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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

Soup Cleanse: Butternut

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on February 16, 2021 by Dr. Sarita CoxMarch 11, 2021

Soup Cleanse recipes can be found  a few posts back (click here). Wanna dive deeper into the cleanse with spices, soup toppers and self-care actions?  Check back in for our upcoming posts or follow our blog to have the posts delivered to your email Water is the representative element of Winter.  The Kidney Bladder organ pair and the Adrenal glands (as the endocrine extension of the Kidney) are manifestations of Water in the landscape of the human body. *Read about lifestyle practices and self-care actions to take now for best Winter health* This energy of this trio peaks during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adreanal, Bladder, butternut, cardamom, Earth, kidney, pancreas, soup cleanse, Spleen, squash, stomach, water, winter

Soup Cleanse

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on January 27, 2021 by Dr. Sarita CoxFebruary 26, 2021

Soup Cleanse…….aka a winter reset    The number one question I get in January is “What do you think about this detox kit or that cleanse program or this product? My general answer is Winter is NOT the most harmonious time of the year to detoxify – save it for spring and fall.  And always, always prepare your body for a detox by opening the 5 avenues (emunctories) of elimination  ~ more on that later. Winter is for resting, restoring, dreaming, merging – hibernating in essence. I do understand the desire, even the need to reset after the overindulgence of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cleanse, detoxfication, Earth Element, element wisdom cards, Fire element, five elements, Metal Element, soup, Spleen, Water element, winter, wood element

Spice it up with cardamom

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on January 3, 2021 by Dr. Sarita CoxJanuary 3, 2021

Spice it up with cardamom. Also known as ShaRen in the Chinese herbal apothecary, cardamom enters the Spleen, Stomach & Kidney meridians. Yes, herbs and spices enter meridians. It is one of the considerations for practitioners when prescribing a formula for a patient. This seed is warm & pungent and functions to ‘wake’ the spleen, remove dampness, promote the circulation of qi and warm these organs. 💫 So…….sleepy spleens, imbalanced stomachs and cold kidneys: this spice is for you! Cardamom is a stellar attraction in my chai tea, delightful brewed with coffee beans and lovely sprinkled on frothed nut milks. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cardamom, dampness, Earth, frothed milk, kidney, pungent sha ren, spice, spice it up with cardamom, Spleen, stomach, transition, warm

Earth: Iced drinks shock the spleen

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on January 3, 2021 by Dr. Sarita CoxJanuary 23, 2023

Iced drinks shock the spleen. Have you ever shared a meal with someone that requests their beverage sans ice? What might they know that you don’t? Cold damages our organs. One of the ways that we can prevent dis-ease and invite balance is to say no to iced beverages and foods. If you check your tongue and it is a bit fuller than it should be or has indentions on the sides you really, really should give up the iced drinks and cold eats. The earth element is faith when balanced and worry when out of balance. Struggling with this … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Uncategorized | Tagged artemesia, dampness, diana, Earth, five element, ice, moxabustion, Spleen

Quiz: Return to Earth

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on December 13, 2019 by Dr. Sarita CoxDecember 13, 2019
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Today we invite you to embrace your Earth Element via self-care.  Take this quiz and download a tip sheet full of balancing superfoods, lifestyle suggestions and even an affirmation to start or refine the dynamic journey to the healthiest version of you as you discover your Elemental Constitution and begin your journey of re-wilding yourself back to source. Click here for Elemental Wisdom Quiz Clicking the grey ‘follow’ envelope above will deliver weekly health and wellness tips to your inbox via our weekly cultivating wellness blog. We are dynamic beings.  We change.  We change under influences such as the seasons, life … Continue reading →

Posted in Doyo, Earth Element, earth transition, energy medicine, Qi energy, seasonal wellness, Uncategorized, whole foods, winter | Tagged Cards, Doyo, dynamic, Earth Element, Elemental, energy medicine, Fire element, five elements, four seasons, full moon, Metal Element, pancreas, Quiz, seasonal living, solstice, Spleen, stomach, transition, Wisdom

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

Return to Earth Autumn Equinox

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on September 20, 2019 by Dr. Sarita CoxJanuary 19, 2021

RETURN TO EARTH ELEMENT Autumn days come quickly, like the running of a hound on the moor. –Irish proverb Autumn is right around the corner for all of us in the Northern Hemisphere, while the folks in the Southern Hemisphere are preparing for warmer, spring weather.  In 2019, the Autumnal Equinox arrives on Monday, September 23, at 3:50 A.M. Eastern Standard Time. The autumn equinox happens at the same moment worldwide marking the astronomical start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. After the autumnal equinox, nights begin to grow longer than the days until the winter solstice in December, when the days start to … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient traditions, autumn equinox, backyard beekeeping, bees, blood glucose, diabetes, Doyo, Dr. Mona Morstein, Earth Element, equinox, Fall, Five Elements, pancreas, seasonal wellness, Sound, spleen, stomach, Uncategorized | Tagged abundance, apiary, autumn, autumn equinox, backyard beekeeping, beekeeping, bees, Chichen Itza snake, dawn phenomenon, diabetes, doro, Dr. Mona Morstein, Earth Element, earth sounds, fall, gluclose, gratitude, harvest, honeybees, natural beekeeping, pancreas, pollinators, Spleen, stomach, thanks, urban beekeeping

E6: Simple food preparation for transitional times

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on June 28, 2019 by Dr. Sarita CoxJuly 15, 2019

In the South, cooking and eating are central to bringing people together, spending time with loved ones, and developing new friendships.   The seasonal return to the Earth element invites simple methods of food preparation that allow more time for self-love and beloveds.  Golden and earth toned foods like millet, corn, amaranth, rice, garbanzo, golden split mung and soy beans, hazelnuts, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, yams, squash, carrots, apricots, and cantaloupe are harmonizing choices.  All root vegetables strengthen our internal Earth.   Keep spices, seasonings and flavors mild during these days of transition and keep food temperatures not too hot and … Continue reading →

Posted in Detox, Earth Element, Feng Shui, Recipe, seasonal wellness, spleen, Uncategorized | Tagged cleanse, detox, Doyo, Earth Element, five elements, four seasons, mirepoix, nature cure, renewal, seasonal living, soup, soup cleanse, Spleen

E5: Happy Summer Solstice!

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on June 21, 2019 by Dr. Sarita CoxApril 9, 2020

Happy Summer Solstice! (xià zhì夏至) It’s the longest day of the year so let’s celebrate the start of summer! The summer solstice happens between June 20 and 22 in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the start of summer and the point when days start to become shorter and nights longer. The summer solstice is not the same day and time every year because the calendar does not exactly correspond to the Earth’s rotation. For 2019, here in Alabama, the Sun reached its greatest height in the sky on June 21 at 10:54 a.m. Central Time.   We are technically still in … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Elements, permaculture, seasonal wellness, solstice, spleen, summer, tai chi, Uncategorized, yin yang | Tagged Fire element, permaculture, Spleen, Summer solstice, Tai Chi, Yin Yang

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