Clear Thinking and Culture

Why is Being More Cultured Important? Joshua Hwang

In short: to help you learn more faster, and to bring people together.

Cultural literacy is a common knowledge about important topics in our culture. Things like shared history, literature, science, philosophy and much more. Why or how could such knowledge be important to you?

It's a funny paradox that having knowledge helps you gain knowledge, whereas having little to no information makes it harder to learn more. A great example comes from the book Made to Stick: I can talk to you about a pomelo; it's a fruit. I can describe its size, a bit larger than a softball, and I can talk about its sweet smell. But it's hard to imagine what it is. If I told you however it's like a grapefruit but slightly larger with a thicker rind, you'd be able to visualize it easily.

This assumes however, you know what a grapefruit is and looks like. All teaching builds upon some background information. With increased cultural literacy, my hope is that you would understand references to Freudian Slips and the Turing Test just as easily as you understand a grapefruit.

My further hope is that in learning about events and books and ideas that have helped shape our collective culture, we may be brought together. When 2 people know about Tiananmen Square say, they have something in common to talk about, and are happy to talk to each other. Race, religion, gender, class and all those divisions become less important. The first step, as always, is in your hands. Do you have what it takes to bring your cultural knowledge to the next level? In my heart, I know you do.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joshua is the creator of 90 Seconds to Culture, a quick podcast to arm you with more information to become more cultured. END

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Benefits of Meditation

The Benefits of Meditation after Reading Spiritual Stories by Chris Cade

For many people who are reading and studying spiritual stories and spiritually based lessons, meditation after reading will work to help them gain a deeper understanding for the material. The quiet meditation allows time for your mind to become centered and focused on the information that has been presented.

By not allowing other distractions to enter, you can fully absorb what you have learned. If you rush off from a spiritual lesson to do grocery shopping or other errands, much of the lesson may get short shrift and be forgotten. By thoughtfully and quietly centering yourself and allowing the words and thoughts inspired by the lesson penetrate your deepest conscious levels, you can gain a more intuitive feel for what the lesson truly means. Meditation is not only a time of quiet reflection, it is a time to let your thoughts sort out what is important from the more mundane realities of life. This type of concentration will give you a way to consider the larger meaning of the stories and lessons as they relate to your own life. Some of the ideas that may have at first seemed difficult to grasp can easily be assimilated and sorted when you allow your mind and spirit a quiet and meditative moment to contemplate.

Many religious organizations are even incorporating many elements of meditation into their services as a way to help people become more attuned to their inner spirit. The consciousness can become more and more present in your daily life as you learn how to open yourself to enlightened thoughts and centered behavior through meditation. For some people, meditation itself allows all of the cares and frustrating distractions to be set aside for a short period of time, and they can concentrate fully on the matter at hand.

When a lesson, such as studying a spiritual story, is given this type of total conscious thought and concentration, the subconscious areas of the mind are able to help you put things into better perspective and allow you to glimpse ideas that are very subtle in nature.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris Cade empowers people to discover their own personal truths through reading spiritual stories and parables and also writing short stories for spiritual growth.

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The Healthy Fat: Omega3 - by Chris Rivers

If there were a miracle supplement that has been developed of this age, beyond any doubt it would be the Omega 3 supplement. These are special fats that cannot be manufactured by the body. This healthy fat has tremendous health benefits, it helps increase the burning of fat that causes different ailments. They are used in a vast number of functions throughout the body, and have been shown to promote better cardiovascular health, reduce hypertension, and improve brain function. Omega 3 is also important for a brighter mood and sharper memory.

Omega 3 can be regularly found in eating fish and other sources like flax seed, cod liver, nuts like almonds, cashews and pecans, but sardines and salmon fish oils are two of the best sources of this healthy fat. The problem is that eating fish every day or every other day is nearly impossible for everyone so taking in supplements is a good substitute to obtain your daily needs of Omega 3.

More and more research studies have found out the many health benefits of Omega 3, thus increasing your intake of Omega 3 would be very advantageous for your well-being. The following are the great health benefits you get with Omega 3.

• Healthy Heart • Helps with Diabetes • Helps kids with ADHD • Helps with joint pain • Helps with aging signs • Helps with Cholesterol • Helps with Arthritis • Helps with Depression • Helps the Immune System • Helps Prevent Stroke • Helps Lower Blood Pressure • Helps with Cancer

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris Rivers is a part time nurse and entrepreneur.

