If you were drawn to the pearl, you’re dignified and prideful. You’re wise, charitable, and often pure. You’re calm, kind, and think before you speak. The pearl also indicates that you may be nearing a moment of transformation.
2. Ruby:
If you were drawn to the ruby, you’re often passionate, intense, and lively. You always make waves and know how to make someone’s blood boil. You’re full of energy and if you’re fighting against something, the other side will rue the day.
3. Diamond:
If you stopped at the diamond, you’re strong, determined and proud. You give strength to the people around you. Diamond itself means “unbreakable” and “untamed.” You are fearless and bold. New adventures may be headed your way.
4. Blue topaz:
People drawn to blue topaz are calm and collected, often reflective and enjoying in the quiet moments in life. You have strong, soothing energy and your communication skills are impeccable. Those skills will come in handy in your life.
5. Peridot:
If you chose the peridot, you’re curious by nature and tend to radiate joy. The peridot is somewhat mysterious and rare. They’re found buried underground or in meteorites whipping through space.
6. Aquamarine:
If you chose aquamarine, you’re likely drawn to the ocean and compassionate. Your debates are spirited and your adventures, well, extra adventurous. You may also be drawn to the moon. If you’ve been bored lately, you’re likely to attract something new and fun.
7. Tanzanite:
If you were attracted to tanzanite, you’re sensuous, sharp, and passionate. You have a strong aura that people love to be near. This stone is often used in psychic explorations and is strongly connected to the other side. If you were drawn to it, remember that you need to trust your instincts. They’re not often wrong.
8. Citrine:
If you were drawn to citrine, you’re bubbly, creative, and fairly zesty. You may also be warm and kind. Citrine represents zing and freshness. People drawn to this stone likely value teamwork. If you chose citrine, you’re the kind of person who shines through dark clouds.
9. Pink tourmaline:
People drawn to pink tourmaline are soft, sensitive, and compassionate. They tend to be sincere and are refreshing to be around. That’s not to suggest you’re a pushover, however. Scientists found that an electric charge was emitted from the stone when rubbed or heated. You can get pretty electric when heated or rubbed the wrong way yourself.
10. Amethyst:
You’re the vibrant, brainy one if you were drawn to amethyst. You exude strength and honor in everything in your life. Nothing stands in your way. You make an excellent parent figure, but don’t forget to have fun sometimes.
The psoas major muscle (pronounced “so-as”) is often referred to as the deepest core, or as yoga therapist and film-maker Danielle Olson states, the “muscle of the soul.” This core-stabilizing muscle located near the hip bone affects mobility, structural balance, joint function, flexibility, and much more. In addition to its function to help keep the body upright and moving, the psoas is believed to allow you to connect with the present moment especially when it is stretched out and tension is released from the body.
Research indicates that the psoas is vital to our psychological wellbeing, connecting fear and anxiety, in addition to structural health.
Liz Koch, author of The Psoas Book, states that our psoas “literally embodies our deepest urge for survival, and more profoundly, our elemental desire to flourish.” This means that there is a lot more to the psoas than one might initially think. It is entirely possible to harness healing pranic energy and improve mental health by keeping the psoas healthy.
WHERE IS THE PSOAS?
The psoas is the principal muscle associated with physical stability. It stretches from the legs to the spine and is the only muscle connecting the legs to the spinal column. The muscle flares out from the T12 vertebrae, follows down the five lumbar vertebrae, before attaching to the top of the thigh bone.
THE REPTILIAN CONNECTION
In addition to connecting the legs and spine, the psoas is connected to the diaphragm. Breathing is modulated at the diaphragm, and it is also the location where many physical symptoms associated with fear and anxiety manifest. Koch believes that this is due to the direct link between the psoas and the most ancient part of our brain stem and spinal cord, called the reptilian brain.
According to Koch, “Long before the spoken word or the organizing capacity of the cortex developed, the reptilian brain, known for its survival instincts, maintained our essential core functioning.” The way we live today, constantly rushing, competing and achieving, has the psoas in a constant “fight or flight” state.
ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC PSOAS STRESS
Trapped in a constant “flight or fight” state, psoas muscles are stressed and constricted, almost from the time of birth. As Koch notes, “this situation is exacerbated by many things in our modern lifestyle, from car seats to constrictive clothing, from chairs to shoes that distort our posture, curtail our natural movements and further constrict our psoas.” This lifelong chronic stress put on the psoas can lead to many problems like back, hip, or knee pain, and even digestive issues and dysfunctional breathing. It could also be a major cause why people suffer from chronic physical pain.
The physical body is not the only part of you that suffers from a chronically-stressed psoas. The psoas is much more than a muscle used for structural stability. It influences every element of life, from how you feel, to how you look at the world, and even how you treat others. A variety of problems have been associated with a chronically-stressed psoas muscle: it can negatively affect your emotional state; it can impact your interpersonal relationships; and it can influence your general contentment with life. Awareness that a healthy psoas is important to emotional wellness, as well as physical health, is the first step towards ensuring that we give this muscle the attention it deserves.
Koch states, “Whether you suffer from sore back or anxiety, from knee strain or exhaustion, there’s a good chance that a constricted psoas might be contributing to your woes.”
