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Sattva and Your Wellbeing

2/17/2021

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​Sattva comes from the Ayurveda tradition and is one of the three primary qualities. It is about cultivating balance and harmony in your life. Seeking out a way to have your life be holistically enriching to your spirit.

There are 5 simple ways to cultivate more sattva in daily life!

🍒 Nourishment - Nourish your body with foods that have a vibrant nature. An easy way to do this is to increase color rich foods! The more colorful your plate the healthier it is!

🎿 Physical activity - Choose a physical activity that you ENJOY! This can be hiking in the snow or dancing in your living room! Fresh air is lifting to the spirit.  If you have cold weather gear try getting outside for a few minutes every day!

🦋 Work-life balance - Check in with yourself from time to time and be honest about if your life is feeling out of balance. Do you need help shifting anything?

🌄 Spiritual practice - A spiritual practice can give us focus to our day and help us release worry and tension and bring us a sense a peace.  This can be so many things from spending time in nature, meditating, praying, or enjoying a quiet early morning reflection time.  How can you make time for yourself a priority in your life?

🌞 Attitude - Keeping a grateful mindset can be hard some days. If you need help getting exercise, better nourishment, or life balance into your daily rhythm consider signing up for a health coach package with me! As a Holistic Life and Health Coach I'd be happy to assist you. Sometimes we just need a little help and accountability.

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Wei Qi and Immune Health

2/11/2021

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It has been a year full of shifts for all of us. The human body and spirit is SO resilient yet even the best of us are getting tired. And when we are mentally and physically tired, it is hard to make the best decisions and keep our health at the forefront. We all need a little support and I want to remind everyone that I am here for your emotional, mental, and physical needs!

Today I'd like to share a bit about Wei Qi. What is it and why is it important? Wei Qi is a Chinese concept. It is the energy of our body that includes our immune system. It regulates how our bodies interact with the world, what we let in and what we don't let in. It opens our pores to help let toxins cleanse out as well as closes our energy field to keep illness and toxic energy out.  We can strengthen it with healthy living, food, herbs, and Qi Gong, as some examples.

What happens when your Wei Qi has been compromised? 

When Wei Qi is weak or compromised we are more prone to all kinds of illness to include COVID. For some people COVID seems to pass with minimal issues. For others they are developing long-term health issues related to the inflammation that the disease caused. My clients who would fall into this category have experienced inflammation of the heart creating increased heart rate and difficulty breathing. They have developed thyroid conditions. They have chronic fatigue and nerve pains. In general, Western medicine has yet to wrap itself around how to deal with these conditions. Luckily, in the herbal world we aren't limited to a 'one drug for one condition' mindset.  We look at the body and where support would be beneficial and what is at the root needing to be resolved.  As scary as COVID long term effects are for some, I want to reach out and remind people that WE DO have options. Please reach out!

If you would like to support your Wei Qi follow the suggestions below and consider ordering my Pro-active herbal blend!
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*REMINDER: In herbal medicine we can not claim to treat or cure a disease.  But working to have your body be its healthiest is one thing we all DO have control over!
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Energetically how do we nourish our Wei Qi?

2/11/2021

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1. Eat well! Eat foods that are healthy but also foods that nourish your spirit and feed you visually.

2. Get quality sleep! Ideally we should go to sleep before 11:00 when our Liver and Gallbladder begin their work of detoxing for the night.

3. Take nourishing herbs! Adaptogens, Nervines, Nourishing herbs! We ALL need to be on a regular regimin to support our mind, body, spirit. Include herbs like Astragalus that are to be taken over the long term to deeply nourish and rebuild the immune reservoirs. 

4. Deep breathing! When we are stressed we tend to breath shallowly. Breathe like you are filling up a swim tube around your belly! Deep breathing supports detoxification by our lungs and it can calm down our overtaxed vagus nerve!
 
5. Keep your spirit and energy up! Think of what you are taking in through media. Is it lifting you or dragging you down?


All of these things are important for prevention and good health.

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