I would like to tell you that I'm confused about just one thing... because you talk about feeling the belly while breathing... And well, all the loving energy I feel now when I'm quiet is in my heart. And when I breathe I feel this big energy inside it, but I have never paid attention to my belly... Maybe that's what I'm doing wrong!!

I've never taken any classes in meditation or things like that, I have always been... let's say a self-taught person, so I really don't know anything about where to feel my energy or how to breathe. I read what you wrote on your website about the three steps to breathing and I have done that, but as I said before, I have never paid any attention to what's going on inside my belly. Is this where the feminine energy comes from? What about what I feel inside my heart?

By the way... when I was reading what Mary Magdalene said I felt this huge energy in my heart and even more when I repeated: "I'm receiving this New Energy." It was amazing. I have so many things in my head... I'm sorry!! The thing is that no one has ever answered me before like you have done.

When the soul of us is flowing into our body right after being born it slowly sinks down deeper. I see it like a tender mist settling down in our body, making us alive and filling us with energy. Breath by breath we draw our soul energy into our body. Unfortunately many people experience very traumatic things during their infancy. When we feel great pain, loneliness, being rejected or abandoned, we tend to stop breathing deeply in our belly. We send the signal to our soul: Stop, don’t come in any further. It is horrible here! So we stop our natural evolvement. We interrupt a natural process.

You can even check for this interruption. Lay flat on your back and let your breath become soft. Put one hand on your belly (where your belly button is) and feel the rising and falling of your belly while you breathe. How much is your belly open and flowing with your breath? Have you ever seen a sleeping baby breathing? Does your belly rise as outrageously as the belly of a newborn baby? My belly was much like a rock hard board when I felt my breath for the first time. Over the years it has melted with many loving breaths.

Separated from the flow of our soul and from our breath (which is the same) we change from a vibrant alive child to a jaded, withdrawn grown-up. We experience our lives by being in our heads and shoulders. And most people never do connect deeply in their belly. So we are like houses without foundations, like trees without trunks and strong roots. Little things shake us, throw us off balance and we constantly feel afraid, cold and alone.

What I’ve learned so far by working with the feminine energy is that the unfolding of a human being truly begins when we are open enough to live in our bellies. For when we occupy our center and reconnect with our soul we stop feeling alone and helpless. We become still and we learn to channel our energy through our bodies in a natural graceful way. We no longer have to say: My head or my heart is exploding - we are able to let energy flow through us more easily. Even our abundance starts flowing more easily because there isn’t as much disconnection going on in our lives. Being ungrounded and disconnected to our belly is a big reason for being poor.

Another reason for people not letting their energy flow into their belly is that many have learned that our bellies and everything below our waist is not pure. Many religions have made us judge our body and our natural energy. So many people choose to focus on their hearts only. I don’t say that this is wrong in any way, I just want to emphasize that our true strength can only be here and available to us when we fully inhabit our body -not just the upper half. Many people I work with have never consciously felt energy flowing through their legs. They’ve never felt deeply connected with the earth and their bodies. They are uprooted in a way. For me, feminine strength lives in the stillness of our lower body. Feet, legs, hips and belly can radiate such a wonderful energy. It's not sexual; it's just a natural energy, strong and soft at the same time.

About being self-taught: that is great. There are many people out there who aren’t very loving. It's great to walk by them and not listen when their words are harsh and hurtful (and come from the mind). For me I had to learn to accept assistance from people who live and breathe this soul love. These are the people that I listen to, that I give permission to tell me unpleasant truths about myself. But I make sure that they come from love and appreciation for me, not from judgment and malice. Someone who doesn’t love me has no permission to tell me anything. So I would say to keep your door always closed to judgment but always open to loving support. This can come from anywhere. It can come from me, writing these words, it can come through a smile, a book that touches you, a friend or even an angel friend such as Sophia.

Keep breathing, keep discovering. Lovingly, Lea