Vishuddha or our throat chakra, is our fifth chakra and has the role of purifying awareness and giving us that sense of inner clarity. On a day to day basis, it is that piece of us that learns from our experiences rather than going on to make the same mistake over and over. This especially applies to our negative experiences […]
Vishuddha – Throat Chakra
Anahata – Heart Chakra
The Anahata Chakra is our Heart Chakra and lies at the center of our chakra system. It is the turning point between the three lower chakras (our ‘earthly’ chakras) and the three higher (spiritual) ones. It is interesting that the Anahata chakra is all about the power of love – almost as if love is the way we progress from […]
Gut Health
It’s amazing to think that even within our own body we aren’t the majority shareholder. We are composed of 30 trillion human cells that make up everything from your hair to skin, toenails and organs. But vastly outnumbering them are the 90 trillion of viruses, bacteria and fungi that live within us. Most of these live within the gut area […]
Manipura – Solar Plexus Chakra
Located between our navel and solar plexus, the Manipura Chakra is our self esteem, confidence and self assurance. After overcoming the negatives of Svadhisthana (2nd chakra), the third chakra gives us a new lease of life in facing the world. ‘Mani’ in Sanskrit means ‘jewel’ and ‘pura’ means ‘city’ – thus the jewels of the city refer to the common sense […]
Tinned Tuna has 100 times the safe zinc level
New research in America says tinned tuna contains more than 100 times the safe limit of zinc which impedes our ability to absorb minerals and vitamins. Zinc is commonly used to line the interior of cans since it is anti-microbial in nature. Although zinc is found in a wide array of foods and is used by the body, overdosing on […]
Conception Vessel
The Conception Vessel (‘Ren Mai’) runs along the midline of the front of the body and forms a Qi circuit with the Governing Vessel which runs along the back midline. If you were to ever train Qi, these two vessels would be where you begin – they are considered the primary qi channels which direct energy to all the other […]
Pericardium
The Pericardium meridan originates in the middle of the chest where a branch descends through the upper, middle and lower burners (it is paired with the San Jiao (Triple warmer) meridian). The main branch crosses the chest where it emerges at the nipple before running down the middle of the interior arm and forearm. It ends at the outer corner […]
Vatican adds extra exorcism training to cope with demand
The Vatican has launched an extra training course to cope with demand for exorcisms. The course which is open to applicants from around the world with approval of their bishop, comes amids rising claims of people being possessed. The exorcism training will take place this April at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome and focus on anthropological, social, theological, […]
Swadhisthana – Sacral Chakra
Swadhisthana, the ‘residence of the self’ or Sacral Chakra is located in the lower abdominal near the base of the coccyx or tailbone. The name derives from Sanskrit where ‘Swa’ means ‘one’s own‘ and ‘adhisthana’ means ‘dwelling place‘. It is commonly thought of as the center of self, one’s own home but name also implies a sense of pleasure (‘swad’ […]