me.”

 

 

If you are interested in learning more about the ‘The Grand Central Sun, your light body and merkaba, the ascension process, and connecting to your higher self, spirit guides, angels, and higher energies of the divine” please visit the Chakra Mini-Series page for monthly $17 mini chakra classes https://mindsoulandself.com/2017-chakra-mini-series/

 

 

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About: Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA is a Spiritual Counselor, Holistic Health Consultant, Certified Aromatherapist, Herbalist, Master Gardener, and Reiki Master Teacher with a PhD in Health Psychology. Her business, Mind, Soul, and Self LLC is based out of Wisconsin. For more info on Dr. Christina and her upcoming Chakra Retreats, Chakra Classes, Chakra Bootcamps, or to schedule an individual reading or appointment, please visit mindsoulandself.com. Many Blessings and Be Well!

November 2017 Soul Star Chakra Reading

November 2017 Soul Star Chakra Reading
By Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA
Mind, Soul, and Self LLC
mindsoulandself.com

The Chakras are an ideal roadmap for personal growth and development. In 2017 we are journeying through the Chakras and focusing on one Chakra a month. November brings us to the Soul Star Chakra, a transpersonal chakra and the blueprint of your soul. It holds the record of all you ever were and all you ever will become. It holds all your past lives and your future lives. This month, the Soul Star asks you to explore why you reincarnated at this time. What are your soul lessons and life purpose?

 

Brief Overview of Chakras: The Chakras are the main energy centers in our subtle body. They are the openings for life energy to flow into and out of our aura or electromagnetic field. There are main Chakras, minor, subpersonal, and transpersonal Chakras. The Chakras’ function is to vitalize the physical body and to bring about the development of our self-consciousness. Each chakra is associated with certain physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual interactions. Each chakra has personal growth themes, functions, and purposes. The concept of the Chakras has been around for thousands of years; but the energy coming to us from the cosmos is changing. We are receiving potent and new energies of high frequency light from the universe. The 7 main chakras were appropriate for us these past 2000 years. As we move into a new era, new chakras above and below the physical body are forming and others are waking up from dormancy to help us evolve into our new future.

 

The Soul Star Chakra is a Transpersonal Chakra and is located about 6 inches above the top of the head, above the crown chakra. It is not in our physical body, but in our etheric/energy body. Its color is usually seen as white, silver, gold, ultraviolet, or iridescent. The Soul Star Stores the soul’s highest purpose above and beyond all individual incarnations. The soul’s blueprint. It is through this chakra that a soul enters a physical body during incarnation. After death, the seed of an enlightened being remains in the soul star. You enter the Soul Star when you die to gain perspective on your life. It connects to higher self, Soul purpose, life tasks, soul groups, soul mates, and pre-destined soul contracts. Our entire being’s karmic residue, those energy patterns that you have held on to for more than one lifetime, is held in the eighth chakra carrying thought forms created over the life of our entire being caused by other lives actions and community consciousness. When attuned and activated, the Soul Star allows access to the Akashic records, the soul’s intent in this particular incarnation, stores the soul’s highest purpose above and beyond all individual incarnations.

 

November 2017 Soul Star Chakra Forecast: Henry Bolduc was a certified hypnotherapist with almost 40 years’ experience in past-life research. Through his work, he believed “every soul reincarnates in a particular lifetime for one of three reasons. First, we may reap the benefits of grace resulting from the good we have done for others in the past; second, we may correct our faults, thus balancing our good and bad deeds – referred to as karma; and third, we may experience life in such a way that we can contribute to the ocean of life.” This month, the higher energies want you to explore your purpose in this lifetime and your reasons for incarnating. Are you here to receive blessings and grace for good deeds in a previous incarnation? Are you here to continue to learn soul lessons? Are you here a healer and visionary to raise the vibration and help heal the world and humanity during these difficult times?

