Aging Gracefully Through Vastu ShastraWritten by Robin Mastro
Aging is inevitable, but its most negative effects can be minimized and turned into a graceful progression. Exercise and proper diet are key factors. But, when your living or working environment is in harmony with nature, it has a positive influence on your well being, slowing aging process. In nature, all five elements (earth, water, fire, air and space) are in perfect symmetry. As a building is erected, that equilibrium is disrupted. Vastu Shastra is an ancient architectural science that balances five elements and supports stress free living or working spaces. As an integral part of this earth, we live in a sea of electromagnetic and stellar influences. Every particle of energy is linked to next particle. Every shift occurring in this atmosphere has potential to affect our lives and actions. According to Vastu Shastra, sun produces different qualities of energy on its path from east to west and can influence our existence. Each of five elements is associated with a compass point and each point has a specific impact on our health. Different aspects of positive aging are optimally supported by a specific direction. Aging is also affected by environmental stress, which is cause of most human disease The earth is a magnetic force and is composed of five elements, as is our brain. The thalamus is relay center for all sensory and motor skills in brain. Neurological research has shown that firing patterns of neurons in thalamus function differently depending on which direction one is facing. Our mind is then interactive result of affect of magnetic field on our brain cells. By placing our bodies and environments in alignment with magnetic axis, we can think and act more compatibly with nature. Our actions will be more attuned to five elements, much like swimming with stream as opposed to swimming against it. For example, studies have shown that sleeping with ones head to south or east puts one in accord with powerful forces of nature. The northeast area of your residence is associated with water element. This direction is source of favorable magnetic energy from north and positive solar energy from east. Our residence needs to be very open in northeast to receive these benefits. The northeast influences growth of physical body. The northeast is good for home entrances. If this region has proper Vastu Shastra, good health will be supported. If there is a kitchen, clutter, a toilet, heating system or blockage in northeast water element will be decreased which will cause congestion. The southeast area of your residence coincides with fire element. The southeast influences energy required for good health. Kitchens, heating and electrical systems work well in southeast. If this area is in accordance with Vastu Shastra health will be better. If there is a cut or blockage, there will be a lack of energy and health will suffer.
| | Improve Your Relationships Through VastuWritten by Robin Mastro
Do you want be in a relationship that brings you deep fulfillment and love? Or perhaps you want a more satisfying connection with that one person already in your life? Would you like to have a deeply rewarding relationship with yourself? From a Vastu perspective, if your home is not in proper balance, those things that you desire most in life can elude you causing sadness, disappointment, and lost opportunities. Relationships, like other areas of your life, can be compromised when your home is not in balance with natural forces that permeate world and our Universe. In nature all five elements (earth, water, fire, air and space) are in balance. When building, very little attention is placed on importance of creating a structure that benefits well-being and happiness of inhabitants or that brings in support from solar and magnetic energies. Have you ever experienced walking into a home that made you feel uncomfortable for no apparent reason? Or entered a home where you felt wonderful and relaxed? It is subtleties in our world that have great impact on us. Some people are attuned to environment and can sense this harmony or disharmony more readily. But for most, we are not as aware of impact our surroundings have on us. We are conscious of symptoms of disharmony – unhappiness, stress, arguments, and discontent, but rarely if ever do we consider that underlying causes could come from our environment. Vastu Shastra is architectural science that can create maximum harmony in a relationship through a unique process of balancing five elements in your home. It allows for beneficial energy to be readily available to support your desire for peace, happiness, and fulfillment. Here’s how it works: As a part of this earth, we live in a sea of electromagnetic and stellar influences. Every shift produced in atmosphere has potential to affect our actions. Every particle of energy is linked to next particle. According to Vastu, sun produces different qualities of energy on its path from east to west and can influence our daily life. Each of five elements is associated with a direction and each direction has a particular influence on us. Different aspects of relationships are most optimally supported in a specific direction. When there is stress caused by finances, sexual imbalances, overwork, inability to communicate, children, and health challenges, relationships do not thrive. The northeast area of your residence is associated with water element and influences growth of your relationships. The northeast is good for entrances. If this area has proper Vastu, your finances will be good and this aspect will have a positive affect on your relationships. If there is a toilet, a missing corner, clutter, heating or lighting systems, or blockage in northeast, growth of your relationships will stagnate. If your bedroom is in this area, there will be a lot of tension.
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