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As an energy practitioner, one of the first things I learned is how emotions and feelings are mapped to the body. Energetically speaking, the right side of the body represents the \u201cgiving side\u201d or the \u201cmale side.\u201d<\/strong> The left side of the body represents the \u201creceiving side\u201d or the \u201cfemale side.<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0 The right side also has to do with being aggressive while the left represents being passive.<\/p>\nSo let\u2019s say you have a pain in your left shoulder, it could be related to a burden you\u2019re carrying that is female-related or that relates to family. It could have to do with not receiving the help you need to carry that burden, or not being open to receiving.\u00a0 The right shoulder can typically relate to financial burdens (think provider male).<\/p>\n
When I first learned about this right\/giving\/male vs left\/receiving\/female aspect to energy, I was thrown a bit. Why? I always perceived women as givers and men as receivers.<\/strong> Having been in a role-reversed marriage, I saw myself as the giver and my male partner as the taker. Frankly, that could have been caused by my expectations more than what the other person was or wasn\u2019t willing to do. I\u2019ll own that.<\/p>\n Whatever the reason, I was on permanent exhale, never taking in a solid inhale. As a result, I quickly became depleted. My well was dry.<\/p>\n Over the last couple years, I\u2019ve felt myself being reprogrammed to receive. Through a series of setbacks, life has put me in positions where I HAVE to receive. I have to ask for help. Recently, I\u2019ve met a man who is very much a giver \/ provider. Here\u2019s an example. He came to my house, assessed the repairs that were needed, took me to Home Depot, bought the necessary items to make repairs (wouldn\u2019t let me pay) and proceeded to fix my house. The whole thing felt so odd to me, wonderfully, beautifully, odd. And I realized I still have a lot to learn about receiving.<\/p>\n I\u2019m very grateful for this beautiful man who is showing\u00a0me what a giving male looks like\u00a0and is helping me embrace more of my femininity. Giving is not better than receiving. Both are necessary and I hope to one day find that natural breathing balance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Did you know there is a whole energy around giving and receiving? Try this. Exhale and count to 30 slowly. Can you do it? Probably not. At some point you\u2019re going to need to inhale. Receiving is every bit as important as giving. As an energy practitioner, one of the first things I learned is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[167,11,29,121],"tags":[54,168,169],"class_list":["post-2796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy-therapy","category-marriage","category-overcoming-obstacles","category-relationships","tag-energy-work","tag-giving","tag-receiving"],"yoast_head":"\n