Author: Sula

THE AIR ELEMENT

Air governs: Movement, speed, spontaneity, clarity, thoughts, the intellect.

QUESTIONS FOR THE AIR ELMENT

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.

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

AIR ELEMENT BODYWORK

Air element bodywork

Ether…. “The one river from which the other four rivers arise”

In Polarity sessions most of our time together is focused on bodywork.

Polarity Bodywork can range from deep structural work, to nervous system and elemental balancing techniques.

Today’s post is the first in a series on the qualities of the five universal elements and how they manifest through our actions, words, thoughts, emotions, behaviour and physical state. Because we are part of nature we too, experience the elements within our being.

In this first post we will be exploring the Ether element

THE ETHER ELEMENT

Ether governs: Space, subtle energy, neutrality, stillness, hearing, speaking, self esteem, the inner self & the outer environment.

BODY MIND & EMOTIONS

The Ether element in the body relates to space including the space between our cells, organs, body cavities and joints. Ether also corresponds to the thumb the big toe, the neck, the throat and the midline of the body. Too much ether can manifest as feeling ungrounded, scattered and spaced out whilst too little ether can manifest as feelings of heaviness, sadness & grief.

QUESTIONS FOR THE ETHER ELEMENT

Do you have enough space in your body and your life?

Are you able to be still?

Are you able to express yourself?

Are you able to be creative?

ETHER ELEMENT ISSUES

• A tight neck,
• Overall body tension,
• Joint pain & compression.
• feelings of depression & grief
• Feeling stuck
• Difficulties with self expression
• Difficulties with self esteem

BALANCED ETHER

Promotes feelings of oneness, openness & peace, & the ability to be creative and freely express who you are.

ETHER ELEMENT BODYWORK

Ether bodywork is deeply calming and relaxing and can be beneficial for addressing overall tension in the body and compressive conditions.

It helps bring about more space and openness so that feelings and emotions can move and be worked through.

References:

• Sills, F. (1989) ‘The Polarity Process Energy as a Healing Art’ Element Books Brisbane Australia.

THE FIRE ELEMENT

Fire governs: Warmth, heat, daily drive, self expression, action & motivation

QUESTIONS FOR THE FIRE ELEMENT

Are you holding on to anger or resentment?
Are you enthusiastic?
Do you tend towards being boisterous and/or assertive?
Do you have vitality or digestive issues?

BODY MIND & EMOTIONS

Physically the fire element governs heat and warmth in the body as well basic drive and vitality. The fire triad relates to the head (positive) solar plexus (neutral) and thighs (positive). Too much fire can manifest as being too forceful & controlling to little fire can manifest as passivity and timidness.

FIRE ELEMENT ISSUES

• Digestive Issues
• Tissue inflammation, boils, varicose veins
• Cloudy eyes
• Low vitality

BALANCED FIRE

Supports drive, vitality and transformation.

Fire bodywork is

FIRE ELEMENT BODYWORK

FIRE ELEMENT FOODS

THE WATER ELEMENT

Water governs: Sexuality, flow, fertility, relationships, intuition, feeling & emotions generally.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WATER ELEMENT

Do you have difficulties letting go or being overly attached?
Are you overprotective or compulsive?
Do you have consistent swelling or puffiness?

BODY MIND & EMOTIONS

As water element governs all body fluids the pelvis and reproductive organs. The water element triad relates to the chest (positive pole), the pelvis & genitals (neutral pole) and feet (negative pole). Too much water can manifest as swelling, puffiness, slowness, being too emotional and too little water can manifest as dryness, feeling flat & inability to flow.

WATER ELEMENT ISSUES

• Water retention
  Pasty or dull skin
  Moody
• Out of touch with feelings

BALANCED WATER

Balanced water promotes the ability to flow in life

WATER ELEMENT BODYWORK

Water element bodywork

WATER ELEMENT FOODS

Water Melon, Cucumber, Grapes, Celery, Berries, etc

We absorb more water from raw living foods than ordinary drinking water as raw living foods contain “structured water” that’s able to penetrate our cells intracellularly providing maximum hydration to the human body.

THE EARTH ELEMENT

Earth governs: elimination, steadiness, patience, discipline, completion, structure, boundaries, self protection, safety, security & groundedness.

QUESTIONS FOR THE EARTH ELMENT

Do you tend to get stuck in patterns?
Do you feel grounded & safe or ungrounded & insecure?
Are you tight in your lower back, abdomen or knees?
Do you handle finances well?

