Almost all of us have one thing in common, we use our bodies daily without giving much thought about how to keep it well. We are so accustomed to being able to push ourselves physically to ever greater levels with the comfort of knowing we will recover with rest. This is the position we learn in our youth, but as we age, we discover that perhaps a visit to Santa Barbara chiropractic services might be a good idea.
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Aromatherapy For The Yoga Practitioner, Part Two: A Strong Immune System
The majority of yoga practitioners are keen on natural health. They understand that natural healing modalities have an important roll to play in being happy and healthy. At the same time, many are not familiar with the incredible health support offered by essential oils. In this multi-part article, we’re uncovering some of the many ways essential oils can contribute to the health of yoga practitioners. Here’s a review of using essential oils for keeping your immune system strong during the “cold and flu” season.
Healing Injuries From Yoga Practice With Essential Oils
Yoga practitioners, specifically those practicing physical asana, tend to be interested in natural medicines, and in all the ways nature can offer healing to their bodies. Essential oils are truly potent natural therapeutic agents, and can support one’s yoga practice in many ways. Here we’ll look specifically at healing physical injuries; in future parts of this article we’ll look at using essential oils for supporting various organ systems, and even oils to enhance meditation.
Preventative Health – What The Magazines Won’t Tell You About Prenatal Yoga
Any kind of exercise you can get during your prenatal period is going to be beneficial to you and is a great step toward preventative health. This kind of program can keep both you and your baby very healthy and make your pregnancy a lot easier to get through. Many women are fully capable of maintaining their own cardiovascular exercise programs, so you’re safe unless your doctor states otherwise.
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Highly Effective Chakra Cleansing Practices
Considering the various environmental, physical and metaphysical influences our chakras are subjected to on a regular basis, it becomes a necessity for us to engage in chakra cleansing. Attaining balance and harmony between the physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual aspects of our being requires regular chakra cleansing in order to maintain harmony and continually rebuild our energy systems. The importance of chakra cleansing can not be understated because all phases of our life are interconnected and should work as one for beneficial and energetic living.
Get Natural Pain Relief With Helichrysum Italicum
Helichrysum is a favorite essential oil of knowledgeable aromatherapists, as it has such immediate, profound pain relieving and healing effects. The particular species of Helichrysum “italicum”, also known as Everlasting or Immortelle, is the most broadly therapeutic of the 500 Helichrysum species. The reason has to do with the chemistry of the oil. Here we’ll have a look at the oil’s special natural chemistry, and how it might help you relieve pain and heal faster.
The Medicinal Gift Of Sandalwood Essential Oil
Everybody that knows anything about aromatherapy knows about sandalwood essential oil. And even folks that don’t have a clue about aromatherapy might still really enjoy the aroma of sandalwood. It’s thought it may be the number one “aromatic” plant material in the history of mankind, with a history that dates back over four thousand years. Yet while its sublime aroma may be why most people purchase the oil, its also an impressive medicine. Aromatherapy practitioners think of its skin-care properties first, but there’s a lot more to sandalwood than many folks know.
Another Look At Chakra Meditation Therapy
The chakras (the word literally means energy wheels) are lined up along the center line, or meridian, of a person’s body according to ancient Vedic thought.
Essential Secrets To Chakra Balance
To gain an understanding of chakra balance you must first learn the general concept of chakras. Chakras are the energy centers of our bodies, they play an important role in allowing the bodies aura to breathe the ebbing flow in and out through the energy openings of our body.