1st Level: The Physical Body (Layer) of the Aura

The first level of the aura (or the electromagnetic field), is located approximately 4 to 5 inches (12 cm), off the body, and reflects the structural and mechanical aspects of the physical body as well as the conscious emotions. This level corresponds to the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is where both physical and conscious emotional traumas are found within the aura with direct correspondence to the physical structure. Restrictions of the first level can involve any structure of the body and potentially any conscious emotional issue.

It is therefore helpful to be aware of some of the common correspondences and relationships between the different structures of the body and given emotions. Chinese medicine for thousands of years has related the organs to given emotions, such as the liver to anger, the kidneys to fear and the lungs to grief. Louise Hay has written several books on this and Barral's Manual Thermal Diagnosis lists many such correspondences in the appendix. Such relationships are offered as helpful guidelines only.

Restrictions in the physical level are what are most typically dealt with by both western medicine and alternative medicine. Whether they involve physical restrictions from a physical trauma such as a car accident or conscious emotional issues that can be consciously accessed. These are more basic types of restrictions that are not so difficult to understand or deal with even though they may be the slowest to respond. It is the restrictions in the other layers or bodies (emotional, mental and spiritual) that are typically missed or not well understood (yet ironically, these are actually easier to treat and faster to respond once they are understood).

Level I restrictions will present in the fascia in the transverse plane and can be assessed "on-body" by specific palpation assessment of the transverse plane or through manual thermal diagnosis "off-body" at the height of the first level. Be aware that although the image here depicts this physical layer or body of the aura in red, it is for illustration only. All 12 chakras potentially should be present in this level but it is rare to find more than four present here, although quite possible.