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Water ~ Invoke your innate intelligence

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on March 14, 2023 by Dr. Sarita CoxMarch 14, 2023

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 →

Posted in Creator, Element Wisdom cards, energy medicine, Five Elements, goddess, intelligence, Invoke your innate intelligence, jedi mind trick, Kidney, light, Meditation, power, Prayer, rewild yourself, seasonal wellness, TCM, Teacher, Technology, winter, words matter

Water ~ Develop true humility

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on March 14, 2023 by Dr. Sarita CoxMarch 14, 2023

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 →

Posted in Alabama, Alberta Orchard Wellness, Bladder, Develop true humility, Element Wisdom cards, Five Elements, grace, jedi mind trick, rewild, rewild yourself, seasonal wellness, self love, TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Water, water element, winter | Tagged curosity, humility, sorrows, spring

Water ~ You are a visionary

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on March 14, 2023 by Dr. Sarita CoxMarch 14, 2023

You are a visionary. The water element paired organs that peak in winter are the Bladder and Kidney (plus adrenals). The bladder meridian travels from the inner canthus of the eye across the head down the back side of the entire body exiting out the little toe. It traverses all of us. Many of the point names indicate their function: bright eyes, supporting yang, supporting middle, celestial pillar, soul door, spirit hall, spiritual celestial connection, soul gate. Acupuncture treats all levels of the human – mind, body, spirit. Treating the bladder points can not only treat our organs like the … Continue reading →

Posted in adrenals, Alabama, Alberta Orchard Wellness, BL 23, Bladder, dream, Element Wisdom cards, energy medicine, Five Elements, jedi mind trick, Kidney, Life Coach, Life Coaching, love, Naturopathic Doctor, Naturopathic Medicine, power, qigong, rewild yourself, Seek warmth, self love, TCM, Uncategorized, Water, water element, Ways to Play, winter | Tagged body, meridians, mind, qi gong, spirit

Water ~ Tone your vagal nerve

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on February 3, 2023 by Dr. Sarita CoxFebruary 3, 2023

Stimulation of the vagus nerve plays an important role in the management of anxiety and mental health issues. The vagus nerve is the longest running cranial nerve in your body. It is one of ten paired cranial nerves and runs from the stem of your brain all the way down to your gut. The word “vagus” translates to “wandering” in Latin, and the vagus nerve certainly does that.   As the longest and most complex of all the cranial nerves, it starts at the stem of the brain, behind the ears before it meanders down the sides of the neck, … Continue reading →

Posted in ANS, fright or freeze, heart, Kidney, Liver, lungs, Meditation, TCM, therapeutic breathing, Tone your vagal nerve, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized, vagus nerve, water element, winter

Water ~ Be like Water

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on February 3, 2023 by Dr. Sarita CoxFebruary 3, 2023

Be like water.   The highest good is like water, Water is good at benefitting the ten thousand things, And yet does not contend with them. It dwells in the places multitudes detest, Therefore, it is close to the dao. ~ Dao De Jing   The water element rules the kidney, adrenals and bladder according to Chinese medicine.    We are elements embodied in bones and flesh and skin.   A healthy water type is  Active yet calm Courageous yet gentle Accomplishes a lot without stress Balances assertive action with self-care         Each season invites us to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptogen, adrenals, Alberta Orchard Wellness, Be like water, Bladder, energy medicine, jedi mind trick, lower burner, TCM, vagus nerve, Water, winter

Down to earth: writing prompt

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on January 3, 2023 by Dr. Sarita CoxJanuary 3, 2023

Down to Earth. What does the phrase ‘down to earth’ mean to you? Earth Writing Exercise Take a moment. Find pen and paper. Transcribe the phrase Down to Earth.  Place both feet on the ground. Take three deep breaths, expanding your ribs. Write free associations of what ‘down to earth’ means to you for 90 seconds. Wake the spleen, an earth organ with the exercise below.  Repeat the automatic writing exercise.   Wake the Spleen With both feet on the ground, raise your left arm. Wake the spleen organ by tapping on your left side, one hand width below the … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth Element, five element, Five Elements, healing sounds, Medicine, middle burner, Qi energy, qigong, Qigong Earth Sequence, Sound, tai chi, TCM, Uncategorized | Tagged down to earth, Earth, journaling, Spleen, writing prompts

