Resolving to get fit and healthy in the new year? Here is a list of items to help you reach your goals in the kitchen, on the go, at the gym, and more! IN THE KITCHEN Nutri-bullet for smoothies. Digital Food Scale Small Food Processor for making hummus or crushing nuts […]
7th Chakra: Crown. Sahasrara (thousandfold) Location: Crown of head, cerebral cortex. Body: Only chakra located outside of body. System: Central Nervous System Gland: Pituitary a.k.a. “master gland.” Secretes hormones that regulate growth, reproduction, and metabolism. Stimulates thyroid and adrenals (fight or flight). Element: thought, consciousness Color: Violet or White Sense: Pratyahara: withdrawal of senses Bija […]
6th Chakra: Third Eye or Brow. Ajna (to perceive/command) Location: Brow Body: eyes System: endocrine and nervous Gland: Pineal gland: produces serotonin (sense of well being, balances mood) and melatonin (regulates sleep and waking) and pituitary Element: Light Color: Indigo/deep blue Sense: Sight Bija (Seed) Sound: Om Identity: Archetypal identity Purpose: seeing, intuition, imagination, manifestation, […]
5th Chakra: Throat. Vissudha (purification) Location: throat Body: neck (our mind/body connection point), shoulders, mouth, jaw System: respiratory Gland: Thyroid: metabolism, body temperature, growth, repair, blood calcium and phosphate levels Element: Sound and Ether/space or akaash in the Vastu (Vedic) system. Color: turquoise/bright blue Sense: hearing Bija (Seed) Sound: HAM Identity: creative identity Purpose: upward […]
4th Chakra: Heart. Anahata (unhurt or unstruck) Location: center of chest Body: lungs, heart, pericardium, upper back, ribs, arms, hands System: Respiratory, circulatory, immune, lymphatic Gland: thymus (maturation site for T cells, most active until pre-teens) Element: Air (called Vayu in the Vedic system) Color: Green (or Pink) Sense: touch Bija (Seed) Sound: YAM Identity: […]
3rd Chakra: Solar Plexus (also called Navel). Manipura (Lustrous gem) Location: Solar Plexus/Above Navel Body: Abdominals, Abdomen, stomach, liver, pancreas, gall bladder System: Digestive (metabolism) Gland: Adrenals (also 1st chakra), Pancreas (produces insulin to lower blood sugar and glucagon to raise it) Element: Fire (in Feng Shui and Vastu fire represents transformation, passion, change, expansion) […]
2nd Chakra: Sacral. Svadhisthana (One’s Own Place) Location: Sacral area Body: Hips, sacrum, low back, abdomen, genitals, bladder, kidneys, urinary tract, reproductive system, womb, overies, testicles, genitals System: reproductive Gland: Ovaries, Testes Element: Water. In Feng Shui water represents release and renewal. Color: Orange Sense: Taste Bija (Seed) Sound: VAM Identity: Emotional Identity Purpose: Movement. […]
1st Chakra: Root. Muladhara (Root Support) Location: Base of Spine, Perineum Body: feet and legs System: lymph, skeletal, circulatory Gland: Adrenals: activated by HPA axis to release adrenalin and cortisol (fight or flight/sympathetic NS) Element: Earth Color: Red Sense: Smell Bija (Seed) Sound: LAM Identity: Physical Identity Purpose: Grounding, Survival, Stability, will to live, self-preservation […]