BODY MIND & EMOTIONS

The earth element govern teeth, bones and bowels (large intestines). The earth triad corresponds to neck (positive), bowels (neutral) and knees (negative). Too much earth can manifest as stuckness, rigidity & to little earth can manifest as fear and feeling ungrounded.

EARTH ELEMENT ISSUES

• Colon and neck difficulties
• Cold hands and feet
• Not feeling safe
• Impatient with self and others

BALANCED EARTH

Feeling balanced grounded, safe & secure.

EARTH ELEMENT BODYWORK

As earth moves in a downward direction earth element bodywork can help to anchor in a feeling of rootedness safety & stability.

By Sula T

“Nothing I was taught during my medical training prepared me for the magic that is the essence of life”.

Dr Laura Koniver aka the intuition physician

Today I want to talk about Earthing or grounding as it’s also called.

Sounds woo… I know…. but there’s a reason why we function best, when we are in connection with the natural frequencies of Mother Earth.

So What is Earthing?

Earthing or grounding is the practice of intentionally restoring our electrical connection to the earth as we are bio-electrical beings, designed to be in contact with the earth, through skin contact with grass, earth, sand and rock.

Electrons are donated to us by Mother Earth which is a massive reservoir, teaming with charged free electrons and your feet have thousands of receptors that function as your plug-in to the earth – similar to how you would plug an appliance into an electric socket.

So lets take a brief look at what the medical literature has to say about the health benefits of earthing:

The two main reasons earthing is important are:

1. Being grounded makes everything function better by stabilizing our internal electrical environment as the earths reservoir of free electrons neutralize free radicals in the body that can lead to chronic disease.
2. Being grounded to the low frequency DC energy of the earth helps reduce the levels of background electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones, computers, WiFi, bluetooth, masts, powerlines and electrical appliances that induce voltage in our bodies as the earth effectively shields us through its large electrical field.

An article published in The Journal of Enviromental and Public Health in 2015 – states:

“Multi-disciplinary research has revealed that electrically conductive contact of the human body with the surface of the Earth (grounding or earthing) produces intriguing effects on physiology and health. Such effects relate to inflammation, immune responses, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases”.

Earthing the ground breaking book (see below) published in 2010 that’s been translated into more than a dozen languages describes the benefits of earthing and how earthing is our natural state.

However our current way of life – especially that of wearing rubber-soled shoes insulates us from making direct contact with the electromagnetic surface of the earth. It’s been found that this state of disconnection from the earth tends to make us pro-inflammatory.

10 Benefits of Earthing

Earthing offers many health benefits (way too many to explore here) that include reduced inflammation, improved sleep, enhanced blood flow, improved tissue and cell repair, increased heart rate variability, improved electrical activity in the brain. This is just the tip of the iceberg so let’s hone in on ten.

1. Earthing has been shown to reduce blood viscosity (thickness) and inflammation suggesting that it supports cardiovascular health.
2. With earthing inflammation improves as the electrons from the earth are natures anti-oxidants
3. Trial studies show that earthing has a calming and balancing effect on the autonomic nervous system which aids rest and sleep.
4. Accelerated healing of injuries so if you hurt yourself get your bare feet or whole onto the ground
5. One of the most dramatic demonstrations of the benefits of earthing is that it has been shown to reduce blood viscosity leading to less clumping of red blood cells which can be profoundly important for people with conditions of disturbed blood flow such as sickle cell anaemia
6. Speaking in a live streamed YouTube video in 2021 entitled “Earthing Live with James Oschman PhD’ at around 17.51 minutes in Dr Oschman states: “In sickle cell anemia the red blood cells have a peculiar shape like a sickle” he goes on to explain that the cells won’t do that if your grounded as the red blood cells become coated with electrons and when they’re coated with electrons they repel eachother.
7. Cortisol levels normalise enabling sleep to improve. (see 19.26 minutes)

Rubber and plastic soled shoes disconnect us electrically from the earth.

The implications of earthing research in both the medical and energy paradigms are profound.

References:

1. https://www.groundies.com/

2. intuition-physician.com/safe-grounding/

3. Electric Universe Human metabolism Meets Cosmic Metabolism James Oschman – YouTube

4. https://www.groundology.co.uk

5. 30 Benefits of Grounding: How Barefoot Walking + Earthing Affects Health (myglobalviewpoint.com)

After sessions as you go through the natural healing process old symptoms or emotions of the past may return then disappear and you may experience feeling temporarily worse before feeling better.

Herings Law of Cure

Constantine Hering (1800-1880) was a homeopath who observed that the process of natural healing occours in a consistent pattern.

1. From within outward
2. From above downwards
3. In the reverse order the symptoms first appeared

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