Earth: Too much sitting injures the spleen: qi gong

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on January 3, 2023 by Dr. Sarita CoxJanuary 3, 2023

The digestive organs are injured by stagnation.  Desk or remote virtual jobs, long hours of studying, research and writing keep us seated.  Relaxing and decompressing may also become habituated to screen time, gaming or media binging. Fatigue sets in from lack of activity; a sedentary life is injurious. Frankly, it is killing us slowly. The combination of oversitting and overthinking is a harmful combination for the earth organs,  particularly the spleen.  The lack of healthy circulation settles dampness deep into our systems. If you are prone to oversitting, please build in healthy habits.  Set a timer at the desk for … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth Element, energy medicine, five element, Five Elements, Qi energy, Qigong Earth Sequence, Qigong shaking, Sound, tai chi, TCM | Tagged Earth, element wisdom cards, journaling, qi gong, therapy, too much sitting injures the spleen, trust, worry, writing, writing prompt

Metal: Mirror. Mirror.

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on November 13, 2022 by Dr. Sarita CoxDecember 23, 2022

In Chinese culture the circle shape is associated with the Metal/Fall season and represents oneness, unity and being fulfilled. Perhaps one of the most common circles we encounter in our daily lives are mirrors. It is in a mirror that we can physically reflect on ourselves, however it is possible to reflect without a mirror as well. Look for circles today, but more importantly, reflect on what makes you whole. One self-care practice that I invite my patients to incorporate into their daily lives is looking into their eyes in the mirror daily upon waking and speak ‘I love you’ … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, Fall, Metal, Metal Element, TCM, Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, Element Wisdom Card deck, element wisdom cards, metal, mirror, reflection

FIRE CREATES EARTH

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on September 27, 2019 by Dr. Sarita CoxNovember 5, 2019

Love Heals. Period. In Memoriam In a recent post about Fire pericardium, I introducted you to Dr. Rachel Eppinga, ND, LAc.  Rachel passed from this world into the light on the autumn equinox. Her body was diseased with cancer. I’ve included the last message she sent out to her community/tribe below. Rachel was a wayshower of how to reflect and transmute beauty in any situation; she was a beacon of light, a gatherer of women to heal together. I was recently gifted a very special Love Qigong from my dear colleague Rachel Eppinga, ND, LAc, when we gathered in Hara Mara, … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn equinox, Earth Element, Fall, Gut-brain axis, Heaven & Earth Rotation, Love Qigong, Metal, Metal Element, qigong, Qigong Earth Sequence, Qigong shaking, seasonal wellness, Sound, spleen, stomach, TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized, vagus nerve | Tagged anxiety, blood pressure, blood sugar, diabetes, Dr. Rachel Eppinga, Earth Element, earth sounds, energy medicine, LAc, Love Qigong, microbiota-gut-brain axis, ND, Qigong, Qigong shaking, Rheumatoid arthritis, sacral chants, sound, sound of the spleen, Spleen, stress, Vagal tone, Vagus nerve

Ritual of Fire

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on September 13, 2019 by Dr. Sarita CoxSeptember 14, 2019

  FIRE RITUALS   Ancient cultures have recognized the power of FIRE with prayer and reverence. Fire has the power to destroy our homes and the life giving, usefulness to cook our food. It is a force of destruction, creation, and purification. In Sanskrit, Fire, or Agni , is one of the five basic elements of creation and is the dominant element of the Ayruveda Pitta dosha. Pitta dosha is composed of a mind and body that are made up of the two elements, fire and water. An out of balance, or out of control fire element, leads to mental … Continue reading →

Posted in Agni, Blooming Lotus, Choctaw, Cooking Month, fire, fire ceremony, Fire Element, fire rituals, Gardening, Goma, Haponi Haski, kundalini, Peaceful and Increasing Ritual Fire Offerings, Pitta dosha, TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized, Vedic fire ceremony, Yajna | Tagged Agni, Blooming Lotus, fire, Fire ceremony, fire ritual, Goma, Haponi Hashi, Hindu fire ceremony, Peaceful Ritual Fire Offering, Subduing Ritual Fire Offering, three sisters, Vedic, vikasitakamalasana, Yajna

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