During moments of heightened stress, one is more likely to breathe in quick hasty spurts thus leading to decreased oxygenation to the lungs, brain and other body organs, ultimately causing one to feel totally drained out. The objective is to make a conscious effort to follow deep breathing that involves the abdominal area completely expanding and reducing while doing it. When under crosshairs, one must attempt to paint a pretty mental image of what one finds most endearing and practise deep breathing during such times. De-muddle your life by engaging in good old operation cleanup. Clearing up the mess around you will make you feel empowered, in charge of your life and have a therapeutic effect on the body and mind. Practising philanthropy is bound to have a healing effect on one’s soul, mind and body. Taking up social service causes will go a long way in finding many answers in life, adding depth and meaning to life and augment levels of contentment and physical health. Religiously  [...]

Want to beat the stress of life and other ailments, get your ears coned. Coning one’s ears is a primeval procedure with many curative benefits. This is quite a delicate procedure where the main constituent is the bee wax obtained from the bee hives. The wax being the essential feature in this process, is the key filler in the hollow candle shaped cylindrical structures. The cotton material used in the cylinder is immersed in a suspension of honey and other natural herbal extractions for a period of about a month. The cotton material is then made into a shape of a tube and lit. During the treatment, spanning about half an hour causes the wax to melt, releasing the toxic substances from the ear which then tarnishes and is converted to fumes. During the Egyptian era, the main material in use was linen, derived from flax obtained from the fibres of blued hued flowering plant available throughout the year. Now-a-days, the ten to twelve inches long candles used in the practice, are made  [...]