two things ... it is I believe, resonable to agree the planets affect us, with or w/out our knowledge so, you might consider a reference book, I baught my gf, which spells out the astrological shifts affecting new starts/marketing/final results & communication (she's just begun 5 E acupuncture practice & teacher training, & we both want success) ... we got it around the new year, and I've been watching it ...

I'll check the author's (her) name & the title, when, I'm back in K's home and post that, for you ... in the meantime, you might google it ... it's a really easy to use guide, denoting 'fortuitious timing' and less, than good times, for any of the former, by a simple color code ... I find it practical but, daunting at times, how accurate it tends to be ... realizing of course, my results have only to do with how well, I handle the passing cosmic challenges, again, with or without my active knowledge ... sometimes, I purposely ignore the thing ... but, even so, that planetary turbulence/peace, shows up ...

second, sensitivities : in my study of my symptomology of MS (I've found I'm, very affected by others' energy, my own mood &/or actual health/energy, whether I'm holding something or near something, 'toxic' to my system <a simple glass of wine can make me off balance>

-- I've been experimenting w/'muscle testing' for voracity of my susupicions (I've had Ms for a good 15 years, and stumbled across Dr. David Hawkins' book, Power vs Force which changed my entire outlook for working with the Ms to overcome the electro magnetic barage of this century ... and I've lots of anecdotal 'evidence'

IMO : it's our only choice, to get strong & love each other or to dissappear, either thru apathetic stagnation or inability to 'hang on' to life and the globe, who's suffering her own challenges, braught on by our human inattention to healthful living ...

So, you're absolutely right, in thinking your finely tuned cosmic instrument, your body, feels energy and you can support it by acknowledging and validating it, through your incredible choices, how you experience this all in health and non-violence (ill health, being described as a violence to the body, by Iyengar) ...

chanting raises vibration, as do yoga, acupuncture, low meat, hi veggie diets ... and LOVE ... any kind at all, even just a smile from a stranger raises, all parties (giver/receiver/ witnesses) everyone feels better ... 'cuz harmonious interaction with our environment is more comfortable physically ...

good luck, lovely woman of grace!