Reaching Balance via the 5 Ayurvedic Elements
The 5 Ayurvedic elements of Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Ether are the building blocks of reality, and represent subtle principles in your body, your senses, and the world around you.
When you are in touch with the elements, you can see reality clearly, and have the building blocks you need for envisioning and manifesting your highest potential.
Read on to see how to get balanced and reach your potential via the Five Ayurvedic Elements.
1. Earth = Expansion
The earth element is the most easily accessed of all the elements. It represents the material realm of manifest reality. Because it’s the easiest element to access, it’s often overlooked. But when you pay close attention to the element of earth, you’ll begin to find answers to the many practical puzzles in life.
Call on the earth element to help you gain access to resources, use your resources well, structure your habits, build your wellness regimen, and direct your career.
The earth element is connected to matters of nature, sustainability, business, finance, and physical wellbeing. If you are a Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn you may harmonize well with an earth-element Öko Living mat.
Öko Living mat suggested: Earth
2. Water = Flow & Connection
The water element is the flowing and connective principle that unites every point in the universe. It represents the emotional, intuitive, and imaginative realm of life. When you tap into the flow of the water element, you gain insight into the connection of the past to the present to the future.
Call on the water element to help you integrate your emotions, access forgotten memories, imagine your most dreamy future, and nourish your soul.
The water element is connected to matters of the heart, emotions, relational connections, and dreams. If you are a Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces you may harmonize well with a water-element Öko Living mat.
Öko Living mat suggested: Water
3. Fire = Fierce
The fire element is the principle of spirit and life that sparks creativity and expression. It represents the passionate, visionary, and expressive realm of life. When you experience the zest of the fire element, you touch base with your inner flame and begin to take actions that are in true alignment with your inner resonance.
Call on the fire element to help you tap into your vision, align your actions with your desires, and direct your life-force in the direction of your greatest passion.
The fire element is connected to matters of passion, action, self-expression, and creativity. If you are an Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius, you may harmonize well with a fire-element Öko Living mat.
Öko Living mat suggested: Fire
4. Air = Insight
The air element is the principle of the mind and insight that guides much of life. It represents the thoughtful, analytical, wise, and innovative realm of life. When you experience the infinite possibilities of the mind, you tap into an infinite resource which will help you create a future of your own invention.
Call on the earth element to help you clear your mind, open to new innovative possibilities, utilize new technologies, learn new skills, reason with precision, and see clearly what is at play in the world around you.
The air element is connected to matters of insight, wisdom, wit, and the flow state. If you are a Gemini, Libra, or Aquarius, you may harmonize well with an air-element Öko Living mat
Öko Living mat suggested: Air
3. Ether = Essence
The ether or quintessence element is the principle of subtle reality that unites the universe in the mystery of life and all that is. It represents the connective, infusing, enigmatic, and elusive realm of life. When you experience the spiritual connection of the ether element, you open to all possible gifts and insights that are meant for you in this life.
Call on the ether element to help you tap into the spiritual realms of life, open yourself to receive gifts, or call in experiences and insights for your path.
The quintessential element is connected to matters of the great mystery of life, spirituality, and the overarching unfoldment of life in the universe. All astrology signs and placements will resonate with an ether-element Öko Living mat, provided their aim is to access the mystery of life.
Öko Living mat suggested: Ether
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By learning about the elemental energies you can call in what you need to find balance.
What energy do you need more of in your life and which elements draw you in?