Life Force

I was just listening to a CD about energy in the body.  It was a mailing I received as a Kripalu Yoga instructor.  The CD was about energy and how it effects the body and the mind.

The thing I found interesting is the reminder that where our concentration, or our awareness, goes, our prana flows.  For those who are not Yoga practitioners, prana is the force or energy of life.  If we are concentrating on one specific body part, then our life energy flows to that part, to bring healing, to bring strength, whatever it is we need.  If we are concentrating on our work, whatever we are concentrating on, whatever we are fully aware of, our life force, our spirit, call it what you like, flows to that same thing.  We lose this if we are attempting to multi-task.  We are unable to concentrate on one thing to our fullest abilities and so our force of life, our spirit does not low into any particular thing, but is fragmented.

This idea of flowing prana or life force into whatever we are concentrating on is true whether we are aware of it or not. If we are unconsciously directing our thoughts into negative thoughts or feeling, then our life force is flowing in the same direction attempting to bring about whatever is the point of that concentration.  If we are thinking that we are terrible people, unable to do anything, then our life force flows into those thoughts and attempts to bring them to reality.

What have been your thoughts lately?