Reviewed by Dr.Vijaykumar Kamat & written by
Dr. Gauri Mane.
The concept of balance of the five elements is fundamental to ancient medicine and meditation. These 5 elements govern all functions in the body. Ayurvedic doctors and Chinese doctors have developed advanced methods of reading the pulse to determine the distribution of your energy between these 5 elements. All foods and herbs are also viewed in terms of the five elements, and medicine is based on balancing these elements. Earth is associated with excretion, while water is linked to sexuality and emotions, air with circulation, and ether, speech.
The most beautiful thing to me is that I can access these elements directly with my conscious mind and bring them into harmony. As per the diagram, each Chakra in the body corresponds to a specific element. The root is related to the earth, where we cleanse ourselves through excretion.
The pelvis, which hosts sexual energy, is connected to water. While bringing awareness to these vortex chakras, we can align them with the archetypes of the elements they relate to. If someone is feeling a little cold, they can tap into their belly fire and use this to warm themselves up. The majority of us are able to make a small difference, and advanced practitioners can stay in sub-zero weather for several hours wearing only a tee shirt.
Moreover, each finger and toe is also connected to a single element. The meridians that lead from them transport the energy of the elements to the organs. All ancient cultures understood this. We wear our wedding rings on the finger of water, because when we marry someone we bind our emotional and sexual energy based in water to them. In ancient science, wearing thumb rings was also a no-no. They would make you more vulnerable in the ether.
Mudras, or energy locks, can be used to enhance the energy of a particular element. By touching a finger against the thumb, you can enhance this circuit. To improve digestion, one can touch the middle finger of their hand to the thumb after a meal. During meditation, people will often touch their thumb to the index finger as this helps to send energy to our higher centers. Recent scientific studies have suggested that Mudras may help people with heart disease. Soon we will send you the complete list of Mudras along with links to this study.
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