 

Soul Star Chakra Aromatherapy Blend
• 8 drops Palo Santo essential oil
• 8 drops Elemi essential oil
• 8 drops Frankincense oil
• 8 drops Myrrh essential oil
• 8 drops Angelica essential oil
• 4 ounces distilled water

The above blend is meant for a spray or mister. Blend the essential oils into 1 teaspoon of vodka or witch hazel (to help disperse the oils into water) and then blend into 4 ounces of distilled water in a spray bottle. Mix well. Spray the blend above your head and feel the mist fall down on you. Inhale the aroma and visualize your soul star chakra glowing brightly as a white golden ball of light about 6 inches above your head. As you do this, state the following affirmations: “I am connected to all my past lives and all my future lives. I am connected to my soul group and soul’s mates. I connect to higher self, Soul purpose, life tasks and pre-destined soul contracts. I release my karmic residue.”

 

If you are interested in learning more about the ‘Soul Star Chakra, Past Lives, Future Lives, the Spectrum of Consciousness and Journey to the Akashic Records’ please visit the Chakra Mini-Series page for monthly $17 mini chakra classes https://mindsoulandself.com/2017-chakra-mini-series/

 

Join us for our ‘Women’s Energy Healing Day Retreat in West Bend, Wisconsin on the powerful day of healing 11/11 (November 11), 2017: https://mindsoulandself.com/wellness-day-retreats/

 

Join us for a group Past Life Regression/Future Life Progression experience in Sheboygan, WI on Saturday November 18th: https://mindsoulandself.com/past-life-regression-future-life-progression/

 

About: Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA is a Spiritual Counselor, Holistic Health Consultant, Certified Aromatherapist, Herbalist, Master Gardener, and Reiki Master Teacher with a PhD in Health Psychology. Her business, Mind, Soul, and Self LLC is based out of Wisconsin. For more info on Dr. Christina and her upcoming Chakra Retreats, Chakra Classes, Chakra Bootcamps, or to schedule an individual reading or appointment, please visit mindsoulandself.com. Many Blessings and Be Well

August 2017 Crown Chakra Reading

August 2017 Crown Chakra Reading
By Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA
Mind, Soul, and Self LLC
mindsoulandself.com

The Chakras are an ideal roadmap for personal growth and development. In 2017 we are journeying through the Chakras and focusing on one Chakra a month. August brings us to the Crown Chakra, the center of spirituality, enlightenment, transcendence, oneness, awakening, and understanding. This month, the Crown Chakra asks you to explore your connection to all the dimensions around you; the spiritual world as well as the earth plane. Are you connected to the divine, humanity, and your higher self? Or do you feel alone in the universe, disconnected from the source and your soul?

 

Brief Overview of Chakras: The Chakras are the main energy centers in our subtle body. They are the openings for life energy to flow into and out of our aura or electromagnetic field. There are main Chakras, minor, subpersonal, and transpersonal Chakras. The Chakras’ function is to vitalize the physical body and to bring about the development of our self-consciousness. Each chakra is associated with certain physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual interactions. Each chakra has personal growth themes, functions, and purposes. The concept of the Chakras has been around for thousands of years.

 

The Crown Chakra is located at the top of the head. It’s functions and purposes include spiritual connection, enlightenment, transcendence, awakening, serenity, beliefs, morals, understanding, thought, awareness, knowledge, wisdom, universal intelligence, pure consciousness, karma, grace, and bliss. It is humanity’s connection to the universe and that, which is beyond death. In Sanskrit, Sahasrara means “thousand petaled,” because this chakra is said to be in the form of a lotus with 1,000 petals arranged in 20 layers and resides in the “plane of truth and reality.” There are over a thousand names for God, yet it remains nameless and formless. The lessons and goal of the Crown Chakra is to guide us into developing our spirituality, achieving enlightenment, and understanding the secrets of the universe as well as the bigger picture in our own lives. Crown Chakra needs that must be met for transformation and transcendence to occur include having a spiritual connection, faith, and oneness with all.