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Spirituality and Health

"The Earth is but one country, and mankind it's citizens." --Baha'u'llah

To be a truly healthy human being means one must pay attention to the four main aspects of her or his being. If we wish to make the world a better place to live in, then we must change the way in which we view the world. We must spiritually transform ourselves - which will enable us accomplish this goal. If we have a healthy body, a healthy mind, are in good emotional health, and have a truly healthy spirit - then we will be able to see the very practical ways in which we can meet the basic needs of the entire human race.

As far as physical health is concerned, each of us must educate ourselves in the medical and nutritional sciences. For the first time in history we have access to all the information we need to educate ourselves via the Internet. If you need to know what vitamin D does for your body, all you have to do is "Google" it. Put the words vitamin D in the search box and you will get tens of thousands of references (search results) on vitamin D. Do a little investigation/reading and you will become a vitamin D "expert in a short period of time.

You can also put into practice what you learn. If you are not getting enough sunlight, because you are living in the far north, you might become a victim of bi-polar disorder however, when you take a vitamin D supplement your depression will disappear. In a future post to this blog I will talk about supplements and mental health. Thank you for your time and have a wonderful day! --Larry. Please visit my SPIRITUALITY GUIDE.

Natural Health Facts

Natural Health Facts --By Edward D. Parry

Health has become a main concern for many these days with all the alternatives that are made available and the obvious benefits which we can stand to gain from them without any harmful side effects. Natural health is one of the most natural remedies you will find around and then some, it is a preferable alternative to conventional medication where we need to depend on the use of drugs.

These days more and more people are becoming a lot more health conscious than they were before and taking the time to practice a much healthier lifestyle even though most of the time they may be busy with a hectic working schedule that very often leaves little room for a moment or two to indulge in some health practices. But for the health-conscious few who take the time and effort to practice alternative health methods and adopt them into their everyday lifestyle, they are enjoying the benefits that they have to offer and the benefits is exactly one of the reason why this method is catching on.

Since natural health is a method which is increasing in popularity among the youth especially who a much more body and health conscious these days than ever before, those who are new to the whole thing would of course want to find out more about it before they actually start out. For those of you who are new and want to find out more about what natural health is really all about, here are some quick facts for you:

- There are different sorts of alternative health solutions which include methods and remedies made available to us these days and it is easy to find one that would work best for you and your lifestyle. Read up on the different varieties they have out there, or you could simply try the ones which you think you like the sound of and see which one would suit not only your body best, but your lifestyle as well as bring you the most overall benefits as a person.

- Natural health remedies can keep your mind and body functioning in tip top condition. This will not only makes you feel better, but will ensure that your immune system is working properly, in order to fight off many of the particularly nasty ailments that are going around today.

- Alternative health does also include a range of products, but the products differ the conventional drug medication because these products focus on aspects such as improving your health, improving your immune system and digestion as well as strengthen your body among other things, unlike conventional medication which focuses more on curing your ailments more than anything else and rarely do they focus on the health aspects of it all. You can easily get most of these products from any drug or convenience store and because they are usually made of natural products, they will not leave you with any unpleasant side effects although if you want to make sure you can always refer to your regular doctor or a pharmacist for some assistance.

- Practicing natural health methods and adopting them into your everyday lifestyle, as well as consuming natural health products will help to keep your mind and body functioning in top condition. Over a prolonged period of time, this will not only help you feel better, but your immune system will work much better in the long run. That is why you tend to find people who lead a lifestyle which has all these alternative health things factored into them are a much more health-conscious bunch and live a much healthier life overall.

- These natural health remedies have no harmful long term side effects to them, and the proof is in the number of years that people have been practicing and using these methods for. Alternative health solutions have been around for thousands of years and the reason they have been doing that until now is because these are healthier solution and work at improving your lifestyle overall and helping you make the most out of being a healthy individual.

Natural health is something, which is going to be sticking around for a long time yet, especially once people have experienced the benefits, which they have to offer. Health is probably one of the most valuable things we own, and it is up to us to make the most of our health in order to live the best life we possibly can.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Edward Parry heavily advocates everyone to adopt a natural health lifestyle by eating food from nature and not processed food, and also adopting exercise regime such as Yoga. For more information, please visit his site today. Get more information regarding Alexander technique. END

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Spiritual Stories

Benefits of Writing Spiritual Stories --by Chris Cade

There are many benefits that can be realized from both reading and writing spiritual stories. Not only will these stories be enjoyed by others, but they will become forces of positive energy that can be useful in changing the minds and lives of others. Writing spiritual stories is very therapeutic and enjoyable for the author. Sometimes people are better equipped at writing these types of stories than they are at just verbally describing them to others.

