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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Alexandria
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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
Essential Self-care to Turn your Inner Critic into your Inner Cheerleader :
Why gaining control of your inner dialogue is critical to your success
Self-care doesn’t come automatically because we’re so conditioned to think it’s being selfish, thoughtless, bad. About 80% of our thoughts are old, negative, habitual thoughts that have been playing in our minds for years.
Because it’s been playing in the background for so long, most people don’t even notice it’s there.
Unless you have a particularly supportive inner voice (most of us don’t until we deliberately change it) it’s going to want to keep you in your comfort zone.
That little voice is dictating the level of success you experience.
If part of you just asked, ‘what little voice’, that’s the little voice I’m talking about!
These chronic thoughts were instilled by well-meaning parents, teachers and other adults, and though we automatically accept them as true, they probably aren’t.
The good news is, when you take the time to notice and get to know this little voice and get familiar with your habitual thoughts, you can take steps to change them forever. You can train yourself to think in a specific way, enabling you to attract what you want.
We are always in control of what we think. Though it sometimes seems our thoughts think themselves, you are actually choosing them, even if it’s out of habit. The key is to consciously choose supportive thoughts that take you where you want to go.
There are two sides to every topic – if thinking a thought makes you feel bad, try to turn it around. A very helpful process is to think, “this is what I don’t want, so what do I want” and think of the positive aspects of that topic.
There are specific processes to over-ride negative thoughts and take control. This is where affirmations come in. Affirmations are thoughts you deliberately choose because you want the effects they’ll bring.
They should always be worded in the present tense, as if you’ve already achieved the goal, and should always be phrased in the most positive way possible
For example, when you notice you’re thinking a thought such as, “my business is a failure, I don’t have what it takes,” picture a stop sign in your mind and say STOP – then rephrase with an affirmation or affirmation that serves you.
Choose an affirmation that resonates with you, such as “I am in the process of becoming a highly respected successful business owner”.
By adding the line “in the process” you counter your mind’s argument that you’re lying to yourself.
I recommend you work on one area of your life at a time. Write your affirmation 10x a day, or sing it, incorporate it into your life any way you can.
You might like to record yourself saying your affirmations and listening to while you go for your stress-relieving walk!
I will not share how to notice, challenge and change negative programming forever, and why eliminating negative programming is essential to you’re playing a bigger game
We attract what we think about the most, whether we want it or not, through the Law 0f Attraction. So it is essential to uncover and reverse any negative programming we have running in the background, so we attract what we want instead of what we don’t want.
An afformation is similar to an affirmation, and is used the same way, but they are phrased as questions. They may work for you when affirmations fail. They can work better than affirmations in some cases, because your mind doesn’t tend to negate them. An example of an affirmation is, “how did I become such a successful business owner?”
Every time you make the effort to change habitual thoughts that don’t serve you, you weaken the power of that statement.
You also create new positive neurological pathways that strengthen your new resolve, and make it progressively easier to think positive thoughts that enable you to achieve whatever you set out to do!
Think of your thought pathways like a path in the grass – when you stop walking a certain path, it will grow over, and you will habitually walk the new path of your choosing!
There is an easy short-cut to promoting more health, wealth and happiness in your life: develop an attitude of gratitude to become a vibrational match to all the things you want!
You have far more control over the events of your life than you might imagine. We are vibrational beings, and our thoughts and feelings match up with other thoughts, people and circumstances. By intentionally raising your vibration (improving your mood) on a consistent basis, your entire life will improve.
Some simple techniques you can begin today to see real change in your life include gratitude lists, meditation, and visualization.
To cultivate an attitude of gratitude, start your day with a gratitude list, basically counting your blessings and writing them down! You might also incorporate gratitude into your stress-relieving walk – mentally saying ‘thank you’ with each step you take. And in addition to your 15 minute daily meditation, invest 5 minutes in visualizing your life, and your business, exactly the way you want it to be.
Think of it as daydreaming, with purpose! Make your visualization as real as possible – it’s the blueprint of what you want to create.
Your brain can’t tell the difference between reality, and the reality you’re imagining. For, as Einstein said, “imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” Put these techniques to work for you, and feel free to comment below and share your results!
I feel Meditation is the essential self-care. Did you know you can use it to train your brain for success?
Meditate just 15 minutes a day to reap its many mental, emotional and physical rewards. You’ll be amazed how much you will benefit from even that amount of time.
A primary benefit is the deep breathing, which oxygenates your blood & lowers blood pressure, as we touched discussed in the previous article in this series.
But physical benefits are just the beginning. It also increases happiness, creativity and intuition, all of which will have a direct impact on your business! As you gain clarity and peace of mind, problems become smaller. Meditation puts you in control, refreshing and revitalizing you when you feel overwhelmed by the demands of your business.
All you really need is a place where you won’t be disturbed for about 15 minutes. I recommend meditating at the same time and place each day, so it becomes a habit. This conditions your mind; just by going to your regular meditation spot your mind and body will naturally go into meditation mode.
You may like to add things like flowers, candles, or images you find inspiring. Then just sit, quiet your mind and calm your body, and simply count your breaths, or listen to a guided meditation (I offer many free meditations here on my website).
I recommend breathing in cycles of 10, beginning again anytime your mind wanders. And it will, and that’s ok! Just keep bringing your focus back to your breath.
In Meditation you actively train your brain to think about what you choose, rather than leaving it up to its own resources.
This in turn increases your capacity to focus, allowing you to complete business tasks in record time! With meditation you gain control over your mind, enabling you to eliminate negative thinking and cultivate a positive, nurturing, supportive inner voice.
With a supportive inner voice instead of a critical one, you’ll soon see your dreams unfolding before your eyes!
