Author Archives: Dr. Sarita Cox

Earth: Visualize Citrine

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    Citrine is known as the merchant stone as it attracts prosperity and abundance. The crystal ranks 7 on the Mohs hardness scale The color ranges from lemon yellow to rustic red-brown It is associated with the solar plexus in the chakra system  Citrine balances the Earth Element Natural Citrine is found in igneous rocks like granite or alluvial deposits Citrine forms around 440 degrees  Citrine is a gemstone name for quartz with iron in the color center Lab made Citrine is an eco-friendly choice The color gold is associated with the earth element We, therefore, utilize the hues … Continue reading →

Earth: Peace & Plenty

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Today I peeled pears.  Bushels a plenty grace the hardwood floor of my Mom’s cabin. From my earliest memories she has been a forager, a gatherer. She preserves abundance. She, like her grandmother and her grandmother before her, pass down peace though preservation. Pears are good fall medicine. They are eaten in season to support the lung during the transition to cooler, dryer weather. In Chinese medicine they are revered for clearing heat and reducing phlegm from the lung, while generating necessary moisture. Pears are used for dry coughs and dry sore throats. They are also used to treat dry … Continue reading →

Earth: Be Loyal

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Welcome to Day 3 of Earth Element Wisdoms. The daily delivery of these clinical pearls, inquiries, musings, tips & Jedi mind tricks will continue until the end of the month.   I hope this series supports your deep dive into the dynamic of seasonal wellness & inspires you to play with the Element Wisdom Card Decks on your health journey. If you would like to invite a friend to join our late summer series, they can sign up here.  Be Loyal. Dogs are our best teacher when it comes to unconditional loyalty. Beyond loyalty they teach us about unrestrained love … Continue reading →

Earth: Spice it up with Ginger

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Spice it up with Ginger.   Meet Fresh Ginger. Nature: warm Taste: slightly sweet, acrid Action: releases exterior, disperses cold: stops cough, alleviates vomiting, regulates migrating motor complex of Small Intestine Skin: promotes urination, reduces edema Affinity:  Lung, Spleen & Stomach According to eastern dietetics & herbalism – foods, spices, herbs and medicine have a distinct nature, action, direction & affinity with one or more organs.   As we become more familiar with these qualities in some of our familiar foods, we begin to fine tune our eating & drinking to the dynamic rhythms of the season.  We also eat … Continue reading →

Water ~ Listen and wait

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Listen and wait.   Winter is the most yin time of the year – the most receptive season. Practice reserve. Spring has not yet come. We are still dreaming our dreams. Practice listening to the stillness. Practice waiting in the void.   Join our email for seasonal retreats, nature connects https://follow.it/drsaritaelizabeth?action=followPub

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Element Wisdom Card Decks – Ways to Play ~ Mandala

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Check out the many ways to play with Element Wisdom Cards!   This is one of the amazing ways: Mandala ~ Create sacred space. Choose 5-8 cards. Arrange them in a circle within concentric rings of found or precious materials like seasonal fruits/vegetables, flowers, leaves, shells, stones, sticks, feathers, etc. Choose an elemental center piece: an earthenware filled with soil/clay, a transparent vase of water, a bell, a wooden bowl, an incense burner. Cards and objects may also be arranged by cardinal directions.     Did you know you can search the card titles on the Cultivating Wellness Blog?  Our … Continue reading →

Water ~ Discover hidden potential

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Discover hidden potential. Winter is the season of potential. The essence of the kidney is likened unto a seed. A seed hidden by soil or leaf litter or snow or ice. A seed in dark potential storing and protecting all of the necessary information and instructions to grow at just the right time. This is not the sprouting of the seed for that is spring. We all have latent abilities that arise situationally or can be developed. What are yours?Within the science of ourselves and the universe our potential, systemic energy is stored and dependent upon relative relationship forces like … Continue reading →

Water ~ Expand your circle of love

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Expand your circle of love. When we honor the stillness of winter, love settles. Winter is the quiescent season.   The season to remember, accept, forgive and heal generational to generation. This is all work to be done in the deep and quiet essence of spirit. First we find self love. Then we find love for the other, the beloved. Next we expand our heart to those with which we have difficulties. Finally we can honestly expand our circle of love to the greater community. This is metta. This is the practice of loving kindness.   It will rock your … Continue reading →

Water ~ Invoke your innate intelligence

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Invoke your innate intelligence. We have never had more immediate access to information. We can acquire certificates and degrees from the comfort of our own home. Opinions on most anything is available 24/7. Agenda and propaganda masquerade as news while dissenting voices are censored. Intelligence is the ability to acquire, filter, sort and apply information. There are many forms of intelligence: artificial, abstract, logical, emotional, social, creative, adaptive, self-aware, critical thinking, problem solving. Intelligence is not an agency. The proper place for human beings is between heaven and earth. Our birthright is heavenly connection and earthly incarnation. Our innate intelligence … Continue reading →

Water ~ Develop true humility

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Develop true humility. How can we develop healthy humility? Passionate curiosity is a start. In the asking, we engage the other and the ego is checked. Service is a good middle. How does it feel when we volunteer our best hours of the week, donate our most valuable items or fund a heart felt cause? In the end, seek original origins. Humilis is the Latin root meaning low.   By our own choice, consequence, or chance, true humility is often the outcome of experiencing great depth, deep troubles or profound sorrows. Water, the element of winter, teaches us how to … Continue reading →