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5 Signs Your Root Chakra is Weak or Blocked

3/26/2017

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Within each of us are seven major chakras. The first chakra is called Muladhara, also known as the root chakra, which is located at the base of your spine. Having a balanced root chakra provides a solid foundation to build a healthy and happy life upon. Muladhara holds the energy related to your physical safety and security and can become blocked by your fears and insecurities. Reiki helps balance the flow of energy in the body and can be utilized to release the blocked energy of a chakra. Learn five signs that your first chakra is weak or blocked below. 
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Five signs your first chakra is weak:
  • You feel a general lack of physical energy and vitality resulting in a lackluster will to create.
  • Your sense of wellbeing is highly dependent upon external circumstances. So long as everything is going smoothly and to your liking, you feel OK, but when circumstances aren’t to your liking, you feel insecure.
  • You feel a general lack of confidence in dealing with anything outside your comfort zone.
  • You believe that money creates security and that there is an amount of money that if attained, would guarantee your security.
  • You experience any of the following physical symptoms on a frequent or recurring basis: eating disorders, adrenal fatigue, foot and leg pains and injuries, rectal or colon problems, immune disorders or bone disorders.
Reiki provides deep relaxation and healing by balancing the flow of energy in the body. Because of this Reiki can support with creating positive changes. At Your Sanctuary For Healing we have ​a passion for holistic health and fitness to share with you. Click to learn more about our Reiki Services.

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Support Your Body's Desire for Balance | Fight or Flight Responses

3/17/2017

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Dr. Walter Cannon was the first to elaborate on the perpetual drive within the human body to maintain balance and stability. In his book, The Wisdom of The Body, Cannon highlights a multitude of processes which work to sustain optimal conditions within. Hydration, temperature and blood sugar regulation are only a few of the multitude of physiological processes the body has in place for keeping things copacetic.

Holistic practitioners recognize the body's desire towards balance goes beyond the cellular level. Humans thrive when optimal conditions are established and perpetuated both inside and out. We may not have conscientious control over the chemical reactions occurring within our bodies; however, we certainly can make choices on a daily basis to foster the balance we desire on a multitude of levels. 

Chronic stress can cause your body to become stuck in fight or flight mode. Experiencing fight-or-flight for a prolonged amount of time can be damaging to your mind, spirit, and body. Learn details about the fight or flight responses below.
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​Fight or Flight Responses

Cannon also coined the phrase, “fight or flight.” He asserted that not only physical emergencies, such as blood loss from trauma, but also psychological emergencies, such as antagonistic encounters between members of the same species, evoke release of adrenaline into the bloodstream. To Cannon, the body”s responses to “fight” are the same as those to “flight.” Adrenaline exerts several important effects in different body organs, all of which, from Cannon”s point of view, maintain homeostasis in fight-or-flight situations. In the skeletal muscle of the limbs, adrenaline relaxes blood vessels, increasing local blood flow. This is important to provide metabolic fuels to exercising muscle and remove waste products of metabolism that would otherwise accumulate in skeletal muscle and interfere with performance. Adrenaline constricts blood vessels in the skin and promotes clotting; both effects minimize blood loss from physical trauma. Adrenaline releases the key metabolic fuel, glucose, by the liver into the bloodstream, via breakdown of the storage form of glucose, glycogen. (Claude Bernard discovered conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver.) Adrenaline stimulates respiration, maximizing delivery of oxygen to the bloodstream via the lungs. Adrenaline removes the electrolyte, potassium ion, from the circulation, an effect that may also promote homeostasis, because trauma destroys cells, which contain high potassium ion concentrations, building up the potassium ion content in the surrounding fluid. From a psychological point of view, adrenaline intensifies emotional experiences and increases what Cannon called “reservoirs of power,” exerting anti-fatigue and energizing effects.