Putting the spiritual story down on paper makes it come to life, and sometimes even the person who is writing it will be able to gain a deeper and more insightful understanding of the lessons that the story contains and teaches. Writing spiritual stories that can be shared with others also allows people to share the lessons and information that has meant the most to them. This is a benefit for both the author and the individuals who will benefit from these stories.

Writing spiritual stories is also a good way for people to pass along ideas and thoughts that can have a strong impact on the way that people behave and conduct themselves. These stories usually have come down through many generations and have impacted people for years in many positive ways.

The only way for society to benefit and learn from many spiritual guides and teachers is to have the writings which show the information and teachings that are being shared. When people are able to look at the writings, they can discuss them in a rational manner because they are all looking at the same words at the same time. Having spiritual stories shared from writings also assures that they can continue being passed down through generations. There is also the opportunity to correct teachings from verbal sources when you transcribe them for others.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris Cade empowers people to discover their own personal truths through reading spiritual stories and parables and also writing short stories for spiritual growth.

Copyright 2008, Chris Cade. All Rights Reserved Worldwide in all Media. END

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A sustainable alternative that works.

Is The Secret In The Book Of Genesis A Clue In Using Water 4 Gas Technology --by Michael Shuster

In the very first opening of Genesis where God is described as creating the heavens and the earth, the animals, and the stars, the oceans, and the sky, everything was established for generations to come as having a natural and organic source and solution.

Perhaps if all were to use what was available for us instead of constantly re-inventing the wheel with processed foods, chemicals, etc, we wouldn't be in the jam we are in today with rising fuel costs.

So, then, why don't we think about the original source of all energy and see how we can use it. Water, God made, man utilized, not used enough. And imagine if we can use it to curtail fuel inefficiency in our vehicles!

Well with Water4GAS we can by building and installing this gas saving device, you will be able to supplement you car's gasoline, or diesel, with water and just the source of God's original intention of abundance. This water is electrically-charged and separated into hydrogen and oxygen, both of which are combustible, and able to boost gas mileage by anywhere from 50% to 70%!

Using the Water4Gas Kit You can easily buy many of the needed ingredients at a Walmart or Sears Automotive to creating and advantageous homemade hydrogen generator for your car or truck that will be in line with taking a proactive and environmentally conscious action.

Yes you can go out and run and buy a hybrid for $20,000, but by using this guide, you can increase your gas mileage by almost 70%, making your engine more efficient and will run smoother

Also, if you carefully and properly implement Water4Gas you will get you money back on your taxes, simply because you are driving your car on "green technology"!

Just like God intended it!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

I am an international health and wellness expert, life coach, business consultant, and B.S. professional who identifies the latest trends and frauds in health, wellness, nutrition, making money in entrepreneurial ventures, and living every second of my life how I want to. No matter how bad the media portrays the economy, you can still have it all, do it all, and be "Better Than Perfect"! END

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One-ness

Mankind - One creation. by Vaughn Jones

One creation. All living creatures all make up one creation, one life, one energy? Are all living creatures, dead creatures, inanimate objects and mankind part of the ONE Creation?

Do these question blow your mind? Or do they make you think that I am totally out of my mind? Since watching The Secret many times and having read a lot about The Law of Attraction and other such writings, these thoughts have been haunting me.

I wrote an ebook called One Life-Love-Energy, the URL of which follows at the end of this post, and have put the following points for us all to consider.

If everything in the universe has been made of exactly the same substance, the atom, with all its newly found subatomic properties, then we should all be ONE. Right?

Mankind does not live as ONE with each other, never mind all other matter and living creatures in the Universe. We are always at war, striving for political, economic and industrial/technical dominance. We are forever striving to be better than everyone else. We destroy everything in our path to achieve and succeed. We have destroyed mother nature. WHY????

It has been to achieve global dominance and control. You see, the world is "our oyster", to coin a phrase, and a country is now a very small place. Soon we will be warring against each other for control of the next planet to be inhabited.

