Lion & Sage Bodywork

🔷️🔷️The Throat Chakra🔷️🔷️

Vishuddha ~ Will & Honest Expression

"I speak my truth freely amd openly."

🔷️Balanced: "The Communicator" has the utmost integrity and character. They are mindful and honest communicators who stand up for what they believe in. There is truth and trust in their word. They express healthy boundaries and say NO when they need to. Their willpower is strong. They live a life congruent with their soul's purpose.

🔷️Unbalanced: "The Silent Child" suppresses their true feelings out of fear or shame. They say yes when they mean no to keep the peace. Often people pleasers, they have difficulty expressing thoughts and feelings clearly. They fear judgment, criticism and confrontation.
The other side of the imbalance is that they speak too much, often dominating conversations or speaking over people. They tend to lie and are unreliable. They gossip and speak without thinking and don't listen to others. They lack willpower especially with alcohol and/or unhealthy food habits.

⛹️‍♀️Physically: associated with the Thyroid, ears/hearing, throat, neck and jaw.

🎬Ways to balance the Throat Chakra: Yoga, Qi gong & Tai Chi. Vibration- singing, chanting, expressive theater, public speaking, soundbaths and verbal mantras. Pay attention to what you listen to and how you speak to yourself. Speak kindly!

👃Essential Oils: Peppermint, Spearmint, Chamomile, Frankincense, Rosemary & lavender

🪨Crystals: Angelite, turquoise, aquamarine

To resonate joy and creativity in your relationships, job and other aspects of your life, you must be spiritually truthful. You may be suppressing feelings that could indicate a need for change. Tuning into your higher truth helps conserve willpower for the challenges that really matter.💛

🔼The Sacral Chakra 🔼

"The dwelling place of one's self" - it is the center of our feelings, intimacy and creative expression.

When Balanced: "The Empress" is expressed through healthy emotions and pleasure. There is abundance and joy. Healthy boundaries, relationships, bodies and libido. Creativity flows and is easily expressed. Letting go and adapting to change. Rolling with the punches. FLOW!

When Unbalanced: "The Martyr" is critical, sour, and condemning. It is physically compulsive, addictive, obsessive, over indugent or neglectful. Emotionally unstable or numb. Manipulative, over reactive, moody or cold, rigid. Fear of intimacy and suppressed feelings. Fear of change. Lack of creativity. CONTROL!

🧍‍♀️Physically the sacral chakra is associated with the lower abdomen, pelvis and hips, ovaries/testes and our appetites. Imbalances can manifest through chronic lower back pain, reproductive issues(endometriosis, prostate..etc), kidney/urinary issues, over indulgence.

Ways to balance your Sacral Chakra:

🔸️Creative outlets: Art (painting, photography, pottery), musical instruments, write, interior design, cooking, innovation.
🔸️Activities: Water! Swimming, hydro spas, meditating or hiking near water, dancing and yoga.
🔸️Emotions: Understand, process and manage unresolved emotional wounds/patterns through journaling, counseling/spiritual advisor, meditation, shamanism.
🔸️Reproduction: address your attitude towards intimacy, pleasure and relationships.
🔸️Other: Postitive connections. Letting go of the past. Healthy, sensual delights (clean food, massage, self care), fluidity/adaptability..give up control. Healthy relationships that foster belonging. Positive emotional connections with others.

👃Essential oils: Jasmine, Cardamom, Sweet Orange, Sandalwood and Ylang Ylang

🪨Crystals: Onyx, Tiger's Eye, Orange Calcite and Carnelian

Many of us, my self included, struggle with this chakra the most.
It's important to remember that if it is not replenished/balanced it will drain all other chakras to fill itself, eventually draining the energy resources of the body...and the body is a vessel for spirit.✨️

In an effort to refocus and reinforce connection to intuition, wisdom and spirituality, I'm going to re-examine each chakra, and share that focus for the next seven new moons..as a meditation and community prayer.

These are difficult times for many of us, especially for empaths. We all need resources and tools to keep our foundations solid, physically and emotionally.

🔻🔻🔻The Root Chakra 🔻🔻🔻

Many of us are feeling ungrounded, anxious, and fearful. We are vibrating in a constant fight or flight (or freeze). Our Root Chakras are unbalanced.

When Balanced- "The Mother" manifests in feelings of grounded security, peace, trust, hopeful, resourcefulness, connected with community, friends and neighbors.

When imbalanced-"The Victim" ungrounded in feelings of fear, anxiety, insecurity, negativity, despair and isolation.

🧍‍♀️Physically the Root Chakra is associated with our lower extremities, glutes, colon, bladder and especially the adrenal glands. Adrenaline/cortisol causes a cascade of physiological changes that prepares us for danger. However, constant exposure to these hormones can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, weight gain and digestive issues. Its really important to keep our nervous system regulated ( having the flexibility to respond to stress and quickly return to a a state of calm).
Balancing our Root Chakra supports nervous system regulation.

Ways to balance your Root Chakra:

⚡️Reiki & Self-Reiki: Learn Reiki! I have found this to be the fastest and most effective way balance chakras, which is why I incorporate it into my practice.

Other grounding activities: 🌲hiking- being in nature, gardening/re-potting plants. 🍝 Carbs! Have some pasta(you're welcome)! Time spent with animals/pets.🐕

👃Essential oils: cinnamon, sandalwood, patchiuli, sage, juniper, and cedar to name a few.

🪨Crystals: red jasper, hematite, tourmaline, obsidian and tiger's eye

All of these things facilitate grounding, but there is so much more we can do. There is a wealth of information out there. DM your questions!

If you are feeling ungrounded and imbalanced spend some time working on your Root Chakra. 🔻

Dear Valued Clients, Thank you for your continued support and trust in the care that I provide. I have a couple of quick updates to share with you.

Starting May 1st, there will be a small price increase on my massage services. This helps me keep delivering the best care with high-quality products. I really appreciate your continued support-it means everything!

The good news-I’ve added a few new offerings to the menu that I’m really excited about! (As mentioned above)

It is an absolute honor to be working with you! If you have any questions or if you are concerned about this price increase, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. I’m always happy to work something out- your continued care and access to healing support is what matters most.✨️💛

In a world full of things, give the gift of wellness this holiday season.

Offer peace, energy, and healing with the convenience of e-gift certificates for massages (60, 75, or 90 minutes), with or without Reiki.

Treat your loved ones (or yourself!) to the care they deserve!