Holistic healers have brought together the ancient wisdom of both Chinese and Indian medicine by using acupuncture in conjunction with balancing the chakras, which supports physical, emotional and spiritual health. A variation on this is to balance your chakras using acupressure and essential oils.
Acupressure is a variation on traditional Chinese acupuncture that relies on the healing power of touch. Instead of inserting needles at the acupoints that correspond to the chakras of Indian medicine, or the organs in Chinese healing, the practitioner uses pressure to restore the energy flow.
Scientific studies have evaluated the effectiveness of acupressure. One study found that it may be more effective than the well-established techniques used in Swedish massage. Researchers concluded that the Tapas Acupressure technique can be helpful for some patients and that acupressure can help with problems such as nausea. Aromatherapy treatments add another dimension to the holistic healing of balancing the chakras.
Like acupuncture, acupressure identifies key places on the body for therapeutic attention. These correspond closely to the chakras in Indian medicine. Instead of inserting needles, the practitioner relies on the use of touch to rebalance the chakras.
One of the principles of aromatherapy is that essential oils have different properties, or resonances, that can aid healing. They can be applied in several ways, either directly onto the body or used to perfume the air. Released into the air, the fragrance is thought to neutralize the pheromones that emanate from living things, particularly when under stress.
The idea behind using aromatherapy in tandem with acupressure is that effectiveness is mutually enhanced by matching the powers and properties of particular oils to the different potency centers that are represented by the seven chakras. These are located along the midline of the body, corresponding with points along the spine, from the head to the groin. The word chakra means wheel but in Hinduism and Buddhism the chakras are also envisaged as flowers that can be opened like a blossom " in this case, through the use of fragrant oils.
Different practitioners may recommend different oils, or different blends of oils, for use on the different chakras. For example, the third chakra is associated with the digestive tract. Therefore holistic healers will select an essential oil that is believed to act upon the digestive system, such as peppermint oil. Using oils and acupressure together is a way of doubling up on the effectiveness of the therapy.
Re-balancing the chakras with touch and fragrance can unblock the energy fields in the body and assist with spiritual revitalization. - 16004
Acupressure is a variation on traditional Chinese acupuncture that relies on the healing power of touch. Instead of inserting needles at the acupoints that correspond to the chakras of Indian medicine, or the organs in Chinese healing, the practitioner uses pressure to restore the energy flow.
Scientific studies have evaluated the effectiveness of acupressure. One study found that it may be more effective than the well-established techniques used in Swedish massage. Researchers concluded that the Tapas Acupressure technique can be helpful for some patients and that acupressure can help with problems such as nausea. Aromatherapy treatments add another dimension to the holistic healing of balancing the chakras.
Like acupuncture, acupressure identifies key places on the body for therapeutic attention. These correspond closely to the chakras in Indian medicine. Instead of inserting needles, the practitioner relies on the use of touch to rebalance the chakras.
One of the principles of aromatherapy is that essential oils have different properties, or resonances, that can aid healing. They can be applied in several ways, either directly onto the body or used to perfume the air. Released into the air, the fragrance is thought to neutralize the pheromones that emanate from living things, particularly when under stress.
The idea behind using aromatherapy in tandem with acupressure is that effectiveness is mutually enhanced by matching the powers and properties of particular oils to the different potency centers that are represented by the seven chakras. These are located along the midline of the body, corresponding with points along the spine, from the head to the groin. The word chakra means wheel but in Hinduism and Buddhism the chakras are also envisaged as flowers that can be opened like a blossom " in this case, through the use of fragrant oils.
Different practitioners may recommend different oils, or different blends of oils, for use on the different chakras. For example, the third chakra is associated with the digestive tract. Therefore holistic healers will select an essential oil that is believed to act upon the digestive system, such as peppermint oil. Using oils and acupressure together is a way of doubling up on the effectiveness of the therapy.
Re-balancing the chakras with touch and fragrance can unblock the energy fields in the body and assist with spiritual revitalization. - 16004
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