All the while, all God has wanted is for us to live in love and harmony with everyone and everything at our disposal in this Universe. No pun intended i.r.o disposal by the way, because we do dispose at will and not even show the slightest regard for mother nature. She is our life source. We have poisoned the air we breath, the water we so dearly need to survive, vegetation and even the food we eat, to sustain us.

Let's join together to live in harmony, as one for the future. We share the one creation, by our one Creator, all made from the same energy source and sharing the same space with mother nature, our sole source provider for our lives.

I need feedback from everyone who feels as I do, even those who disagree, please let me know, as I will be publishing a follow up book with your thoughts and comments, as well as further findings.

All contributions will be appreciated.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Vaughan Jones is a retired accountant, now author and researcher of the idea of there being only one energy life form. Vaughan is the founder of The One Life-Love-Energy Foundation and longs to unite mankind to live the ONE LIFE. He has authored the book One Life-Love-Energy END

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Alcohol Rehab Programs and Spiritual Transformation

Alcohol Rehab Programs - Does AA Work? by Chris Miller

Alcoholics Anonymous is one of the most well known alcohol rehab programs in the United States and yet some experts are questioning its effectiveness despite the widely held belief that this 12 step program is effective.

According to many sources there are more than 10 million alcoholics in the United States. The current membership of Alcoholics Anonymous stands at only 700,000 admitted alcoholics. This is roughly 7% of potential members enrolled in the program. This short coming is startling when you consider their massive head start over other alcohol rehab programs in that they had a near monopoly since their inception in 1935.

And yet 4 out of 5 people who go to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings soon drop out.

According to Jerry Dorsman of Maryland's Cecil County Department of Health, only 12% of members remain in the program for more than three years. Other researchers consider 12% to be a highly optimistic figure.

When considered in the light of the total number of alcoholics in the United States Alcoholics Anonymous has a success rate is between 1.2% and 2.4%. Consider also the fact that 45% of the people who attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings never return after their first meeting and 95% never return after the first year.

Figures like these led Jeffery Schaler, author, editor and therapist to claim that while many believe Alcoholics Anonymous is an effective alcohol rehabilitation program, "There is no evidence to support this claim."

But what are the other options?

According to many authorities most successful treatments are non-confrontational approaches that create the desire to change in the individual with the drinking problem.

It starts by building the individuals awareness of their problem and its effects. This can be done through Alcoholic Self Assessment Tests or through direct intervention, which could be no more threatening than a review of the amount an individual drinks during a given period.

Once the extent of the drinking problem has been established a set goal of reducing the number of alcoholic drinks is agreed upon rather than complete abstinence. A regular structured review of the patients progress can be, and often is reinforced by other positive motivators such as self help manuals and personal reflection on the contradictory nature of their desire to drink and their view of their problems.

The focus of true alcoholic rehabilitation comes with an awareness of the individuals own desire to change and the discovery that they have the strength to do so without turning to the bottle.

People change when they are ready. Helping people become aware of their drinking problem and its effect on their life and the lives of those around them is a huge step towards alcoholic rehabilitation. Confidential Self Assessment Tests are a great tool for someone who isn't quite ready to even begin thinking about approaching a counselor or group.

Effective change happens with the individual.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The Alcohol Rehab Program website is a confidential source for Free Alcoholic Self Assessment Tests as well as information on current Alcohol Treatment Programs, Center's and Facilities in the United States END

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Stress Relief

Put an End to Stress and Relax at Home --by Caroline Begin from www.Relaxation-at-Home.com

Stress always seems to find its way into our busy lives. Fortunately, there are many ways to relax at home and most of them are free. Do you have a few minutes to spare while the kids are asleep and the laundry is going through its spin cycle? Here are ten tips to help you reduce your stress levels. To learn more about these relaxation techniques and many more, visit www.Relaxation-at-Home.com.

1- Wake up and smell the roses... or jasmine, lavender, neroli or ylang ylang. Aromatherapy is a great way to relax at home. Simply use a few drops into a diffuser and let the fragrance uplift your mood and reduce your level of stress.

2- Take the time to breathe deeply. We often forget about our breathing and it becomes shallow. Focusing on your breathing is a great way to relax, particularly just before a stressful presentation or right in the middle of an argument with someone.

