Secrets of Core Energy Meditation

In this article, I'll tell you how I discovered thesensation is there immediately. My Reiki
secrets of Core Energy Meditation(TM). I'llinstructors said that I was experiencing the
describe the roots and development of thisopening of my higher brain centers, but they
technique so you'll understand how and why itdidn't have much more to say about it, so I
works. This information will help you use Corebegan to investigate the meaning of this event.
Energy Meditation(TM) to realize your idealIn 1997, I was leafing through a magazine when I
possibilities.came upon an ad for a book by Roy Eugene
The more you know about something, the moreDavis, a teacher in the Kriya Yoga tradition. The
you believe in it, and the better it will work forbook was called "Seven Practices for Conscious
you.Living." I felt a strong pull toward this book, like
Core Energy Meditation(TM) is designed to:the feeling I had when I first saw the ad for T'ai
· Relax your body and boost yourchi. I knew this was something I needed to
energy,explore.
· Release negative emotions and increaseThe Kriya Yoga tradition is a wholistic practice in
your positive feeling,that it involves your mind, body, energy system,
· Clear and focus your mind, anddiet, and meditation. However, the emphasis in
· Strengthen your sense of spiritualKriya Yoga practice is on developing the upper
connection and life purpose.brain centers, the Mind Center. The fruit of Kriya
Core Energy Meditation(TM) empowers you toYoga practice is calming the nervous system and
shift your state of being and it gives you skillsopening clear awareness. In that clear awareness
that will help you in all areas of your life. Theseyou come to understand that you are an
include the ability to relax, concentrate, observeexpression of the One Life that we all share.
and detach from limiting thoughts and feelings,In 2008, I discovered how to fine-tune the cues
visualize, feel, and sense your inner guidance. Asto develop the Mind Center. Dr. Les Fehmi of the
you develop these skills, you're better able toPrinceton Biofeedback Institute had found that
know "who you are," "what you're here to do,"through Open-Focus training you can develop an
and how to manifest that in the world now.inner sense of space, silence, and timelessness
Core Energy Meditation(TM) is rooted in thewhich facilitates your experience of open, clear,
energetic anatomy of qigong, the philosophy ofspacious awareness. This diffuse immersed style
Taoism and Kriya Yoga, the latest research inof attention relieves stress and clears your Mind
physics, biofeedback, and HeartMath(TM), and myCenter quickly and efficiently.
interactions with countless teachers and students.Through Reiki, Kriya Yoga, and Open-Focus
From this complex web, Core Energy Meditationtraining, I discovered how to energize, clear, and
emerged as a universal and comprehensivefocus the Mind Center. This is Secret #3.
system for personal growth and spiritualSecret #4
development. It is the most powerfulAs a result of these journeys into the first three
transformational tool that I have found.secrets, I was left with three distinct practices,
Beginningseach of which developed one aspect of my being.
My journey with Core Energy Meditation began inWhat I was looking for was a practice that tied it
the summer of 1984. I had just graduated fromall together, that developed and integrated all
St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia and I wasthree at once.
inspired by the idea of going on a backpacking tripSo I began to work these three practices into a
out west. I was definitely a city-boy and hadn'tlogical sequence. I did qigong breathing to
done anything in the way of backpacking and hadstrengthen the vital energy of my Body Center,
never been beyond the Mississippi.generated core heart feelings in my Heart Center,
For the month of August that year, I took a tripand focused into a sense of open, clear, spacious
by car and foot through Colorado, Utah, Arizona,awareness in my Mind Center. To connect them
and Wyoming. I explored the Canyonlands, thetogether, I focused on a Central Channel running
Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone National Park.vertically through my body that connected these
What struck me most on that trip was the clearthree. Opening and clearing this Central Channel is
spacious sky (you can see for miles in that partSecret #4.
of the country), the quiet, and the stillness. IAs I was having good personal success with this
absorbed those three qualities during that month.sequence, I looked for a model to explain and
I can remember quite distinctly what I felt as Iteach it to others.
sat on the plane flying home. I had anIn Qigong, there was the energetic map of three
overwhelming feeling of contentment. I wasenergy centers and the Central Channel that
completely peaceful, my mind was still, and I feltconnected them, but no formal practice which
no attachment to anything. I was free. Out ofsimply and directly worked this pattern. I realized
that transcendent experience three things camethat what I had discovered was an ideal way to
clear:work with the qualities of each energy center and
1. I discovered that such a state was possible,a way to connect them through the Central
2. I found that I needed to take a break fromChannel. Each of these features of your energetic
my busy-ness to arrive at that state, andanatomy adds a quality, a dimension to your
3. I wanted to stay in that state and find ways toenergetic vibration: the Body Center adds
reproduce it, deepen it, and expand it.strength and vitality, the Heart Center adds
Coming back from my trip, I was in a newpositive emotion, the Mind Center adds clarity, and
position of readiness to learn and grow. I was onthe Central Channel adds coherence by connecting
the lookout for how to make that transcendentthe energy centers together, so that you function
experience a part of my life. About a week afteras a synergistic whole.
