EP 63 – Exploring The Chakras with Aven Armstrong-Sutton

07/12/2022 48 min Episodio 63
EP 63 – Exploring The Chakras with Aven Armstrong-Sutton

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To watch the video of this episode, please go to: https://youtu.be/bfbjg8Wam1E
 
What is the chakra system and how does it work?
 
How can we use this information in working with mental health and trauma?
 
What would integrating these and other approaches create for the future?
 
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.
 
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. 
 
In this episode:
Aven’s journey
The chakra system
The pandemic, seeking, and spirituality
Psychopharmacological treatment
The chakras explained and explored
Burnout
Kundalini
Discovering energetic blockages
Crystals
Colors and the chakras
The first thought
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and chakras
Presence
Deeping your connection
Self-healing
A vision for the future
Co-regulation

 
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Aven’s website: https://www.asaven.org/
Anodea Judith's Chakra Books: https://anodeajudith.com/
 
About Aven:
Aven Armstrong-Sutton is an Associate Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of clinical practice experience in mental health and addictions working with persons across the lifespan. Aven has dedicated their career to working with persons affected by complex trauma from a perspective that honors the mind-body connection and psycho-spiritual integration. Aven is also a Ph.D. candidate at McMaster University located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada where they're investigating how we conceptualize adversity in our understanding of psychological resilience.
 
“Each chakra has a particular program that it runs to keep us alive, well, and healthy.” – Aven
 
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About your host:
Dr. Adriana Popescu is a clinical psychologist, addiction and trauma specialist, author, speaker and empowerment coach who is based in San Francisco, California and practices worldwide.
 
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