Celebrating Feminine Energy

Mothers Day is a time to honor our mothers.

It is a time to celebrate the women who gave birth to us, who nurtured us, and modeled for us what it is to be female.

Here I am with my mother. It’s a lot to reflect on.

We can go way beyond that, if we like.

We can honor the Feminine energy around us and in us. This feminine energy is found in Mother Nature, in the seasons, and in all people, regardless of their gender.

What is this feminine energy?

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, there is the idea of Yin and Yang. They are two complimentary forces that work together to create harmony and order in our natural world. When they are out of balance, we see disharmony such as dis-ease and experience rough going.

The Yin-Yang symbol was created to show the flow of the seasons. The Yin represents the winter time when there is the least amount of sunshine. It is dark, and has a dot of brightness because when the darkness reaches its peak, in it is the seed to return to the lightness. The Yang represents the summer time, when there is the most sunlight. The longest day of the year also holds the seed to return to the darkness.

Sometimes we can get the essence of something by contrasting it to its opposite.

The Yin represents the earth. It is receptive, watery, and is the magnetic pole that attracts. In contrast, the Yang represents the sun and is fiery, directive and actively creative.

• Yin – Yang
• feminine – masculine
• winter – summer
• dark – light
• passive – active
• receptive – directive
• soft – hard
• downward – upward
• cold – hot
• water – fire
• earth – sky
• moon – sun
• internal – external
• shadow – transcendence
• mother earth – father spirit
• nature – culture
• feeling – thinking
• intuition – logic
• attraction – assertion
• collective – individual
• flexible – rigid
• flow – go
• process – outcome
• sustainability – peak experience

Yang Doing vs Yin Being

The feminine energy is not focused on “doing” to accomplish and create, instead it attracts without effort by understanding the power of “being.” What we are being comes from inside us, unfolding in a process that is a natural response to who we are in any particular moment. Our state of “being” automatically affects what action is taken, what comes out of our mouth, and who and what we are drawn to – effortlessly.

Celebrate yourself living life from being. Notice the present moment, that this moment is underway, staying focused on the here and now and not jumping to the past or future in thoughts. Now act from intuition, from that core of being, letting the action unfold effortlessly.

The Feminine in Consciousness

The spiritual can be experienced through both yin and yang aspects. The yang aspect wants to experience itself as pure consciousness and emptiness.

The yin aspect wants to experience itself as love, light, and fullness. This is the wonderful paradox of existing as a spiritual being experiencing unique human individuality. Both need to be nurtured in order to experience freedom and joy.

Are you giving attention to both aspects? Do you experience the fullness of emptiness, the light and love in pure simple awareness?

Specifics of Yin Feminine Energy

One way to accentuate the yin feminine energy is to take in attention from others, from the world. Really receive it without any reservations.

The yang aspect likes to be the distant witness, to put attention on things, our thoughts, feelings, people, the environment, and everything inside and around.

The yin feminine energy thrives by being witnessed, being seen for who s/he is and understood, without having to do anything. The yin grows by healthy attention, given often. It revels in receiving the attention of the Yang, being seen and appreciated.

Too often in our society, we shrink away from standing out too much, from calling attention to ourselves. A symptom of this is apologizing for anything and everything. Another is changing our behavior to fit in. We end up compromising ourselves, who we are. We don’t let the world see our greatness, because we fear we will be cut down to size.

The real understanding comes from knowing that we all have greatness, and doing extraordinary things means that we are starting to realize our true potential. No one is better than anyone else when they do great things, in fact, everyone has the potential to achieve greatness.

The yin feminine energy has personal presence, a magnetic quality that draws people to you. The yin makes you memorable.

Celebrate your feminine energy by noticing how you might be “shrinking to fit in” and let that go. Notice when you might be lowering your voice, or not share strengths with others. Go ahead and step into your greatness and share.

Let your warmth flow through your eyes, smile, voice and body language. Be aware of trying to impress others and losing yourself.

Then create mystery by being playful, not giving everything away at once. This is not being manipulative, but maybe listening more and perhaps not facing the speaker straight on. Or slowing down your speech, or even playing with a little silence.

Powerful and Feminine

I recommend that if women really want to play with this, they consult the resource Powerful and Feminine by Rachael Jayne Groover.

Rachael Jayne is founder of the Yin Project. She is traveling the world, teaching women to increase their magnetic presence and attract the attention they want.

She has trained facilitators world-wide to teach her material to other women in The Art of the Feminine Presence classes.

I have taken a class locally with Sally Reeves Conway. You can find out about her classes here.

For me, the class was an experiential grounding of the feminine energy in my life. I experienced being witnessed, and what being magnetic and mysterious is all about.  In the exercises, I discovered a new level of letting go and healing. I became radiant, and honor in my body now the feminine presence.

“Being” in Consciousness

If you would like to experience more flow in your life, more being the light and love of pure consciousness, I have something for you too. The Ishayas’ meditation is the most direct way I have experienced to know what being in the moment is about, and living from there. The simple techniques reliably take you back to being present, or enliven your presence if you are already experiencing that.

Contact me about classes. Or see the website thebrighpath.com for world-wide class listings.

Celebrate

So when you are seeing beauty around you, go ahead and praise Mother Earth. When you are appreciated by another, really stop and soak it it, let it nurture you. Stand up for your own greatness, because it will enrich everyone else. Let “being” be your guide.

And please leave your comments below about how you are celebrating the Feminine Energy.

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