I returned a continuing education catalog arrived inAs I worked this inner energetic template, I found
the mail. Browsing through it, I came upon a classmyself expanding and integrating. I felt whole and
called T'ai Chi, a teacher named Andrew Heckert,well. I now had one practice that addressed each
and Secret #1.aspect of my being and integrated them
Secret #1energetically. Because this energetic template
I began T'ai chi that Fall of 1984.represents the core of who we are, I called the
In T'ai Chi I learned to relax deeply and sense mypractice Core Energy Meditation(TM). In Core
internal energy. I began to learn about energeticEnergy Meditation you become aware of these
anatomy and about daily practice. I discoveredfour dimensions of your being and learn to use
that, by doing something a little every day, I couldthe sensing qualities of these four energetic
learn a completely new skill and shift my lifefeatures to guide your life. Through this practice
experience. I learned the first secret ofyou discover "who you are" and are able to
mind-body training-the lower dantian, an energydiscern "what you are here to do now."
center in my lower abdomen. T'ai chi taught meDaily Practice
to focus on the lower dantian as a way toThe key to personal transformation is attentive
re-orient and develop my awareness. I learned todaily practice. While you will likely feel relaxed and
practice lower dantian breathing and to be moremore at peace after a single practice session,
present and aware internally and externally.significant and enduring transformation are the
I discovered that the lower dantian was part ofresult of consistent practice over an extended
an intricate set of energy centers, accupoints, andperiod time.
paths or meridians that circulated life-energyI've also come to understand that you need a
throughout my body. T'ai chi recognizes threeclear, simple, effective method if you are going to
main energy centers, the lower dantian or Bodypractice consistently. Without a good method you
Center ( in the lower abdomen), the middlewon't be able to focus your attention and get
dantian or Heart Center (in the center of theresults. That is what Core Energy Meditation gives
chest), and the upper dantian or Mind Center (inyou-an efficient and effective way to develop
the center of the brain). T'ai chi focuses on theyour inner being. In as little as 20 minutes a day
abdominal energy center, the Body Center, toyou can stimulate your growth as a whole person
build presence and vitality.and improve the results you get in your life.
I pursued the study of T'ai chi and the relatedThe second key to practicing daily is motivation. If
practice of qigong meditation for the nextyou are going to do something every day, your
twenty-five years. Through these practices, I"why" has to be strong. The final piece to this
learned to be aware of my posture and let go ofpuzzle came together as I investigated my
tension. I learned to sense, gather, move, andmotivation for practicing.
store vital energy. I learned Secret #1: lowerManifesting & the Law of Attraction
dantian breathing.In order to understand why I was so passionate
Secret #2to discover the ideal meditation practice, I had to
In 1998, a book called "The HeartMath Solution"go back to my initial experiences on my trip out
was published. Though I had been exposed toWest. Back then, I was looking for a way to feel
heart-centered training in other disciplines,the vitality, well-being, freedom, and connection
HeartMath hit the nail on the head. In HeartMath Ithat I had experienced on that trip. I wanted a
discovered extensive research and solid practicesway to reproduce this experience at will, so that I
for training the power of the heart. HeartMathcould learn to live from that state. Intuitively, I
research demonstrates that the electro-magneticknew that this was the key to realizing my ideal
energy field of your heart is by far the strongestpossibilities. Since then, I have learned the principle
field generated in your body. It is up to 5000that explains why this is so.
times stronger than the field generated by yourIn that past few years, "The Law of Attraction"
brain.has become a popular field of study. Basically, the
Furthermore, by generating core heart feelings inLaw of Attraction says that "energetic vibrations
the space of your heart, you can dramaticallytend to attract like vibrations." We have learned
shift your experience to the positive. Core heartfrom "The Secret" and many other sources that
feelings such as appreciation, gratitude, and trustthe key to success in all areas of life is to shift
bring your heart, your physiology, and your brainour vibration to match that which we desire. In
into synergy, so that your whole system worksother words, minding your inner state is the
together. Your brain waves slow down, yourfoundation for realizing your ideal possibilities.
heart-rate becomes more coherent, yourIf you want prosperity, shift into prosperity
respiration deepens, your digestion and immuneconsciousness, and prosperous circumstances flow
response improves, and you have a general sensemore easily to you. If you want health, shift into
of positivity and well-being. You can learn toa healthy inner state to promote healthy cells.
self-generate this state and use it to releaseCore Energy Meditation(TM) enables you to shift
negative emotions and solve challenges in your life.into a strong, positive, clear, and coherent
Focus on your Heart Center with core heartenergetic vibration or what I call a Core Energy
feelings enables you to shift your energeticState. In this ideal state you connect deeply with
vibration to a positive state at will. This is Secret"who you are" and "what you are here to do
#2.now" and you open yourself to receive that in
Secret #3your life. You release your personal limits and act
In 1994, I began training in the Reiki system ofwith a greater sense of ease and purpose.
self-healing. During an initiation ceremony for thisIn the final stage of Core Energy Meditation(TM)
practice, I experienced a tingling sensation in theyou spend some time sensing, imagining, and
center of my brain. Over the course of the day,feeling your ideal possibilities. You allow those
this tingling became stronger and stronger. It waspossibilities to arise from the core of our being,
as if the center of my brain, and then my upperyou experience them as real here and now, and
brain, lit up with energy. To this day, whenever Iyou listen for appropriate action.
focus on the center of my brain, that energetic