On Empowering Language

Excerpt from The Empowerment Journal, a monthly newsletter from The Empowerment Centre.

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Language is about more than communicating facts and figures. We manifest our lives through our thoughts, words and actions. Language is, therefore a powerful tool in that we can use it in creating the lives we desire.

So what is 'empowering language' and how do we use it to consciously manifest?

Gaining Awareness

As is true in most areas of self-transformation, before we look at the tools themselves, a first step in transforming your use of language into a tool for empowerment is gaining awareness of how it feels to be conscious of your language.

The next time you are having a conversation with someone, notice the signals your body and mind make in reaction to the language you use and that used by the person or people you are speaking with, both during and after the conversation.  

For example, I know if I am speaking to someone and they say something that feels less than supportive, I often feel a twinge in my solar plexus.  (This relates to the energy of the third chakra which is where we hold our personal power.)  

Another example may be looking at how you feel after talking with someone.  Do you feel drained?  Confused?  Excited?  Invigorated?

Look both at your reactions and what occurred that triggered them.  Then you can begin to understand how empowering language can feel for you.  

Knowing yourself better you can make the choices of how to use empowering language tools.  While there are universal guidelines, specific words often have unique meanings for individuals on a mind/body/soul level.

Three Components of Empowering Language

There are a three main areas to look at when discussing empowering language.

>   First, we look at specific words that are disempowering and learn to shift into using more empowering words in their place.

>   Second, we look at the intentions within our communications and determine if they are coming from a place of empowerment.  If they are not, we learn to shift them.

>  and Third, we learn the relationship between empowerment and silence and learn to temper our speech in order to regain our power.

We will look at these steps more closely in upcoming issues of The Empowerment Journal.

Jenifer Shapiro is a proven intuitive and shamanic teacher/counselor professionally trained in coaching, hypnotherapy, NLP, yoga, shamanism and other mind, body, soul therapies.  She holds an M.B.A. in international business and is the founder of The Empowerment Centre (www.TheEmpowermentCentre.com) with offices in Pennsylvania, New York and the Midwest.  She is also the founder of Satya Business (www.SatyaBusiness.com) and HolisticHometown.com as well as the originator of Integrative Release Therapy^TM.  She teaches and works with individuals, teens and holistic entrepreneurs to assist them in manifesting empowering, fulfilling lives and businesses.  She can be reached at (610) 213-1010 or  www.TheEmpowermentCentre.com.

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