3- Improve your "chi" or energy flow in your home. Feng Shui is an ancient method of rearranging your environment to improve your health, wealth and overall life. A new colour on your walls or a large plant properly located could make a significant difference on your stress levels.

4- Find the time to read a few pages every day. You don't have to read an entire book in one sitting. If you commute to work by train or bus, take a book with you. Instead of watching the late night news and getting bombarded with negative and stressful images, pick up a book and your quality of sleep will improve.

5- Try to adhere to a regular sleep schedule. Your circadian rhythm becomes unbalanced when you travel through time zones or wake up at a different time. If you are lucky enough to have a regular daytime schedule, try to wake up at the same time on weekends. It will make your Monday mornings a lot easier and give you a few more hours to get things done over the weekend.

6- Improve your anti-oxidant intake with tea. Whether you like black, oolong, green, white or herbal tea, you will benefit from drinking it regularly. Try a cup of chamomile tea before going to bed if you're having trouble sleeping.

7- Take up yoga. You don't need to start with complicated poses. Yoga is a great way to improve your flexibility and tone your muscles. The sun salutation is a wonderful series of exercises that can be done in the morning.

8- Create a private sanctuary that you can use as a home spa. It doesn't need to be fancy. Simply clean your bathroom, add a few scented candles, play some music in the background and enjoy an aromatherapy bath or an herbal wrap.

9- Be a kid again. If you work on a computer all day, take a few minutes to improve your dexterity skills and hand/eye coordination by playing a few easy games.

10- Enjoy comfort food. There is a reason why comfort food makes you feel good. The memories that are often attached to a particular type of pie, lasagna or ice cream are comforting. While these foods aren't particularly healthy, it's good to indulge occasionally.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Caroline Begin likes to find innovative ways to relax at home. She is the writer and webmaster for www.Relaxation-at-Home.com. She is a professional freelance writer, webmaster and translator who creates original web content in English and French. To contact her, visit www.CarolineBegin.com. END

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Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Solution --by freeasme

Want to live off the grid and save thousands of dollars? I have done it for over two years and love it. When I see a check from my utility company, I laugh all the way to the bank. Why hasn't everyone been doing this. It doesn't make since!! The Utility Companies have been laughing all the way to the bank with our money for decades. Now it's your turn. Turn the tables on them. Make money from them. Live a little greener. Anyone can do it. Just follow some simple instructions and you will be laughing all the way to the bank!!!

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Fossil Fuels

We Use Them Everyday, But What Do You Know About Fossil Fuels? --By Paul White

Plants and animals living millions and millions of years ago, slowly died and decomposed. Most of these life forms were phytoplankton and zooplankton, in other words algae and protozoa, rotifers (microscopic creatures) and crustaceans. These were ocean dwellers and when dead, together with pressure, heat and time formed the majority of our fossil fuels today.

Indeed Fossil Fuels are a non-renewable energy source, that means they cannot be replaced. Fossil fuels are formed from plants and animals that lived as much as 300 million years ago, as mentioned. The fuels are found in deposits beneath the earth's surface. The fossil fuels when burned release the chemical energy stored within. More than eighty-five percent of the energy demands of the world today are met by the combustion of fossil fuels.

Beds of organic remains of the algae and other creatures combined with silt and mud forming thick layers, in time, minerals formed on top of the organism and mud mixture which causing the organisms to be entombed in rock. After this the pressure and temperature rose causing the organic matter to break down into hydrocarbons. If the hydrocarbons configured to form oil or gas, these travel toward the surface. As the Earth's rock layers shift back and forth in plates, they can form reservoirs of oil and gas, such as when the plate of rock is formed in a dome shape, as it settles beneath it lies a pool of oil or gas, that has been trapped by the rock plate during its ascent.

Oil fields are found everywhere on earth except Antarctica. Oil companies have to extract the oil from the oil field. In large oil fields, water and gas injection methods are used by pumping these into the wells so more of the oil will flow upwards for them. Small reservoirs get equipped with a simpler beam pump that is called a nodding donkey. Large oil fields are even under the sea floor.

Fossil fuels actually existed before humans even heard of fire, but it was in the 1800's when anyone even began to tap them as an energy source. That is when coal and gas were used as heat and light sources and for steam locomotives as a combustible. The use of the fuels wasn't very large, until the 1940's when the government gave support and extra incentive to develop fossil fuel technologies. Technologies such as fractional distillation, the primary refining technique used for modern fuels today. Fuels are boiled and vaporized, and since the differently sized and configured hydrocarbons rise into vapor at different boiling points, they can this way be collected separately.

