Chakras

Solar Plexus Chakra

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Located in the area of the solar plexus, navel, and the digestive system, the fiery third chakra is called Manipura, the “lustrous gem.” Associated with the color yellow, this chakra is involved in self-esteem, warrior energy, and the power of transformation; it also governs digestion and metabolism. A healthy, spirited third chakra supports us in overcoming inertia, jump-starting our “get-up-and-go” attitude so that we can take risks, assert our will, and assume responsibility for our life. This chakra is also the place of our deep belly laughter, warmth, ease, and the vitality we receive from performing selfless service.

The solar plexus chakra is associated with the fire element because fire provides warmth and comfort, but also can cause fear and terror. This chakra spans a wide emotional area.The color associated with the solar plexus chakra is Yellow. Yellow is the symbol of the mind, intellect, high intelligence and wisdom. It is a positive magnetic vibration that acts as an equalizer for irritable conditions of the nervous system. The solar plexus is the organizing brain of the nervous system and as such, is an important power center that should be kept in a perfect equilibrium.

Some signs that the Solar Plexus Chakra is out of balance are:
•Difficulty concentrating
•Poor ability to make decisions or judge a situation accurately
•A feeling that you are more important than other people
•Trouble taking action or getting things done.

Digestive problems, eating disorders, feeling like a victim, or experiencing low self-esteem can all be indications of a deficient third chakra. When you feel disempowered or in need of re-energizing, third chakra poses fan the flames of your inner fire and restore vitality so that you can move from the strength of your core.

Perfectionism, anger, hatred, and too much emphasis on power, status, and recognition reveal an excessive third chakra.

My favorite way to balance my third chakra is with gemstones, essential oils and yoga (Restorative, passive backbends that cool off the belly’s fire act as calming agents for third chakra excess).

I have a free ebook that describes all the chakras. Message me if you’d like it.

Welcome July

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The months are dragging along and here we are in July. I’ve found my rhythm and groove teaching online and have just started offering in person classes, too. It feels pretty good to be back to interacting with people but I have come to absolutely love the online platform. I’m super excited to start reaching out to long term care centers for online adaptive yoga!

If you want to access some goodness and see what I’m up to, click on this gorgeous webpage of offerings for July, plus some inspiration.

I can’t wait to hear from you!

Heart Chakra

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One of my favorite topics to learn (and share) is the energy centers. This week we are going to focus on the heart and what a perfect and much needed time in our lives to focus on compassion.

Join me online this Wednesday to learn about this magical energy center where air and breathe sustains it ever present unconditional love. You’ll need two beautiful essential oils in the class, and I am happy to send you those.

This free class may be just what you need to pause, to breathe and to return to love. Feel free to direct message me for samples and the access link.

May News

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May is flying by so fast! I have had a busy one! Besides hustling and sharing goodness, I have spent a good amount of time playing in my garden and riding my bike.

There is still a few days left to catch up on my May news! Read here.

You’ll find some online yoga fun, wellness courses and much more. Check it out and enjoy the rest of May!

Crystals for Anxiety

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Maybe it’s been an incredibly busy week, coupled with the unknown of the future and the overload of technology this week, or maybe it was the cortisone shot in my foot that has been ramping me up, but either way I have been dealing with anxiety lately.

For 18 years I have been wearing and using crystals for a variety of reasons and yesterday it struck me that since being home, I haven’t been wearing my usual crystal jewelry or putting them in my pocket. Crazy, right?

I immediately put on my rose quartz necklace and my moonstone pendant. I added a Labradorite bracelet and I had a much better day.

Check out the benefits.

Rose Quartz—opens the heart, promotes self-love, and blocks negativity

Moonstone—balances emotions, reduces anxious feelings, cools the mind

Labradorite—relieves anxiety and brain stress, strengthens the will

If you’d like some encouragement and guidance on using crystals, send me a message. I’d be glad to help…and I have a large stash I’d be happy to share.?

Truth Speaking Blend

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This is my favorite blend. I wear it every single day. Since I teach/speak so much, I am always making sure my fifth chakra is nice and open. I want you to have one too, it’s sooooo good!

Did you know that the fifth chakra (or energy center) is located in the area of the throat and neck? Since this chakra is located in the throat and governs higher communication, speaking, hearing and listening, it helps us to understand our inner truth and convey it with our voice to the outside world. Speaking (and listening) are key as we show up in the world authentically and in our truth. The emotions that are linked to this energy center are faith and understanding. I love this blend because it opens up my voice and allows my truth to be conveyed easily.

If you struggle to speak up for yourself, or have a job that requires effective communication, you might consider getting one of these!

In addition to the amazing blend of oils, I also throw in some sodalite which is my favorite for the fifth chakra. Sodalite brings order and calmness to the mind. Encourages rational thought, objectivity, truth and intuition, along with verbalization of feelings. Brings emotional balance and calms panic attacks. Enhances self-esteem, self-acceptance and self-trust.

I’m giving one of these awesome blends with gemstones away with any starter kit until the end of the month! This blend includes—bergamot, peppermint, spearmint, eucalyptus and lavender. Plus sodalite gemstone!

Check out the options to get some great bundles at wholesale prices here.

In addition to getting this amazing blend, I will hook you up with education, add you to my amazing tribe of like-minded wellness fans and much more.

