Benefits:
Stretches back as well as shoulders.
Strengthens legs.
Opens chest.
Foundation & General Alignment:
Start as if in chair pose. Hook opposite arm around knee.
Back is as straight a possible. But twisting one way.
Neck and head is twisting with back.
Shoulders are back and away from years.
When I started herb school, one of the teachers mentioned having a meltdown the day after eating a pint of ice cream. She knew it would happen, from experience, but really wanted the ice cream. I remember thinking “Really? Distraught on the bathroom floor just from eating ice cream?” Then the class did an elimination-provocation diet, and wow!
The September New Moon arrives just at the moment the Sun and Moon converge in the purifying sign of Virgo on Sunday, September 9. This energy will help you objectively analyze the direction you are going and will supply you with the energy to make course corrections if necessary.
With all of the devastating wildfires ravaging California, the western United States, and much of Europe, thousands of people have been affected by wildfire smoke. Unfortunately, much of the smoke produced during these wildfires contain enormous amounts of toxins.
In the wellness community, we often expound the benefits of moving and exercising more, and with good reason. Exercise is a crucial part of achieving wellness and health, and it aids in longevity. However, it is also true that many people experience difficulty or discomfort when they move.
The Karmic Tools Weekly Forecast covers the current planetary transits which affect people in different ways and to various degrees of intensity. Take notice when it is a Personal planet (Sun / Moon / Mercury / Venus / Mars) interacting with a Social (Jupiter/Saturn) or Collective planet (Uranus / Neptune/Pluto). And pay extremely close attention when it is a Social planet interacting with a Collective planet because that means something *big* is brewing that will move large groups of people along their evolutionary paths. Tun
Planetary Transits & Cosmic Interplay for the week of Sep 1–8
What do the planets have in store for you this September? Check out your Basmati Horoscope with Astrologer Lisa Landis below!
Depending on your point of view or your attitude, September looks to be a good month. Read more here.
Try not to be so hard on yourself. Stop carrying the pains from your past into your future. Outside manifests as illness within so if you are hard on yourself you're not going to feel any better. Try not to live your life through other people. It is good to have fun with your friends who can accept you as you are. You do not need others who are hard on you demanding you be perfect. So, find a mental, emotional, and physical balance that is necessary for good health.
Being good to yourself is the best health routine that you can find. Since happiness is a state of mind, look into that skeleton closet and start going through the junk that you keep there. Look to see if you keep it there because it serves you in some form or fashion. Do you use it as a reason or excuse for your behavior today? The mental anguish of holding on to the pains of the past will not be good for your physical or mental health.