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Along with millions of others, it seems, I’ve been reading Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth and attending (or at least attempting to attend) the online class on the book that’s being given by Oprah and Eckhart Tolle. One thing I’ve noticed in my own life is that whenever I commit to making a change in my life, I seem to run into situations that call up my deepest fears around that issue so that I can heal it on a deeper level.

For instance, I have been having some interpersonal challenges with a group I do some volunteer work for. What I realized, when I was able to just sit with all the feelings that came up in dealing with these “difficult” individuals, was that the feelings were really based on much earlier interactions with my parents. I should also say here that probably the biggest thing that helped me to be able to see this was the fact that I got very sick with a cold and all I could really do was rest while dealing with the physical symptoms. It’s interesting to note how my body was working in my favor, forcing me, in a sense, to rest and reflect so that I could understand what was at the root of the challenges I was experiencing.

Anyway, when I realized that the interpersonal challenges were being driven by these old emotions, I was able to let them go and see them in another light. Eckhart Tolle’s book, A New Earth, really helped me with this, because I was able to see how my ego was invested in making the folks I was having the challenge with “wrong” and how that has been keeping me upset and unable to see a solution. When I realized this, I was able to let go of the feelings that no longer served me and to see them with the compassion they were crying for.

I use different modalities for these kinds of troubling emotions. What I find especially helpful is to use what I call sound alignment. All this entails is feeling the emotion, asking where it is in my body and then visualizing what it would look like as a physical presence in my body. Then I ask what it would sound like if it could make a sound (and believe me, your emotions do make sounds!). Then I just make that sound whenever I feel that emotion or think about whatever has been troubling me. This helps me to release those feelings from my body using sound and helps me to feel better a lot faster.

Other things that help include EFT, physical exercise and also listening to music that either aligns with the emotions I’m feeling or lifts me above the emotions I’m feeling. Since everyone’s tastes are different, you may need to experiment a little to find what works for you, but just the process of looking for the “right” music for you should help get you out of the hold of whatever emotions may be confronting you.

To find out more about how sound can help you roll with the tough stuff, use the Contact Form on the Contact Me page to schedule a free consultation. The clearer each of us becomes, the better life on Earth will be for all of us. Part of my commitment as a coach and sound healer is to help create a better world, one person at a time. I am starting with me and I’m starting now!