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Are you feeling a bit stuck? Maybe you were once so intuitive, and now you find yourself doubting every decision. This could be because your third eye chakra or ajna is blocked. The third eye chakra is your spiritual center and is in charge of your perception, intuition, and imagination. When it’s blocked, you may feel uncertain, stressed, or frustrated with the universe and yourself. Thankfully, you can do quite a few things to activate and open your third eye. With our help and some willpower, you’ll be feeling enlightened in no time.
Quick Steps
- Meditate: this helps realign your energy while strengthening your intuition.
- Practice yoga and deep breathing to actively and intuitively energize your chakras.
- Perform pranayama breathing, a type of deep breathing exercise.
- Practice mindfulness regularly and tune into your surroundings.
- Use a dream journal to help improve your self-awareness.
- Use positive affirmations to uplift yourself when your third eye is blocked.
- Spend time in the sun and eat plenty of indigo foods to recharge your third eye chakra.
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QuestionHow do I train myself to be mindful?Leah Morris is a Life and Relationship Transition coach and the owner of Life Remade, a holistic personal coaching service. With over three years as a professional coach, she specializes in guiding people as they move through both short-term and long-term life transitions. Leah holds a BA in Organizational Communication from California State University, Chico and is a certified Transformational Life Coach through the Southwest Institute for Healing Arts.Practice naming what you're feeling and simply acknowledging it. Just say "This is what I'm feeling in this moment" without feeling the need to change it in any way.
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- Remember that opening your third eye is a process. Be patient with yourself, and have faith in the journey.Thanks
- You’ll know your third eye is open when you feel more aware of your surroundings. You may even receive visions from a higher power.Thanks
- It can take a few hours, days, weeks, months, or even years to fully open your third eye.Thanks
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- Find a nice, quiet place, where you can open your third eye in peace. If there are too many unearthly noises (like screaming, talking, air conditioners running, etc.), you might have difficulty. Then, go outside and just focus as you let all your energy out and clear your mind. Once your mind is clear, ask your third eye to open up and show you something.
- I highly recommend using brain waves when meditating, such as alpha, beta, theta, delta, and gamma waves. You'll mostly find these in lyricless music pieces known as binaural beats. Look these up on YouTube or whatever music platform you use.
- Whenever you find yourself waiting with nothing to do for a prolonged period of time, try deeply focusing on something or just thinking in general. You can achieve meditation when you're waiting at the doctor's office, for example.
- Before opening your third eye chakra, it helps to open your heart chakra, so you can understand and love everything that surrounds you.
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References
- ↑ https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2017/01/spiritual-wellness-seven-chakras/
- ↑ https://www.yogajournal.com/poses/third-eye-chakra-practice/
- ↑ https://www.arhantayoga.org/headstand-shirshasana/
- ↑ https://chopra.com/articles/breathing-for-life-the-mind-body-healing-benefits-of-pranayama
- ↑ https://chopra.com/articles/trust-your-intuition-with-the-sixth-chakra
- ↑ http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/mindfulness/definition
- ↑ https://chopra.com/blogs/yoga/chakra-cleansing-how-to-clear-your-chakras-free-your-energy
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dreaming-in-the-digital-age/201705/keeping-dream-journal
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-art-now/201405/mindfulness-and-creativity
- ↑ http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/try_selfcompassion
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- ↑ https://www.kelleemaize.com/post/8-crystals-to-heal-your-third-eye-chakra
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To open your third eye, spend a few minutes meditating every day to increase your awareness and mental clarity and better connect with your third eye. You should also practice being more mindful, which you can do by focusing on your present emotions and physical sensations. Remember: can't open your third eye if you're always distracted and lost in thought! Additionally, make an effort to spend more time in nature and do creative things, which will help you be more mindful and in touch with your third eye. To learn about the benefits of opening your third eye, scroll down!
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