PHYSICAL MANIPULATION AND ENERGY

The number of people curious about the effects of aesthetics, surgery, and any kind of intervention, manipulation, or modification on the body—particularly on energy centers and the energy body—as well as how to heal these effects, is not small. That’s why I wanted to delve into this topic a little.

First and foremost, let me begin by reminding you that the starting point of anything we look at, decide upon, and apply determines the quantity, quality, and overall outcome of energy. As you know, energy flows where attention goes, and whatever energy is, the focus becomes that—this is a very important law. There is a significant difference between things done out of a compelling, urgent necessity for health reasons and those triggered by fear, certain desires, hidden motives, or assumptions. In short, first the reason, then the method affects the outcome. However, in any case, every procedure performed on the body affects your aura and chakras. If such a situation arises, I recommend using restorative and balancing practices such as Reiki for both your physical and spiritual rehabilitation processes.

If it is a surgical procedure, it is essential to practice Reiki beforehand, perform a holistic scan by touching for three consecutive days afterward, and, if possible, continue this energy practice—even for a short time—for 21 days. In minor surgeries, you can limit this to 3-4 days in the affected area, but I recommend focusing longer on regions that have been impacted. You can stay in one area for about half an hour, for example. If there are places you cannot touch, you can transmit Reiki from 5-10 cm above or, if you are at the second level, you can use symbols at the astral level for a 20-minute healing session. The energy healing sent or performed by someone else is, of course, invaluable. However, in such situations, it is particularly significant and valuable to touch your own body, offering gratitude and honoring it. During anesthesia, we prefer not to transmit Reiki to others, but before and after the procedure, Reiki is highly beneficial for preparing the body, nervous system, and immune system more quickly and strongly, as well as for repairing and strengthening the aura and energy centers. During such processes, our system is exposed to a much more intense negative bombardment, and it can lose its ability to balance and heal itself. Reiki is an excellent tool for addressing this as well.

We all unknowingly or knowingly impose various forms of violence and oppression on our bodies daily, from diet and stress to sleep, movement, and lifestyle—neglecting the body’s fundamental needs and original settings. While we work on understanding the causes, consequences, and healing methods of these issues, popular culture and industry continue to add new ones, embedding them into our internal voice. Of course, this becomes automatic because of a vulnerability within us. The biggest reason for this is the shift of self-perception to the body, identifying solely with the body, and the fact that this perception of self never truly belonged to us or has been distorted. So, the issue is quite deep and multi-layered. I believe this takes us back to the fundamental or ultimate question: Who am I? and Who is the one wanting these desires?

Our skin, muscles, nerves, cells, systems, and organs have memory, and they are intensely affected by our thoughts, emotions, and actions. Now, think about a non-medically necessary aesthetic operation or an intervention like Botox—its cost is not just material. There is also a price to pay in terms of expression, freedom, authenticity, thoughts, and emotions. Freezing, erasing, reversing, changing, preserving, or wanting to forget something might temporarily feel good to some systems and aspects of the self within us. However, energy centers, existence, nature, and life do not operate that way. In other words, aesthetic procedures and things we assume to be beneficial or productive may not actually be so at all. I find these questions meaningful: For how long can I keep doing this? Why is it so difficult to be as I am? If I voluntarily make space to reflect on these things before life forces me to, what would be the cost in terms of effort versus reward?

As you know, women, unfortunately, are at the center of this dynamic. Many of us, due to childhood conditioning, carry deeply ingrained beliefs such as "What if I am not attractive, loved, desired, or approved by others?" This is both a personal and collective wound—one that disrupts energy, especially in the hara (core energy center) and throat chakra. But let’s ask this: How can something that cannot carry you as you are—body and soul—have anything to do with being loved, desired, or approved? Or, to put it another way, If you do not give yourself these things, isn't expecting them from others the deepest slumber and like saying Amen to an impossible prayer?

I look in the mirror at my white hairs, wrinkles, sagging skin, the parts of my body that no longer heal as quickly or as strongly, my scars, my asymmetries, my tattoos, the things I have done for the sake of being liked by others and myself, and the things I label as excess or deficiency. I even take a magnifying glass and enlarge them, looking at my nature, at how nature, existence, and life have been imprinted on my body. Every day, I thank them with compassion and gratitude. I love them all just as they are. I don’t try to hide them, reverse them, freeze them, change them, or fix them. Instead, I do what I can and accept them with understanding. Because doing otherwise feels like never having met or walked alongside the closest thing to me—myself.

Aesthetics and beauty, and even health, are not merely constructs imposed upon us by time, geography, culture, perceptions, and concepts. They are not projects. They are not patches for the things we fear, flee from, get angry at, or do not value, nor for our desires or traumas. Perfection, youth, immortality, completeness, appearance, and form—these are not the essence of beauty. Beauty is a state of kindness and acceptance; it is love, respect, and dedication. It is allowing life to leave its mark on us, looking at these marks with grace, courage, and trust. Looking well-groomed is different from truly being well-groomed, and nourishing, caring for, and inspiring oneself operate on entirely different energetic levels. The longing for the ancient, the old, is not because it is beautiful but because it is pure, noble, and natural—and this is the essence of creative feminine energy. This is why we find peace in the presence of those who have aged gracefully, whose essence is not tied to their physical form but whose radiant light surpasses any artificial glow.

"Asik Veysel said, 'Your beauty is worth nothing...’"So, it seems that in order to understand beauty, one must first fall in love. And to fall in love, one must acquire whatever is necessary for it. Because love beautifies everything. The lack of love decays everything. This applies to all things. The traces that remain connected to truth operate in all matters and throughout all time. Reflecting on the Four Illusions mentioned by the Buddha in this context also broadens our understanding: