If you’re going to swish cocoanut oil around in your mouth, you’re going to want to know what the benefits of oil pulling are, right? That’s what I talk about in the video above.
I had the best dental check-up ever after only two weeks of oil pulling, which for me proves all the benefits of oil pulling that drew me to the practice. It helps prevent cavities and gum disease and promotes good dental health. This ancient Ayurvedic practice has been used for 5,000 years to “pull” bacteria, parasites and other toxins from your teeth and mucus membranes by simply swishing a tablespoon of high quality oil in your mouth for 20 – 30 minutes once or twice a day.
According to Ayurveda, your tongue is connected to organ meridians, so tongue health is very important to your overall health, both in treating and preventing illness. In addition, as you pull the oil through your teeth and around your mouth, your tongue is able to absorb all the nutrients from the oil. Sesame oil, for example, has antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties as well as being rich in omega-3 fatty acids, iron, calcium, magnesium, copper and phosphorus and vitamins A, B and E.
Oil Pulling Directions
As soon as you wake up, before you eat, drink or brush your teeth, put a tablespoon of cold pressed oil in your mouth. Try sesame, cocoanut or sunflower oil, or alternate them.
Swish the oil around in your mouth, pulling it through your teeth and around all surfaces of your mouth.
Don`t swallow the oil! When the time is up, spit the oil into the garbage to avoid clogging your plumbing.
After you spit, rinse your mouth with a baking soda and water mix, then brush with natural toothpaste. And you’re done! Remember to use this technique daily to really experience the benefits of oil pulling! Once you give it a go, let us know how you make out!
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Namaste!
Alexandria
http://AlexandriaBarker.com
I believe Reiki is for everyone, but as a mother I’ve seen 1st hand what an extremely valuable tool it is at all stages of life! This is why every Mom should learn Reiki, and why I’m making this 2 for the price of 1 special offer!
Every mother knows the helplessness of seeing your little ones in pain. Wouldn’t it be great to transform your loving embrace into a healing one? Whether its easing teething pains, soothing boo-boos, or healing your adult son or daughter, or your own mom, Reiki is just what the doctor ordered! And I mean that literally – Dr. Oz is now recommending Reiki.
I became a Reiki Master so I could empower others with this incredible gift – and attuned my daughters to the healing ray. I did this laying of hands healing when they were pregnant, while they were in labor, and any time they were sick and I wasn’t physically close enough to help. Reiki to the rescue!
Reiki is a hands-on healing technique using a specific ray of life force that is easily learned in a 1-day workshop. Once you’ve been attuned to it the energy flows through your body into whoever you’re treating, according to their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs. Reiki flows through negatively affected parts of your energy field and charges them with positive energy. This raises the vibrational level in and around your body, breaking up negative energy and clearing energy pathways, so life force can flow naturally.
Reiki Healing began as a Tibetan Buddhist practice some 3,000 years ago. Dr. Mikao Usui, a Japanese minister, rediscovered it in the mid 1800s. Because of his efforts, anyone with an open heart can learn reiki to benefit themselves, their families and the world at large.
The three degrees of reiki each require a special attunement. When you learn Reiki First Degree you can give energy to any living thing by touching it. This enables you to treat yourself, family members, your dogs, or cats, even house plants.
When you learn Reiki Second Degree you can give distant treatments, and treat mental or emotional problems. This means you can be anywhere in the world and still connect with your loved one through Reiki.
For example, I sent distant Reiki to both my daughters and daughter-in-law when they were in labor. As I projected the energy, I held an image of them smiling, holding their babies and saying how easy and peaceful the birth had been. Both had successful, non-medicated home-births, and were grateful for the comfort Reiki gave them. I’ve also used it to send healing to my own Mother who lives at the other end of the country!
I hope you enjoyed this article and that it inspired you to learn reiki. I’m currently offering a special 2-for-1 rate for mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, besties, any combination! Read more about that here! (click link)
This seems to be the million dollar question – who doesn’t want more happiness? But even though we all want it, we can get in our own way and actually prevent it! I share more about that in these videos, which discusses some of the ways we block our happiness, and how to over come those tendencies!
Enjoy the videos, give it a try and let me know how much happier you feel! And please subscribe to my You Tube Channel, where you will find many more helpful videos!
To Your Happiness!
Namaste
Alexandria
http://AlexandriaBarker.com
This week’s Ask Alexandria video centers around a reader’s question, how do I meditate? This busy person wants to begin a meditation practice, but doesn’t feel she has time. The truth is, meditation will help you use the time you DO have so much more effectively, so the less time you perceive having, the more you need it!
As I explain in this video, meditation gives you mastery over your mind, giving you the mental muscle to control what you think about. A must for every would-be deliberate creator, and for everyone seeking more peace and harmony in their lives!
It’s also important to remember that time is a human construct, and is elastic! INTEND that you have an abundance of time and you will discover it is so. Feeling you don’t have time is lack-thinking. Those lack thoughts will spiral into all areas of your life if you don’t nip them in the bud! It can become an Automatic Negative Thought, which, if you think about it often enough, can become a Negative Thought Form visible in your energy field! If you feel this is the case with you, it’s time for a Soul Realignment! Book your session today!
Namaste
Alexandria
http://AlexandriaBarker.com
The best stress relief activities work better when you don’t have ANTs (automatic negative thoughts). So how do you get rid of them? Squash them like a bug! But ANTS, like the pests they’re named for, are tricky buggers; sneaky, good hiders, and persistent as all get out. The first step in getting rid of them is to identify them. This can be tricky, they have a way of crawling around in our minds without our even noticing they’re there. They blend in, becoming part of the landscape of our minds.
I have some good news though. I’m about to share a quick simple way to free yourself of ANTs once and for all! (more…)
