by Cathy
When your feet touch the earth, do you feel her pulse? When you gaze up to the skies, do you feel the wonder of being alive? Do you sense your connection to all that is? Lofty questions, perhaps, yet this is part of life’s journey as we inhabit this planet.
In Energy Medicine Yoga®, the earth element is synonymous with self-care. When in balance, it is our foundation – our ground, if you will – and nourishes everything we do. When out of balance, meaning we aren’t making our wellbeing a priority, our energies reflect this, and we eventually find ourselves spinning somewhere along the spectrum of being stuck “in the mud” or blowing around like a “dust storm.”
One of my teachers has flat out stated that “self-care is the most important investment we can make in ourselves, and the reality is that this investment is going to be expensive.” I know this to be true personally and I also know that it’s been worth every penny. Our healthcare system is not a well care system; it is organized primarily around sick care management with most health insurance plans following a similar model. There is certainly a place for this type of care and I, for one, am grateful for these services. From a quality-of-life perspective and the deeper desire to be able to age gracefully, however, if we aren’t proactive in taking care of ourselves, who will be? Even more so, what will that look like?
We are living in challenging times and humanity is going through an evolutionary transformation. Since 2020, we have been catapulted through significant and oftentimes difficult life events. The good news is that as life continues to change, it will be for the better. Maintaining a healthy body, a healthy mind, and a healthy spirit are paramount to riding these waves with resilience.
Energy is the key to health and wellbeing because, quite simply, everything is energy. When you work with your unique energetics and restore the earth element as the center of your being, the inherent intelligence of your entire energy system repatterns and harmonizes all the elemental energies that support your body, mind, and spirit to create a coherent state. This is not a “one pill and done” fix; rather, it is a way of living and being through practices that can be integrated into daily life.
Coherence is the state of being a unified whole, with all systems working together. Isn’t that ultimately what we need and want? When we are in coherence as individuals, each of us moves into coherence with all that is and experiences the unity that is the heart of yoga.
At Dharma Kshetra Yoga, we design programs grounded in the techniques and philosophies of Yoga, Ayurveda, and Energy Medicine to support your wellness goals at all levels of being. We meet you right where you are right now. Are you ready to take the next step and invest in yourself and your wellbeing? Contact us today for an appointment to discuss options. Limited spots available.