Balance and Flux (Copy)

You would have seen this kind of image before - this image represents the Yin and Yang energies.

Essentially, this represents  the way the universe works, which is in polarities: for example, up/down, hot/cold, male/ female etc.

We have these 2 forces -

Yin - Female, mother earth frequency

Yang - Male, cosmic Qi, father energy of the cosmos (universe etc)

They are a perfect partnership. When they are balanced, all  is well.

Our aim is to create this Yin/ Yang balance  but as you know, often once balance is achieved, it is lost. . This constant state of flux is what living is - we can experience real highs and desperate lows and, whilst balance would be lovely, it would also bring stagnation and boredom.

So often all we hear is “we want to create balance” and whilst I don’t disagree with this, it’s actually not necessarily true. I believe what we are wanting is to know how to be able to bring our body (and mind) back into a place of balance, so that when we are out of kilter we can know how to bring ourselves  back to f a space of calm (and safety). However, it’s not realistic to think we can permanently hang out here. Life, if you hadn’t noticed, is rarely balanced and that’s what makes it life - a constant dance between the two polarities.

Did you know this male/ female energy or hot/cold energy is also present in the foods we eat?

We can look at the thermal nature of foods - cucumber is cooling, whilst  chilli is heating. These awarenesses will help you begin to work with food at a different energetic level. So, for example, we don’t want to be eating cooling foods in the winter when our bodies are normally cold, but in the summer they can help to cool us down.  This might sound obvious but with fast food and the rich variety of  cultural foods readily available to us,  we have begun to lose sight of what our food is doing to, and for, us.