The fact that aggressive attack and fearful escape both involve adrenaline release into the bloodstream does not imply an equivalence of “fight” with “flight” from a physiological or biochemical point of view. On the contrary, emotion-associated behaviors such as aggressive attack, fearful flight, immobile terror, hopeless defeat, emotional fainting, and sexual activity differ importantly in internal physiological and biochemical patterns, just as they do in external appearances and behaviors. Conversely, an increase in the level of adrenaline in the bloodstream does not imply that the individual is having a fight-or-flight experience. For instance, adrenaline levels usually increase slightly just by a person’s standing up, and even a mild fall in the blood glucose level stimulates substantial adrenaline release. Because Cannon used only a single dependent variable, the adrenaline response, he could not appreciate the existence of the different physiological and biochemical patterns.

At Your Sanctuary For Healing, we understand the body's desire for balance. We will assist you in a holistic approach to support this innate process. If you're seeking balanced care Your Sanctuary For Healing can help!

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Sources:
Google Dictionary
Scientific American - "What is Homeostasis?"
Archer & Nelson - Applied Anatomy & Physiology for Manual Therapists
Brain Immune Trends - Walter Cannon: Homeostasis, the Fight-or-Flight Response, the Sympathoadrenal System, and the Wisdom of the Body

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7 Amazing Benefits of Raindrop Therapy

3/8/2017

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Raindrop Therapy is the combination of Vita Flex and an essential oil massage. Vita Flex is a technique used to promote the body's natural ability to heal itself by stimulating the nerve pathways. During Raindrop Therapy a sequence of high antimicrobial essential oils are dispensed like raindrops along your vertebrae followed by a relaxing massage. These therapeutic essential oils are designed to reduce inflammation and kill the viral agents responsible for it and continues to work in the body for 5-7 days following your visit. While bringing balance to the body, Raindrop Therapy can help relieve pain, promote healing and restore health. Learn 7 amazing benefits of Raindrop Therapy below.
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​7 BENEFITS OF RAINDROP THERAPY:

1. Reduces Pain – Since its development, it is becoming clear that the elements of Raindrop therapy not only reduces chronic back pain but also benefits other body systems. The analgesic ingredients in the essential oils help reduce pain and discomfort.

2. Helps Relief Stress & Emotional Well-being  Therapeutic essential oils have a normalizing effect on the nervous system making them ideal for reducing stress, anxiety and tension.

The oils can immediately penetrate cell membranes and diffuse through the blood and tissues instantly in a matter of seconds! The oils also cross the brain-blood barrier and effect the limbic system (the Amygdale) parts of the brain that control our mood, behavior and emotions. So if you’ve lost your  “Joie de Vivre” Raindrop therapy will have you smiling and back to your normal self in no time. 

3. Relax Muscles – Muscles that are sore, spastic or stressed will also benefit from Raindrop Therapy. Basil, wintergreen, marjoram, cypress and peppermint essential oils help with all the common muscle conditions.

4. Helps Reduce Inflammation – World wide studies have identified several essential oils as powerful anti-inflammatory agents. These include wintergreen, peppermint and thyme. These essential oils are all used in the Raindrop essential oil body therapy.

5. Helps Improve Circulation – Essential oils can be most beneficial in boosting circulation due to oxygenating properties. The essential oils of cypress, thyme, marjoram and peppermint all have properties that increase circulation and act as a circulatory stimulant.

6 Helps Detox the Body Systems – The therapeutic oils used in Raindrop therapy are high in phenols hence, cleanse cellular receptor sites and enhance the lymphatic system.

7. Helps improve Immune function  – Thyme and oregano essential oils are known to support the immune system. They also create an unfavorable environment for harmful viruses and bacteria that can hibernate and lay dormant in the body.

At Your Sanctuary For Healing we do things differently than at other chiropractic offices. You will enjoy a therapeutic massage tailored to your needs and leave feeling better than you can imagine. We offer the following types of massages:
  • Swedish Massage
  • Shiatsu Massage
  • Deep Tissue Massage
  • Polarity Massage and 
  • Raindrop Therapy​

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