THE AIR ELEMENT
Air governs: Movement, quickness, spontaneity, agility, lightness, thoughts, the intellect.
QUESTIONS FOR THE AIR ELMENT
- Do you feel scattered?
- Do you feel nervous?
- Do you have a tendency towards doing many things at once?
Do you feel impatient and that things are moving too fast?
Do you talk a lot and rapidly?
BODY MIND & EMOTIONS
The air element governs the chest, heart and lungs & the nervous & immune system generally. The air triad corresponds to the shoulders, (positive) kidneys (neutral) and ankles (negative). Too much air can lead to scatterdness & dryness to little air can leads to pressure, heaviness & dampness.
SIGNS OF AIR ISSUES
- Tight tense shoulders
- Breathing Issues
- Tight immobile ribcage
- A sunken chest
- A tight contracted diaphragm
- Dry itchy skin and or rashes
- Scattered Jumpy & Nervous
BALANCED AIR
Balanced air promotes harmonious movement of our internal physiology & our emotional terrain.
AIR ELEMENT BODYWORK
Air element bodywork:
- Shoulder/diaphragm/rib releases
- Kidney contacts
- Ankle contacts
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AIR ELEMENT FOODS
Foods that grow in the air such as nut, citrus & fruit trees. All leafy Chlorophyll rich Greens such as Spinach, Chard, Kale & Rocket. Fermented foods and Micro-greens including: Alfalfa, Sunflower Greens, Buckwheat greens, Pea shoots, Chives, Amaranth, Nasturtiums, Watercress, Barley grass etc
