Your attitude toward daily activities can significantly impact your quality of life. Positivity fuels harmony and well-being, helping you achieve a balanced and fulfilling life.
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Negative ions can produce amazingly positive effects on the body and spirit. Negative ionisation of waves near the beach and other mobile waters is known to clean the body and the soul due to specific unique scientific properties.
Negative ions have been demonstrated to improve mood, and appetite, suppress allergic reactions, stop headaches and provide essential relief for many other ailments.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, each season is ruled by a particular organ system and spring is connected to the liver. What does this mean? Well, you probably notice changes in the way you feel, both physically and mentally, as the seasons change. I know I tend to feel a bit more contemplative and introspective during the winter months. Once spring hits, I'm ready to recharge and get things done. The liver energy is strong and assertive, the type of energy you need to create plans and then propel them into motion. However, if your liver is a little out of balance, you might notice you are more irritable or on edge than usual. Here are a few signs that your liver is in need of an acupuncture tune-up:
Here is a large variety of meditations to choose from. It isn’t all just sitting cross-legged with your eyes shut. Let’s explore types of meditation.
Types of meditation include Buddhist practices, transcendental, zen, mantra, chakra, sound, guided and active. How can someone choose where to start? Think about the type of person you are overall, the amount of time and dedication you have, and where your interests lie. What do you intend to get out of meditation?
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The organs in Chinese medicine are more than just a physical representation. The organs include both their physiological function and mental, emotional, spiritual and elemental qualities that align with nature and the seasons. Let's explore the kidneys.
The kidney element in Chinese medicine governs water and is associated with winter, where the energies turn from the hotter yang months to the more yin of winter. Each organ has an element: liver and wood, stomach and earth, kidney and water, for example. There is also an emotion, a colour and a flavour associated with the organ system. For the kidneys, the feeling is fear, the colour is dark or black, and the taste is salty. It also opens to the ear, has the direction north and is paired with the bladder. The kidney element houses willpower and manifests in the teeth and lustre of the hair.
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Did you know shushing someone might actually be beneficial to your health? Six healing sounds are known to Taoist qi gong, practice vibrating specific organs and promoting emotional and physical well-being.
It has been shown sound vibrations promote healing and provide a type of massage to the organs. Six main organs that benefit from this sound vibration include the liver, heart, spleen, lungs, kidneys and triple burner. These are known as yin organs in Traditional Chinese Medicine and are associated with wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Relaxing attention to the organ to release stuck energy and emotion is key to vibrational healing. It is not even necessary to voice the sounds; a whisper will do or even a mental rendition of the sound. There are many methods of qi gong practise for sound healing. You can explore more on YouTube or seek a qi gong teacher for more specific practice
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