Have you ever wondered what the Chakras represent, or how they relate to the body? This is a little guide to help you along.
There are 7 Chakras in total. We’ll list their properties, meaning, and which crystals and emotions they act upon. You can view the document below to see how they are associated with each part of the body and emotions.
The 7 Chakras by Salon TemplatesFree template to use for your own records. Simply click on the image to open it and print.
There are many different techniques to meditation, including guided and encouraging awareness, through to transcendal using our own mantra, sound, syllable or words repetitively to relax the mind. Zen meditation is a form of Buddhist meditation and focuses on clearing the mind and many others, which also include movement, and/or prayer. Personally, I like to chill out, relax and listen to soothing voices and focus on my breathing to help reduce stress of modern day life.
This can be as simple as lighting your candle, or waving about a sage smudge stick, but not everyone needs to do this. Clapping your hands before starting is enough. If you can, reduce the lighting in the room you plan to mediate in.
A little low music can help us relax when new to meditating. Soothing and calm, with no vocals. A smart speaker helps you to play a meditation mantra, and gives some lovely options.
Stretch your arms up high and if you can, then touch the floor. Choose where you will sit, lie down, or use cushions to prop you in a comfortable seating position with feet on the floor. If lying down, bend your knees to allow this and perhaps use a rolled up towel or bolster under your knees if needed. Try and keep your spine straight while you focus on around 10-15 minutes at the beginning, to learn how to get your head into the mindset of relaxing. I prefer to sit on the floor for this, with cushions at my back and under my knees, with a small table in front of me with my chosen candle.
We can bring in colour therapy with candle choice, for example:
For simple unguided meditation, begin to focus on your breathing patterns, and how shallow your breaths are. Concentrate to take slower, deeper breaths, concentrate on your breathing, breathe in and count to three, holding your breath and then slowly exhale, fully releasing that breath, pushing it out until you feel your abdomen contract.
Try to have your candle at a comfortable level for your eyes to gaze into. As you do your breathing exercises, begin to look into the flames, trying to keep your eyes on the flame at all times.
Look for:
Try to medicate for 10 minutes. Don’t worry, as it takes a little practice to get right. Before you are finished, it’s important to bring yourself back to reality and connecting with the physical life once again.
An easy way would be to:
Hopi Ear Candling is a holistic treatment that has been used for centuries. The candles were originally made my Hopi Indians, hence the name we’re used to knowing this treatment as in the modern world.
At our Bon Accord Street premises in Aberdeen, Sanctuary Aberdeen and Sanctuary Training Academy, use the original BIOSUN ear candles, which are still made by hand, using a traditional recipe, and fine ingredients. With pure beeswax, honey extract and herbs including St John’s Wort, Camomile and Pure Essential Oils, there’s much to enjoy with this quick and easy treatment.
BIOSUN candles also carry the CE labels, and are classed as certified medical products. Never attempt to attempt a Hopi Ear Candling session on yourself, as there is risk of fire, and accident. All therapists are required to be certified to carry out this treatment.
What To Expect
Your therapy session will last from 30 – 45 minutes, depending on which option you choose with us.
At the start of your treatment, you will be asked to remove your shoes and coat, and settle yourself on our therapy bed, on your side, with an ear facing upwards. The bed will have a lovely warm electric blanket, for your comfort. You will settle yourself on one side, and a cover will be placed over your ear.
The Hopi Candle will be lit and inserted into your ear, then allowed to burn down to just above the safety mark before being extinguished. Your therapist will place a hand over your ear while this treatment is carried out.
Each candle has a safety filter, to prevent wax entering your ear. While the candle burns down, you will experience a crackling in your ear, which is perfectly normal as part of the treatment. The treatment will be repeated on your other side, and at the end, we will open the candles if you wish, to see the inner contents.
There will be a light feeling of suction while the candle burns, which has a massage type effect on your eardrum, and for most people, is very relaxing. Many people have been known to fall asleep during their Hopi Candle sessions.
The light pressure and warmth in your ears can be felt in the forehead and sinuses, with supporters often reporting a soothing feeling, which helps their tinnitus, sinuses, stress and anxiety. The experience is different for each individual.
What is an Indian Head Massage?
As great fans of massage at, it’s easy for us to pin down the obvious, which is the whole point of having any massage at all. If we believe the hype, massage can cure all ills, from physical and mental, to psychological.
I’m no doctor or scientist, but the people who’ve carried out Indian Head Massage for at least a thousand years, must at least, know a little about what they’re so famous for. Indian Head Massage, or Ayurvedic healing, has been a staple of India for so long, that the name has stuck, even here in the UK.
Feeling good is the best benefit of massage, and with physical and mental well-being being targeted, there are some real benefits to setting aside some time for yourself.
Lets break this down a little.
What Massage Does
What Helps Indian Head Massage Be Successful
When NOT To Have An Indian Head Massage
There are times when it wouldn’t be advisable to have this form of massage.
Ayurvedic healing
As well as being an absolutely fabulous treatment, Indian Head Massage roots are steeped in tradition. The massage is traditionally believed to block negative energy in the body, through pressure to one of the seven Chakras (or energy centres) of the body.
The Indian Head Massage at Sanctuary Aberdeen, usually lasts for approximately 40-45 minutes. We do use oils, unless we are requested not to. When seated in a chair, and made comfortable, we begin with the upper back, to help remove knots and begin to relax our client. We move to the shoulders, upper arms and then the neck, at which point, our clients begin to visibly relax. we then move our massage to the scalp, allowing the entire head to relax, and ending with a very gentle lymphatic draining treatment to the face, which can aid with sinusitis and headaches.