Balance Your Chakras With Acupressure
Holistic healers have brought together the ancient wisdom of both Chinese and Indian medicine by using acupuncture in conjunction with balancing the chakras, which supports physical, emotional and spiritual health. A variation on this is to balance your chakras using acupressure and essential oils.
Acupressure, as the name suggests, substitutes applying pressure to the key points of the body instead of using needles, as in the classic practice of traditional acupuncture.
A number of studies indicate some very beneficial uses of acupressure.
One study suggested that treatment with the Tapas Acupressure Technique, for example, can help people recover and maintain their health and functioning. Acupressure may help with nausea, while another study found that it may be more effective than the most famous massage therapy of all, Swedish massage. Using fragrant essential oils brings in the power of aromatherapy in order to complement the traditional Chinese and Indian holistic remedies.
The concepts underlying the use of acupressure to rebalance the seven principal chakras are almost the same as in acupuncture. The difference is that touch takes the place of the insertion of acupuncture needles at the relevant “acupoints.” These points are broadly equivalent to the seven chakras described in the Indian healing philosophy.
In aromatherapy, different fragrances are associated with different qualities and resonances, or vibrations of energy. They can be used on any part of the body or released into the air, where they counteract the pheromones that people give off, especially in stressful situations.
The idea behind using aromatherapy in tandem with acupressure is that effectiveness is mutually enhanced by matching the powers and properties of particular oils to the different potency centers that are represented by the seven chakras. These are located along the midline of the body, corresponding with points along the spine, from the head to the groin. The word chakra means ‘wheel’ but in Hinduism and Buddhism the chakras are also envisaged as flowers that can be opened like a blossom – in this case, through the use of fragrant oils.
Different practitioners may recommend different oils, or different blends of oils, for use on the different chakras. For example, the third chakra is associated with the digestive tract. Therefore holistic healers will select an essential oil that is believed to act upon the digestive system, such as peppermint oil. Using oils and acupressure together is a way of ‘doubling up’ on the effectiveness of the therapy.
Acupressure with essential oils can rebalance your chakras, releasing the flow of yin and yang by working together to integrate mind, body and soul.
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