Gasoline is a specialized fuel with a quick starting point even cold, relative quiet and good combustion efficiency. Its hydrocarbons range from butane to C10.

Distillate fuels include, kerosene, turbo-jet fuel, diesel and heating oil. Fuel oils are basically the by-products of other fuels. Fuel oils have a lower quality than some fuels and a high pollution factor, so they are used less often than other fuels anymore.

For more information on the different types of Fossil Fuels, and their uses, try visiting VideoJug.com, where they have an expert in the matter - Terry Tamminen, author & Environmental Policy Advisor - discuss these issues through a free, online, video format.

Overall, Fossil Fuels are the primary source of electrical energy in the world, coal plants provide sixty per cent of the energy in the U.S. and fifty-two per cent of the supply of electrical energy in the entire world. Coal is combusted in large furnaces, this heat evaporates water in boilers into steam, a turbine at the end of the boiler is forced to move by the steam, this rotation spins a magnet inside of a power generator. Electrons are then captured from the spinning magnet and sent to the national power grid to be distributed.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Personal Growth and Development

Chakra Cleansing for Personal Growth and Development --by Paul White

Our Chakras are subject to both physical and nonphysical forces present in our environment on a daily basis. This makes Chakra cleansing a necessity.

Achieving a balance between the physical and nonphysical facets of ourselves is necessary - and Chakra cleansing is the best way to do this. Performed regularly, Chakra cleansing can bring these vital energy centers into the proper balance, creating an internal harmony which allows our reserves of energy to be replenished. Chakra cleansing is important for keeping all of our aspects connected and in balance to allow us to work as fully integrated beings.

Read on for some of the more common methods of Chakra cleansing; these have been in use for millennia.

1. Incense and certain plants, when burned can prevent negative energy from infiltrating our energy centers. This is a practice which has been with us for millennia and has been used by people all over the world to achieve balance in the energy centers of the body.

2. Auric brushing - using the hands or crystals and gems is one of the better known methods of Chakra cleansing. However, this procedure is powerful and should only b performed by a trained professional lest damage result instead of healing.

3. A healthy diet and lifestyle can help cleanse the Chakras. Drink ample water, tea and fruit juice and get plenty of sleep in order to maintain proper Chakric function.

4. Regular exercise and proper breathing help to maintain healthy Chakras, as well as the heart. Exercise and breathing also create proper blood flow, helping to properly oxygenate the body.

5. Spending some time in nature can help to cleanse your Chakras as well.

6. Each Chakra resonates with a different color. You can do some Chakra cleansing by looking at these colors, or even by visualizing them.

7. Music can help to cleans our Chakras and stimulate them into proper function.

8. Keep your mind active and learn new things - this will help to keep your Chakras active and cleared of negative energy.

9. Meditation, even for a few minutes a day lets us stay in touch with our spiritual aspect and is a powerful method of Chakra cleansing.

10. Learn to love yourself. This will help you to develop a love of others - and these feelings flood our body with the positive chemical actions which provide physical, mental and spiritual benefits; including Chakra cleansing.

11. Get in touch with your emotions and learn to express them positively to the world around you. This is an important technique of keeping your Chakras cleansed and balanced. Keeping these emotions bottled up can have detrimental effects on your health.

12. Foster creativity and bring it to every aspect of your life. This does not necessarily mean the arts; add creativity to everything you do and this will help to keep you in balance.

13. Be mindful of your past - it can help you to understand where you are headed in life.

14. Make the values of trust, honesty and respect a part of your life; this will make you someone who is respected by others as well as helping in Chakra cleansing and bringing balance to your life.

15. Prayer is another form of meditation and can connect our energy centers to the universe through a higher power. Prayer can bring about calm and balance mental and spiritual energies.

All of the Chakra cleansing methods given above can help to keep your Chakras in balance and keeping energy flow efficient. You don't need to do all of these necessarily, but start off trying out a few and incorporate more as you go. Remember that Chakra cleansing will take a while, but it is an incredibly rewarding processs.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Paul White is a teacher who writes for the popular http://www.chakra-balance.com/chakra-cleansing/ website. Visit here to receive twenty-nine FREE chakra cleansing and balancing mp3 audios. END

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