30/08/2025
🌿 Metaphysical Meaning of Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, affects the outer elbow and forearm muscles — areas connected to gripping, holding, reaching, and pushing away.
In the metaphysical lens, especially in Louise Hay’s, Inna Segal’s, and energetic medicine frameworks, this condition often reflects internal tension about control, over-efforting, and resistance to letting go.
Let’s break this down deeply for you-
1. Resistance vs. Reaching Forward
The elbow is tied to flexibility and expansion — physically and symbolically.
• Pain here can indicate inner resistance to moving forward in some area of life — work, relationships, or creative projects.
• It often shows up when you’re reaching for something new (goals, success, growth), but there’s inner conflict about whether you’re allowed to have it.
Affirmation:
“I allow myself to reach forward with ease, trusting my path is supported.”
2. Overdoing, Overgiving & Overefforting
Tennis elbow often surfaces when you are:
• Doing too much for others while neglecting your own needs.
• Feeling pressured to prove yourself through productivity or action.
• Forcing, pushing, or controlling outcomes rather than moving with natural flow.
This resonates with your journey, Mischelle — your body can signal when it’s time to pull energy back and shift from obligation into devotion and alignment.
Affirmation:
“I release the need to push. I create from alignment, not exhaustion.”
3. Struggling With Support & Boundaries
The forearm and elbow represent how we extend ourselves into the world. When there’s pain here, it may reflect:
• Feeling unsupported in what you’re “carrying.”
• Taking on too much responsibility or holding on tightly to things that aren’t yours to hold.
• A lack of clear energetic and emotional boundaries.
Affirmation:
“I allow myself to receive. I set boundaries that honor my energy and joy.”
4. Suppressed Frustration or Conflict
This condition can sometimes hold anger or resentment beneath the surface:
• Frustration about not being acknowledged for your efforts.
• Tension from doing work that doesn’t light you up but feeling trapped in it.
• Conflicting desires — wanting freedom yet feeling obligated.
Your body whispers first, then shouts when you ignore those inner truths.
Affirmation:
“I release resentment and frustration. I trust my worth is innate, not earned.”
5. The Energetic Pattern
• Chakra Connection: Primarily Solar Plexus (personal power) and Heart (self-worth & giving).
• Masculine Energy Theme: Over-reliance on “doing” rather than receiving or allowing.
• Lesson: Learning to move from force to flow, trusting timing, and aligning your actions with inner truth, not external pressure.
Integration & Healing Ritual
Here’s a simple embodiment practice you can do:
1. Close your eyes and place one hand gently over the elbow.
2. Breathe deeply and visualize warm golden light flowing into the joint.
3. Say aloud:
“I release what no longer serves me. I trust my path, my timing, and my worth. I allow life to flow through me with ease.”
4. Move your forearm slowly in gentle circles, symbolizing flexibility and openness.
Do this daily for 7 days, combined with your physical recovery plan, and notice shifts.
