Earth: Stay Grounded During Uncertain Times

Earth: Stay Grounded During Uncertain Times

For the final element of our series, and to me it is a fitting element to end on: earth. Let us all return to the grounding and security that earth affords us. Earth nurtures and nourishes us. It is associated with the warmth of late summer, the time of harvest. Just think of a garden full of vegetables. Throughout the ages, harvest time was a time of great celebration, as earth had blessed us with the foods that enrich and sustain us. Earth gifts us with abundance and supports us unconditionally. When our earth energy is out of balance, we end up in chronic stress, worry, anxiety and overthinking...

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Fire: Let Your Light Burn Brightly

Fire:  Let Your Light Burn Brightly

As summer approaches, the element of fire moves into focus.  Fire is the blazing sun that gives us life and illuminates our days.  Like the center of our solar system around which all life revolves, it makes sense that the organ that corresponds to fire is the heart, the life-giving center of our bodies.  Aside from the essential function of pumping blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to all its cells, the heart is the source of love, passion and connection with others.  Healthy heart energy is expansive energy, full of enthusiasm and joy.  The heart wants to go out into the world and engage fully with life…

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Water: Riding the Waves and Finding the Flow

Water: Riding the Waves and Finding the Flow

This week we are exploring the element of water and how its properties can be particularly beneficial at this time. Water has always had a calming effect on me personally. When I was a teen, I lived near the ocean, and at that time in my life I remember how looking out at the sea always had an immediate calming effect on my restless soul. Now I live within walking distance of a river, and it still amazes me how the sight of it can lift my mood and make me feel instantly refreshed…

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