Water Healing
Water therapy is a wonderful relaxing means of restoring health and cleansing the mind and spirit. Often overlooked here in the states, Europeans have used water healing for centuries.
Native Americans use the Sweat Lodge for spiritual and physical cleansing. A homemade sauna/prayer ceremony, the Sweat Lodge uses elements from the earth to assist in the process. Stones are heated in a fire, and then water is poured over them to create steam This is experienced in a dome shaped enclosure, and is a natural way to use the cleansingproperties of steam. Click on the following link for a lovely description of the sweat lodge experience. http://bearspiritvision.com/sweatlodge.htm
For a channeled article on the spiritual properties of water, click on the following link: http://sevenstars61.blogspot.com/2005_02_01_sevenstars61_archive.html
Because we Americans often overindulge in food and drink, our bodies accumulate toxins which periodically need to be released.We take supplements and eat foods to build us up, but we forget that our bodies also need to discard unneeded toxic buildup. Releasing waste materials that accumulate in the organs, blood stream, and colon, is highly important to our well-being.How is this best accomplished?
First, it is good to have a few tools on hand.Any well-stocked health food store will carry skin cleansing materials. Purchase an ayate cloth, which is an excellent exfoliator and skin cleanser. This is woven from the fibers of a cactus plant, and make a terrific washcloth. It can be tossed into the washing machine and re-used.Purchase Epsom Salts and or mineral salts such as Batherapy products. Some people use natural clays, which also can be obtained from the health food store, but don't add too much of these, as they can sometimes be hard on the plumbing. An exfoliating scrub can be used with the ayate cloth, and helps remove the layers of dead cells on the skin. Remember, the skin is your largest organ of elimination, and must periodically be scrubbed so that toxins can be released.
Finally, aromatherapy oils such as sandalwood, rosemary, bergamot or lavender are very healing and soothing to the spirit. Use only real essential oils. Run the bath as usual, and add the mineral salts. When you are in the bath, add the essential oils. A few drops will do. Remember, some essential oils can be irritating to the skin, and should not be used in a bath. Consult a reference first. Use a quarter to a half cup of salts in the water, and soak at least twenty minutes to get the full benefit. Exfoliate with the ayate cloth and make sure to cover every surface of the body. Afterwards, shower briefly to remove any remaining debris. These deeply cleansing baths should be taken at least twice a month.
Another healing use of water is through hydrotherapy, which can be experienced at healing spas and massage centers.They will use varying hot and cold showers, clay wraps, saunas, and other modalities to cleanse and heal the body.If you have never tried these, please take a weekend off sometime and treat yourself. You will come away feeling more refreshed and relaxed than you have in years.
Enjoy water, nature's most comforting healer.
Native Americans use the Sweat Lodge for spiritual and physical cleansing. A homemade sauna/prayer ceremony, the Sweat Lodge uses elements from the earth to assist in the process. Stones are heated in a fire, and then water is poured over them to create steam This is experienced in a dome shaped enclosure, and is a natural way to use the cleansingproperties of steam. Click on the following link for a lovely description of the sweat lodge experience. http://bearspiritvision.com/sweatlodge.htm
For a channeled article on the spiritual properties of water, click on the following link: http://sevenstars61.blogspot.com/2005_02_01_sevenstars61_archive.html
Because we Americans often overindulge in food and drink, our bodies accumulate toxins which periodically need to be released.We take supplements and eat foods to build us up, but we forget that our bodies also need to discard unneeded toxic buildup. Releasing waste materials that accumulate in the organs, blood stream, and colon, is highly important to our well-being.How is this best accomplished?
First, it is good to have a few tools on hand.Any well-stocked health food store will carry skin cleansing materials. Purchase an ayate cloth, which is an excellent exfoliator and skin cleanser. This is woven from the fibers of a cactus plant, and make a terrific washcloth. It can be tossed into the washing machine and re-used.Purchase Epsom Salts and or mineral salts such as Batherapy products. Some people use natural clays, which also can be obtained from the health food store, but don't add too much of these, as they can sometimes be hard on the plumbing. An exfoliating scrub can be used with the ayate cloth, and helps remove the layers of dead cells on the skin. Remember, the skin is your largest organ of elimination, and must periodically be scrubbed so that toxins can be released.
Finally, aromatherapy oils such as sandalwood, rosemary, bergamot or lavender are very healing and soothing to the spirit. Use only real essential oils. Run the bath as usual, and add the mineral salts. When you are in the bath, add the essential oils. A few drops will do. Remember, some essential oils can be irritating to the skin, and should not be used in a bath. Consult a reference first. Use a quarter to a half cup of salts in the water, and soak at least twenty minutes to get the full benefit. Exfoliate with the ayate cloth and make sure to cover every surface of the body. Afterwards, shower briefly to remove any remaining debris. These deeply cleansing baths should be taken at least twice a month.
Another healing use of water is through hydrotherapy, which can be experienced at healing spas and massage centers.They will use varying hot and cold showers, clay wraps, saunas, and other modalities to cleanse and heal the body.If you have never tried these, please take a weekend off sometime and treat yourself. You will come away feeling more refreshed and relaxed than you have in years.
Enjoy water, nature's most comforting healer.
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