EP 63 – Exploring The Chakras with Aven Armstrong-Sutton

<p style="text-align:center;">To watch the video of this episode, please go to: <a href='https://youtu.be/bfbjg8Wam1E'>https://youtu.be/bfbjg8Wam1E</a></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">What is the chakra system and how does it work?</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">How can we use this information in working with mental health and trauma?</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">What would integrating these and other approaches create for the future?</p> <p> </p> <p>Find a wealth of information and insights into the energy flows in the body, presence, healing, and spirituality in this episode of Kaleidoscope of Possibilities: Alternative Perspectives on Mental Health, in which Dr. Adriana Popescu is joined by Clinical Social Worker, Ph.D. candidate, and chakra and trauma expert Aven Armstrong-Sutton.</p> <p> </p> <p>You will discover the wonders and insights of the chakras, their theme and function as well as what this work can teach us about our own belief systems, body, mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. </p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode:</p> <ul><li>Aven’s journey</li> <li>The chakra system</li> <li>The pandemic, seeking, and spirituality</li> <li>Psychopharmacological treatment</li> <li>The chakras explained and explored</li> <li>Burnout</li> <li>Kundalini</li> <li>Discovering energetic blockages</li> <li>Crystals</li> <li>Colors and the chakras</li> <li>The first thought</li> <li>Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and chakras</li> <li>Presence</li> <li>Deeping your connection</li> <li>Self-healing</li> <li>A vision for the future</li> <li>Co-regulation</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Resources mentioned in this episode: </p> <p>Aven’s website: <a href='https://www.asaven.org/'>https://www.asaven.org/</a></p> <p>Anodea Judith's Chakra Books: <a href='https://anodeajudith.com/'>https://anodeajudith.com/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>About Aven:</p> <p>Aven Armstrong-Sutton is an Associate Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of clinical practice expe