Tag Archives: heart

Summer – Fire Element – Heart Emperor

Posted on July 20, 2021 by thinkfirst

Some of our time this year of 2021 are practices on the topic of each season based in the traditional Chinese medicine 5 element wheel. It’s summer so the element is Fire and the body organs are heart and small … Continue reading →

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Vulnerability in the heart center

Posted on October 18, 2011 by thinkfirst

The heart is physically the most vulnerable spot in the body, and emotionally we relate to the heart as being the seat of emotions like grief, vulnerability, insecurity, shame, sadness, betrayal and heartbreak. So to practice Ishvara Pranidhana, we must … Continue reading →

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#1 Factor to prevent heart disease

Posted on December 10, 2009 by thinkfirst

In class today we recapped the last of the foundation of health: stress. I discussed a book I had read many years ago from Dr. Dean Ornish. I believe the book is called “Dr Dean Ornish’s program for reversing heart … Continue reading →

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