Heart Chakra

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The fourth chakra, the heart chakra,rests in the center of the chakra system, at the core of our spirit. Its physical location is the heart, upper chest, and upper back. The fourth is the balance point, integrating the world of matter (the lower three chakras) with the world of spirit (the upper three chakras). Through the heart chakra, we open to and connect with harmony and peace. The health of our heart center registers the quality and power of love in our life.

In Sanskrit, the heart chakra is called Anahata, which means “unstruck” or “unhurt.” Its name implies that deep beneath our personal stories of brokenness and the pain in our heart, wholeness, boundless love, and a wellspring of compassion reside.

Being an even-numbered, feminine chakra, the heart center naturally yearns to release and let go. When we feel fearful, there is no room for love, and our bodies show contraction. When we choose love, the fear melts away, and our practice takes on a joyful quality.

Doing backbends develops the trust and surrender we need to open the heart fully. In many backbending poses, the heart is positioned higher than the head. It’s wonderfully refreshing to let the mind drop away from the top position and instead lead with the heart.

Some signs that the heart chakra is overpowering your life can include co-dependency, possessiveness, jealousy, heart disease, and high blood pressure. For these symptoms, forward bends are the best antidote, because they are grounding and foster introspection. While people with deficient heart chakras need to open to receive love more fully, those with excessive heart chakras find healing by slowing down to discover inside themselves the nourishment they have been seeking from others.

Love is our interconnectedness to all. Boundless love for all. This is out Connection to others, self and life.

Air is lightness, breath, freedom. Breathe fully to open the heart chakra.

An open heart chakra facilitates healing on all planes. Helping others, being of service, random acts of kindness are all heart chakra work.

The most powerful way to open, energize, and balance not just the heart chakra but all of our chakras is to love ourselves and others. Give and receive love.

Love truly is the greatest healer.

Yoga Postures—eagle, camel, bow, cobra, bridge.

Essential Oils—lavender, cypress, lemon, orange, whisper blend and sandalwood. Apply to the heart area.

Crystals—rose quartz and green tourmaline.

To access my free ebook, just click here.

Chakras

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One of my favorite topics is the chair system. I love how learning about them can help identify certain behaviors, physical ailments and emotional disruptions so that we can make an informed choice to do something different when things done seem to be working.

What’s even better than learning about them is implementing tools to help balance them.

I get so excited when I put together oil blends with crystals to address each chakra.

You can learn all about the chakras here in this gorgeous ebook.

But in the meantime here is something to get you started.

•Root: black tourmaline; cypress, sandalwood, balance, vetiver and cedarwood.

•Sacral: carnelian; clary sage, patchouli, bergamot, ylang ylang and wild orange

•Solar plexus: citrine; cinnamon, coriander, ginger, clove, and peppermint

•Heart: rose quartz; lavender, cypress, lemon, wild orange, whisper and sandalwood

•Throat: sodalite; bergamot, peppermint, spearmint, eucalyptus and lavender

•3rd eye: amethyst; cedarwood, lemongrass, frankincense, marjoram and sandalwood

•Crown: quartz crystal; frankincense, myrrh, Roman chamomile, lavender and rosemary

*Also each blend has a clear quartz crystal inside to amplify the crystals chosen in each blend.

Root Chakra

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Is anyone else feeling a little off? I have had two of the hardest days just this week!

After today, I decided to go back to what I know and know really well and that is my energy centers. I did some self inquiry and discovered that maybe my root chakra is feeling a bit unbalanced. I pulled out my root chakra oil blend and my hematite and found some common ground.

Inside my root chakra blend is black tourmaline chips,cypress, sandalwood, balance, vetiver and cedarwood. I apply this to my legs and feet while bringing in the affirmation—AM.

Tomorrow is a new day. A new chance to be. I know that the tools I have can bring me back to my center and I can regain clarity and a sense of self. If you haven’t checked out my chakra series free ebook, it’s in my link or you can message me.

No matter what is going on, it’s temporary. It always is. And I’m the meantime I have my oils and my crystals and my faith to keep me sane.

If you want to learn more about chakras and crystals, click here.

Fluorite

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I have this chunk of fluorite in my bathroom and the sun hits it perfectly each morning when I am getting ready for work.

Lately I have been so drawn to its beauty. I did some digging and here is what I learned about fluorite.

It is sometimes called fluorspar. The name is derived from the Latin word ‘fluo’, meaning to flow. It’s also a powerful crystal to ward off negative energies and works wonderfully with the throat and third eye chakra. It can purify your body and eliminate anything that’s causing it not to function perfectly. It can bring you calmness and relaxation, and it can relieve tensions and anxieties. The fluorite crystal stone can be used as a power source that magnifies everything around it, including other gemstones. Fluorite increases our powers of concentration, self-confidence and helps us in decision-making. Flourite is a great gemstone for concentration and clarity. It encourages positivity, balances the energies, and improves balance and coordination, both physically and mentally. Fluorite boosts the immune system and stimulates the regeneration and restructuring of cells and DNA. Fluorite strengthens bone tissue, and alleviates rheumatism, arthritis and spinal injuries.

So many benefits of having this one in my space. It’s gorgeous blues, green and purples is one of my faves.

Do have any fluorite? I also have a fluorite bracelet and that is an awesome way to get the benefits.

If you are curious about chakras and crystals, check out this free resource.