India – Ayurveda/ Yoga
five elements
fire water air earth
Music Player Instruction: play and find the balance within
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earth
- grounds and calms
- forms all solid structures – bones/tissues/ flesh/skin/hair
- imbalance – weakness in the body/ high cholesterol/weight loss or gain/ bone or muscular pain
- food to balance – grains/ nuts/ legumes
water
- flows/ adapts/ nourishes
- forms bodily fluids – saliva/blood/ urine/ semen
- imbalance – colds/ sinusitis/asthma/ swelling of glands/ blood thinning/clotting/joint pain
- food to balance –sweet/ cooked grains/ nuts/ oils/ fatty food
air
- channels clear communication/ self- expression
- responsible for movement/ breath
- imbalance – nervous disorders/ depression/ blood pressure issues/ lung disorders/ muscle pains /spasms
- food to balance – bitter / keep a steady routine
fire
- cleanser/ source of heat and power
- brings confidence/ courage/ creativity/ energy
- imbalance – extremes of expression: anger/hatred – temperature extremes/ skin diseases/ mental disorders
- food to balance – spicy/ hot/ sour/ salty
space
- container of all the other elements/ determines fear
- connected to inner wisdom/ intuition/ omnipresence
- imbalance – thyroid disorders/throat – speech problems/ear diseases
- food to balance – bitter [ in moderation]
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Note – please seek medical advice if condition persists
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