༄ Breathe, feel & heal
༄ Breathe, feel & heal
Many people say. Oh, don’t get so angry. Or don’t feel so sad. That’s a waste of your time. But is that really so? Suppressing emotions or dismissing emotions can lead to annoying complaints. Mentally and physically. When we look at it from Chinese medicine, emotions are linked to organs, physical and mental complaints or positive energy. In this blog, you can read about gallbladder meridian out of balance and what you can do to restore this.
When you suffer from stiff muscles or experience emotional blockages, it is nice to apply self-massage. This way you can relax into your body again and experience more energy. You can do self-massage with your hands. But also with fascia massage balls in combination with yin yoga postures. In this blog, you can read more about various ways of self-massage.
If you often suffer from headaches and stress, chances are that you suffer from tense jaws. You can get this through stress, concentration, nightmares or, for example, grinding your teeth. With this simple massage exercise, you can relax your tense jaws muscles again. An exercise that you can repeat regularly for the optimal effect.
The vagus nerve is the 10th cranial nerve that plays an important factor in calming stress. In the body, the nervous system and the mind. By applying specific techniques, you give space to your muscles, connective tissue, joints and the nervous system. This brings your attention back to the body and also reduces stress and pressure in your mind. Vagus nerve massage is therefore effective in recovery.
Do you regularly experience pain in your body? What many people don’t know is that blockages in the body in the form of pain and injuries can arise from emotions. Emotions that don’t get the chance to find a way out. This is mainly caused by fear. But emotions such as anger, sadness and worry can also express themselves in physical stagnation in the body. In this article, you can read more about methods you can use and how you can release emotional blockages in the connective tissue.
The full moon is in Leo on February 5. Time to follow your heart and also a good moment to reflect on the successes you have achieved in this lunar cycle. By standing still in gratitude, you will experience more and more appreciation in life. Full moon is a perfect time for this. At the same time you can also feel in silence with yourself what you want to let go of. What no longer resonates? What have you successfully completed? Take the space to reflect on this.
Is your baby just born and are you breastfeeding? The first period can be quite intense. Your baby is looking for food. Colostrum. And starts milk production with suckling. Sometimes this can lead to cracked nipples. Often a result of incorrect application. In this blog, you can read tips and tools that you can use to prevent and heal cracked nipples.
Are you pregnant and wondering if it is safe to drink and eat ceremonial cocoa during your pregnancy? Nowadays, many advices are given about what you can and cannot eat during pregnancy. You can safely consume raw cocoa during your pregnancy. Not too much. But this is the advice for all kind of food. For ceremonial cacao, I always advise keeping it special for a ceremony. You can read more about it in this blog.
In recent years, I have started to delve into female power. Feminine Energy. How we live as women and how we can become more empowered by finding peace, rituals and …
Yin Yoga is a method of yoga in which we work on the deeper connective tissue. Postures are held for three to five minutes to create more relaxation in the connective tissue, muscles and joints. In addition, it also helps to strengthen them and become more emotionally balanced. During the lunar cycle, yin yoga poses can be supportive to connect more with yourself.