Each and everyone of us is a spiritual teacher. We teach each other
on a daily basis through the relationships we form and the lessons we
learn. We do not need to visit the Himalaya’s, India or Thailand to have
an enlightened experience (although its an amazing trip), we can do it
right here right now wherever we live - all we need is compassion,
acceptance and love.
I recently saw a quote ‘ We don’t see things
as they are, we see them as we are.’ This had such a big impression on
me. I suddenly thought about the power of being connected within our
heart chakra, offering compassion, kindness, forgiveness and love. When
we are engaged in this energy we automatically share it with others. If
for example we were not engaging our heart chakra, we would instead
choose to judge each other and allow a negative trait like jealousy to
motivate our intentions - we would see the world in a very different
way.
When we open ourselves, our chakras and energy, we
automatically endorse how we feel about life by attracting vibrational
events into it. Energy has no boundaries, it impacts our work, home, and
leisure environments instantly. If for example we are having a
negatively stressful day at work, possibly saying over and over to
ourselves ‘can this day get any worse?’ chances are it will because our
energy is enhancing it. This is when we create negative energy which
affects everyone around us.
Now comes the spiritual teacher part, we
learn so much about ourselves by how others react to us. Some of us may
be placed in a negative situation reacting aggressively to a vibe,
others keep their distance, yet the truth of any situation can be gaged
by how we feel within ourselves, then how we react to it. Think
aggressively and we will act aggressively, think peacefully and we react
the same way, these reactions teach us about ourselves.
When there is awareness and acceptance of ourselves and energy, we automatically embrace our inner spiritual teacher.
One
of our greatest truths we can choose to remember, is we are here to
love each other, that is why we are alive, that is what life and
relationships are for.
Lets celebrate and thank one another for
all our diva moments, know it all ideas, I’m right and you’re wrong
syndromes because after all, we are learning from each experience with
each person and that can only be a good thing.
How would you rate your physical health? Do you consider yourself to
be healthy? So many of us think that physical health means going to the
gym twice a week and that is it. Being healthy starts from within and in
particular the food we eat.
With today's fast living, fast food
and stress, we can find ourselves in a frenzy of to do lists. This
energy impacts on our physical health and creates a lot of acidity
within. Too much acid has a huge effect on how we feel mentally,
emotionally and physically. Heart burn, digestive problems, nervous
disorders, skin complaints and cancer are now being proven to be a
result of acidic living. Disease and illness thrives in an acidic body,
but don’t worry because there is a simple answer to counteract the acid;
alkaline the body.
Being in a state of alkalinity dissolves
excess acid, promoting wellbeing and good health. To do this is simple;
eat green, think green and be green.
A simple test you can to do
involves using ph balancing strips. These strips will determine whether
your physical body is in a state of acid or alkaline. A scale from 5 up
to 8 (5 being acidic yellow and 8 being alkaline dark green) shows you
exactly where you are on the ph balancing scale. The ph strips are used
by dipping into our saliva or urine. Saliva is probably the easiest way
to do this, so spitting on a spoon, dipping the strip and waiting 15
seconds to see the results is how it is done.
If
you’re yellow your acidic, so take a look at your lifestyle. Are you
eating too much convenience food, consuming lots of sugar and alcohol,
experiencing stress in your life and having sleepless nights? If the
answer is yes, then changing a few unhealthy habits will get you back to
balance. Look at your stress levels and ask why they exist and how you
can change them.
Becoming more alkaline is easy - simply eat more
green foods. Foods like leafy green vegetables, broccoli, kale, cabbage,
asparagus, spinach and green juices or smoothies will ph balance your
physical body. Also taking supplements like green barley grass, wheat
grass, spirulina and chlorella will add more alkaline into your system
and dissolve all that naughty acid.
There are now many supplements
available in health foods stores, that are simple to take and will have
your energy levels reaching new heights. Combining these supplements
with good nutrition will wave goodbye to health problems, allowing you
to still enjoy some of lives naughty pleasures. It is worth while
knowing that some of us are naturally acidic types and doing the ph test
strip will highlight this to us. In Ayurveda (an ancient Indian
lifestyle system) this is known as being Pitta, and having a lot of
feisty fire in your belly. Eating alkaline foods soothes that fire.
Having
followed an alkaline diet for many years, I have found myself avoiding
many cold’s, flu’s and illnesses. My body and health has never felt so
good. It is a lifestyle choice to adopt this way of living but one thing
is for sure, when you choose it, you will feel amazing!
You can find more information and gain clearer insight by searching online for ‘alkaline diets’.