 

August 2017 Crown Chakra Forecast: As the center of oneness, the Crown Chakra asks for an honest inventory of your spiritual life and connection to the world around you. Are you fulfilled with your human relationships? Or is something missing? Do you believe in something greater than yourself? Do you have a strong relationship with the universe/God/Mother Earth/The Divine? Can you connect to the divine? How? Do you feel connected with your higher self? Is the divine a relationship you nourish or allow to sit on the backburner? Are you too busy in your life to make room for what is really important? This month, it’s time for your mind to step out of the way of your soul…..

 

Crown Chakra Aromatherapy Blend:
• 3 drops Frankincense essential oil
• 5 drops Myrrh essential oil
• 4 drops Spikenard essential oil
• 3 drops Palo Santo essential oil
• 2 drops Angelica essential oil

The above blend is meant for a diffuser. Place the drops into the diffuser and as you turn on, deeply inhale the aroma and breathe it out through your crown chakra at the top of the head. Visualize your crown chakra beaming up to the heavens. As you do this, state the following affirmations: “I am integrated, whole, complete and one with the divine energy. I am connected to the source, guides, guardians, and my angels.”

 

If you are interested in learning more about the ‘Crown Chakra and Connecting to the Divine through Meditation’ please visit the Chakra Mini-Series page for monthly $17 mini chakra classes https://mindsoulandself.com/2017-chakra-mini-series/

 

Join us for our ‘Autumn Equinox Women’s Chakra Retreat’ in West Bend, Wisconsin September 15 to 17, 2017: https://mindsoulandself.com/womens-wellness-retreats/

 

About: Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA is a Holistic Health Consultant, Certified Aromatherapist, Herbalist, Master Gardener, and Reiki Master Teacher with a PhD in Health Psychology. Her business, Mind, Soul, and Self LLC is based out of Wisconsin. For more info on Dr. Christina and her upcoming Chakra Retreats, Chakra Classes, Chakra Bootcamps, or to schedule an individual reading or appointment, please visit mindsoulandself.com. Many Blessings and Be Well!

June 2017 Throat Chakra Reading

June 2017 Throat Chakra Reading
By Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA
Mind, Soul, and Self LLC
mindsoulandself.com 

 

The Chakras are an ideal roadmap for personal growth and development. In 2017 we are journeying through the Chakras and focusing on one Chakra a month. June brings us to the Throat Chakra, the center of communication and self-expression. This month, the Throat Chakra asks you to examine the story of your life; are you the author creating your own story, or do you let others write your story for you? Are you the main character in your life story or are you just secondary? Is your life story truthful or a work of fiction? Do you speak the truth to yourself and others?

 

Brief Overview of Chakras: The Chakras are the main energy centers in our subtle body. They are the openings for life energy to flow into and out of our aura or electromagnetic field. There are main Chakras, minor, subpersonal, and transpersonal Chakras. The Chakras’ function is to vitalize the physical body and to bring about the development of our self-consciousness. Each chakra is associated with certain physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual interactions. Each chakra has personal growth themes, functions, and purposes. The concept of the Chakras has been around for thousands of years.

 

The Throat Chakra is located in the throat and neck. It is the center of communication, expression, and where we experience the world non-verbally through vibration, sound, symbols, myths, and archetypes. The Throat Chakra teaches us lessons about self-expression. The Sanskrit name is Vishudda, which means “the pure place” or “especially pure.” So naturally, we must ask ourselves: Is my communication pure? Am I true to my word? Do I express myself both verbally and non-verbally with truth and clarity? Some Throat Chakra needs that must be met for healing and transcendence to occur include the ability to express one’s self non-verbally (through body language, music, art, etc), healthy verbal communication, and an appreciation for art and beauty.