FEAR AND THE PSOAS
Since the psoas is closely linked to our “fight or flight” mechanism, fear can be over-represented in those with a constricted psoas. It is an emotion that manifests itself in the most unusual ways and can “lock” itself into the body resulting in both physical and emotional tension. By restoring balance to your psoas muscles, you are likely to release this pent up tension, which can have a profound effect on releasing unfounded fearfulness about life, and thus improve both your physical and mental wellbeing. You will feel a greater sense of inner peace, along with fewer muscle aches and strains.
THE CONNECTION TO THE ENERGETIC BODY
Lengthening and releasing your psoas grounds you to the Earth, which is filled with healing and revitalizing energy, thus allowing you to balance your pranic energy and enabling you to feel more present in the moment. Proper structural stability attributed to a healthy psoas allows prana to flow, unimpeded, throughout the body, allowing for proper distribution of vital energy. In the physical sense, when the body can properly support itself, movement is less-restricted and requires less effort, thus leaving you more energetic.
ANCIENT WISDOM FOR MODERN TIMES
Our understanding of the psoas is by no means new knowledge. In fact, it is more akin to ancient wisdom that was either lost or discarded over time. Yoga shows us explicitly that ancient gurus understood the importance of releasing contracted psoas muscles. Ancient yoga asanas, or postures, that are now practiced all around the world, focus on lengthening and releasing psoas muscles and restoring comfort and balance to the entire body. With consistent practice, you can learn how to isolate this muscle, which can be immensely useful and healing in the long run.
Yoga is also a great way to measure the current health of the psoas. There are many postures, such as tree (Vrksasana), which cannot be properly achieved if the psoas is contracted. If you are practicing a sitting or standing yoga pose and feel strain in either your knees or lower back (or both), then there’s a good chance that your psoas is constricted and needs more of your attention.
The psoas is an important, yet often unknown, muscle that plays a vital role in physical health and mental well-being. The cumulative effect of neglecting this muscle is physical and mental stress and tension, which manifests itself in our society as anxiety, depression, chronic back pain, knee pain, digestive distress, respiratory problems, etc.
The existence of alien life affects all of us, socially, spiritually, consciously, even psychologically. It is a global event that must be addressed if true.
This video of an unprecedented historical event where 40 witnesses from 10 countries and 6 former members of congress gave the most concentrated body of evidence and testimony ever put into one place at one time is all the proof you need to start believing that there’s something out there.
Listen what these people testify and decide for yourself.
We’ve all lost someone. It’s a harsh reality of life. But even though they’re physically gone, they can still be near us from time to time.
Many scientists cannot explain the existence of something beyond death, however, many of them agree that consciousness goes somewhere else after death and it can exist apart from the body that was developed through.
Sometimes, these spirits may return to their loved ones with messages or simply to comfort them. There are some general signs people have reported that psychics, gurus, psychologists and researchers agree may be a signal that a deceased loved one is nearby.
1. You smell them.
When the spirit of a loved one is near, it can manifest in a number of ways. One of the more common ways is scent. The way someone smells is often the strongest connection to them. It can be the smell of pipe tobacco or perfume, or even the odor of your favorite food being prepared. Appreciate it. It’s a message being sent directly to you from your deceased loved one.
2. They appear in your dreams.
This is one of the more common ways that spirits interact with us. Our subconscious minds are more open to the spirit world, often allowing them to come in. Dreams involving spirits tend to be incredibly realistic and not very dreamlike. Pay close attention to what they might mean. It could be a message from beyond the grave.
3. Unusual thoughts.
You may experience having thoughts that don’t feel like they’re yours, almost like your internal monologue has been co-opted. This may be a sign that your passed loved ones are still with you. If you feel like you’ve had a foreign thought, take some time to think about it. Especially when your inner monologue starts talking to you as if it isn’t you.
According to James Van Praagh, a renowned psychic, our spirits attend our own funerals. They roam the room, trying to comfort their loved ones and give them signs that everything is okay. Often, because people are so absorbed in their grief, these signs go unseen. When attending a funeral, stay open to the signs they offer.
Imagine being in a nursing home, surrounded by other elders, without your family. Contrary to a popular belief, nursing homes can be very lonely place for elderly people. 43% of older adults experience social isolation.
And loneliness is a killer. It evolves into depression and pushes mental and physical decline on people who mostly need the opposite. They need fun, humor, entertainment, happiness, love, that’s what gives them life.
So, why don’t we do something about it?
In Providence Mount St. Vincent, Seattle, WA, something amazing has happened at the Inter-Generational Learning Center to ensure that the elderly people at their nursing home are happy.
They decided to put a pre-school in a nursing home. Family members and staff were all pleasantly surprised to see the huge difference it made in the lives of both the elderly and the children.
In a way, it makes perfect sense to put a nursing home together with a pre-school. Children and elderly people do share a lot of similarities and have a lot to offer each other. The children provide that childish hope and wander to the elderly, that excitement for life and fun and games. And the elderly people, well who can give a better advice and piece of wisdom to a kid than them?
Humans are mortal. But that’s not their flaw, that’s their gift! To be mortal means that one day you are going to die and this fact changes everything.
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s Mythology it is said that humans, unlike immortals, are not bound to the Music of Ainur, which means they are not bound to fate. Humans can shape their life according to their own free will and can even go against the music if that’s their desire.
It means that in this time span that you are alive it’s up to you to choose your own fate. You are completely free to live whatever life you want to live, because on the grand scheme of things you are just a glimpse in time. Our gift is complete freedom, that’s why we are the lucky ones.
