Autumn is here, the time of harvest and a time to pull inward. As we gather together on all levels, storing food; warm clothing; and planning for all the winter activities, it is a good time to assess where you are in your mental and physical health. It is my hope to give you some thoughts and ideas of how to look after yourself during this transition to make it more pleasurable and healing.
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Spring is a time of new beginnings, life is moving up from the earth, sprouting up towards the new found sun. Traditionally this was a time when all of the stored food was no longer available and people had to naturally fast until the new crops or harvested food could be eaten. Living with the cycles of the earth they perhaps lived a more balanced, in-tune lifestyle. During the winter there would have been a lot of meat, fats and rich foods eaten and the first greens of the spring would of naturally helped the body cleanse itself of this diet, adding highly active nutrients and minerals to refresh and rejuvenate the body.
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Yoga and self-massage provide excellent practice in slowing down, we become aware of and reconnect with our bodies; through this awareness we are often reminded of an old injury, such as a stiff neck or places we hold tension. It would seem obvious that as one makes contact with the vessel that bears these burdens, anything that enhances this healing is most certainly warranted. Arnica action oil brings additional benefit to people who practice yoga by bringing them closer to their core being. Yoga means union, union of movement and breath, union of mind and body, union of muscle and bone, union of thought and action and with arnica action oil it can bring union of plants and humans.