 

June 2017 Throat Chakra Forecast: The Throat Chakra is the gateway for truth and communication. Stories are stored in the subconsciousness and told through the Throat Chakra. The Throat Chakra is where we access the archetypes, myths, and symbols that help give our life meaning, purpose, and guide our character traits and personalities. We are the storytellers of our life. It’s time to evaluate and critique your life story. Are you the author creating your own story, or do you let others write your story for you? Are you the main character in your life story or are you just secondary? Is your awareness, energy, and attention always on someone or something else? Is your life story truthful or a work of fiction? Do you speak the truth to yourself and others? What’s the biggest lie you have told yourself about your life and why it is where it is now? As the storyteller, you alone have the power to edit, rewrite, and modify things in your life that are no longer working for you. You are powerful over your situation.

 

Throat Chakra Aromatherapy Blend

    • 3 drops German (Blue) chamomile essential oil
    • 4 drops Rosemary essential oil
    • 5 drops Sage essential oil
    • 1 ounce of a vegetable oil like coconut, jojoba, or almond

 

Blend the essential oils into the vegetable oil then massage some over the throat and neck area. As you do this, repeat the following affirmations: “My thoughts are positive and I always express myself both verbally and non-verbally with truth and clarity. I am the storyteller of my life and have power over each and every situation.” Seal your intent by participating in a throat chakra activity such as singing, chanting, or listening to music.

 

If you are interested in learning more about the ‘Throat Chakra, The Archetypes, and the Stories of our Lives’ please visit the Chakra Mini-Series page for monthly $17 mini chakra classes https://mindsoulandself.com/2017-chakra-mini-series/

 

Join us for our ‘Summer Solstice Women’s Chakra Retreat’ in West Bend, Wisconsin June 16 to 18, 2017: https://mindsoulandself.com/womens-wellness-retreats/

 

About: Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA is a Holistic Health Consultant, Certified Aromatherapist, Herbalist, Master Gardener, and Reiki Master Teacher with a PhD in Health Psychology. Her business, Mind, Soul, and Self LLC is based out of Wisconsin. For more info on Dr. Christina and her upcoming Chakra Retreats, Chakra Classes, Chakra Bootcamps, or to schedule an individual reading or appointment, please visit mindsoulandself.com. Many Blessings and Be Well!

February 2017 Sacral Chakra Reading

February 2017 Sacral Chakra Reading
By Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA
Mind, Soul, and Self LLC
mindsoulandself.com

The Chakras are an ideal roadmap for personal growth and development.  In 2017 we are focusing on one Chakra a month. February brings us to the Sacral Chakra. In the month of February, the collective consciousness focuses on relationships, particularly those of the intimate kind. We celebrate romance this month with St. Valentine’s Day. So this is a great month to focus on Sacral Chakra energy and how it influences your life.

 

Brief Overview of Chakras: The Chakras are the main energy centers in our subtle body. They are the openings for life energy to flow into and out of our aura or electromagnetic field. There are main Chakras, minor, subpersonal, and transpersonal Chakras. The Chakras’ function is to vitalize the physical body and to bring about the development of our self-consciousness. Each chakra is associated with certain physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual interactions. Each chakra has personal growth themes, functions, and purposes.  The concept of the Chakras has been around for thousands of years.

 

The Sacral Chakra: The Sacral Chakra governs relationships and feelings. It is located a few inches below the belly button in the area of the reproductive organs (testes, ovaries) and lower back. Its themes include sexuality, sensuality, passion, pleasure, joy, hobbies (activities that you enjoy), feelings, gratification, family, friends, and your tribe. It represents the element water and is associated with the planet Venus. The personal growth lessons of the Sacral Chakra revolve around developing a sense of belongingness.

 

February 2017 Sacral Chakra Forecast: Focus on relationships with your significant other(s), children, and parents this month. Be especially aware of anger, resentment, and short fuses with these individuals. Anger is based in fear and frustration. To bring balance to this chakra and subsequently your relationships, you need to identify the root of your anger in these relationships. What makes you angry? Why do you feel angry? Why are you holding on to this? What can you do about the situation? What part do you play? Do not let anger and frustration control you. Life is too short to be angry, especially with those you care most about. Face your anger, fear, and frustrations in your relationships, do what you can to change it, or let it go. You may then find yourself looking at your relationships in a whole new way.

 

Sacral Chakra Aromatherapy Recipe
• 1 drop Vanilla
• 2 drops Cardamom
• 1 drop Rose
• 2 drops Orange Essential Oil
Put drops on a cotton pad or tissue or in a diffuser. Breathe in and state the following affirmation: “I am a sexual and sensual being. My life is full of passion and pleasure. I have healthy and rewarding relationships.” Repeat as needed.

 

If you are interested in learning more about the ‘Sacral Chakra, Relationships, and Love Languages,’ please visit the Chakra Mini-Series page for monthly mini chakra classes https://mindsoulandself.com/2017-chakra-mini-series/

 

Join us for our ‘Spring Equinox Women’s Chakra Retreat’ in West Bend Wisconsin March 17 to 19: https://mindsoulandself.com/womens-wellness-retreats/

 

About: Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA is a Holistic Health Psychologist, Certified Aromatherapist, Herbalist, and Reiki Master Teacher. Her business, Mind, Soul, and Self LLC is based out of Wisconsin. For more info on Dr. Christina and her upcoming Chakra Retreats, Chakra Classes, Chakra Bootcamps, or to schedule an individual reading or appointment, please visit mindsoulandself.com. Many Blessings and Be Well!

The Wounded Healer

The Wounded Healer
By Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA
mindsoulandself.com

 
The Edge Magazine December issue just came out today and had a phenomenal article on “The Role of the Wounded Healer.” I have been thinking about it all day.  My thoughts: The Wounded Healer, Chiron, and the Modern Day Shaman are concepts I deeply resonate with as today I celebrated exactly 10.5 years of recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and that related lifestyle (domestic abuse, divorce, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, etc). I believe I am better able to serve and relate to others as a healer, teacher, and guide through emergence into my own personal hell and subsequently facing/fighting those demons. I am not perfect, I still struggle with many issues. But Personal growth is a journey, not a destination. I believe a true healer is humpty dumpty, s/he fell off a wall, shattered, broke, but did not lay there….s/he put themself back together again…better and stronger than they ever were before. In order to heal and become whole, one must first fall apart. You can’t learn that in any school or any class. So take your pain, take your darkness and use it as fuel to light up the world for others. Fall apart, but don’t just lie there, get back up and become whole and complete.
 
From the article:
 
“Wounded Healers understand how to make their lives whole again by restoring spirit, despite the open wound that will never fully heal. They have learned to meet the challenge of pain and cope with it, rejuvenating themselves with vitality and life. They have returned to wholeness, despite the gaping wound. And they have innate understanding of how they did that. The wounded healer instinctively knows what the rest of us grope in darkness to discover outside mundane reality and instinctively shares this gift of spirit. The wounded healer knows that there is more to us than our physical body and that non-physical wounds can make us totally sick. So wounded healers can communicate non-verbally and without physical contact as empathic healers who connect spirit-to-spirit with their ailing friends. They understand the pain and where it is found, as they have been to this place and returned from the arduous journey, alive and wiser.”~ Von Brashler. To read the whole article: http://www.edgemagazine.net/2015/12/the-role-of-the-wounded-healer/

The Shadow

The Shadow
by Dr. Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA
mindsoulandself.com

As a counselor with 19 years of experience working in the mental health and personal growth fields, one thing I have noticed is that individuals on the “spiritual” path tend to reject the notion of darkness in their personality. We all have a dark side. Carl Jung called this the “shadow” or black part of our personality. We all have inner demons and devils in our psyche. Rejecting this pushes them further into your unconsciousness. True healing means becoming whole. It also means you must assimilate your shadow into your personality. Admit you have a shadow and confront it. Own it…it’s yours. How can you know your light if you don’t know your darkness?

“These are the places you can go to in your psyche. They are challenging and difficult and confronting; the courage it takes is amazing and yet, for those of us who are willing to confront it and go that deep, there are huge payoffs.” ~ Thoman Dann