Health

10 Popular Myths About Astrology

From Sivana By Muthu Vijayan Elango

All popular subjects come with a bunch of myths, and astrology is no exception. More than understanding what astrology is, it is equally important to know what astrology is not, so that you will not set any limiting beliefs in your life.

1) Astrology is not just a predictive tool

Astrology is not just a predictive tool but rather it gives guidance to live a sensible life. If your horoscope shows some affliction to a particular bhava, then it is a clear indication that you need to work on those areas for betterment.

8 Things To Know Before Exploring Chakra Healing

From Sivana By Vanessa Williams

This post is for those who are just beginning to explore the mysterious pathways of spiritual enlightenment.

There are a lot of questions that plague the mind, particularly when you’re starting out. What is it going to be like? Where will it take you? This is just a glimpse of what goes on in the mind of an average beginner. Here I intend to address some of the most common concerns about chakra balancing and healing that you need to know before you’re headed out on this way.

When Someone Cheats or Mistreats You, It’s About Them, Not You

By Kirsten Davies

“Pain makes you stronger. Tears make you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser. So thank the past for a better future.” ~Unknown

I used to think when someone cheated on me that I was flawed.

You see, I had a core belief that there was something wrong with me. I never felt enough. I’m not even sure I can fully articulate this feeling, but whatever it was, I just didn’t feel enough. Slim enough, pretty enough, clever enough, worthy enough, or just, well, anything enough.

I’ve now come to see that when someone mistreats you it has almost nothing to do with you.

How To Balance All 7 Of Your Chakras With Food

From Sivana By Hope Stavish

Nutrition is so important to a healthy well-being because there is a direct link to your energy centers, chakras, and the food you eat. The more you work on your own alignment, unblocking your chakras, opening them, and healing the energy centers, the more you will become aware of the connection with your nutritional health and balance. Your chakras from root to crown increase in vibrational frequency so its essential for a healthy well-being to address this relationship with the food you eat. Exploring the relationship between your chakras and food,

8 Ways To Raise Your Vibration (Your Positive Energy)

By Amy Crawford

What is ‘vibration’?

As described by Cassandra Sturdy*; “Your ‘vibration’ is a fancy way of describing your overall state of being. Everything in the universe is made up of energy vibrating at different frequencies. Even things that look solid are made up of vibrational energy fields at the quantum level. This includes you.”

From a scientific and metaphysical perspective, Sturdy further explains that we are a ‘being’ that is made up of different energy levels: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Each of these levels has a vibrational frequency,

5 Ways To Clear Your Aura

From Sivana By Matt Caron

Auras are a direct reflection of our attitude and spiritual inclinations. They influence others in subtle ways, and our surroundings too. This is why it’s important to learn how to calm the mind and shift negative energy out.

These tips will do exactly that!

1) Take A Shower or Bath

Showers have a psychological healing effect, which in turn allows the mind to let go of negative thoughts and the aura to become more clear. As you shower, watch the water disappear down the drain or disperse away from your feet,

Overcoming Envy: How to Stop Feeling Inferior and Insecure

By Aisling Peartree

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” ~Theodore Roosevelt

If you are suffering from the painful sting of envy, know that you are not alone. I was there too, for a very long time. Envy can be a crippling emotion. For me it has been connected to my depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

It has been a very painful twenty years since my attachment to envy began, involving comparison, competition, judgment, harsh criticism of myself and others, in a never-ending, futile attempt to soothe my wounded ego.

I was constantly,

Why We Might Feel Lonely and What to Do About It

By Kaylia Dunstan

“We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.” ~Dorothy Day

Throughout my life it’s been really hard to admit when I’ve felt lonely.

I’ve been through intense periods where I have been without others.

I’ve been surrounded by people yet have felt no real connections.

The people I have loved have been physically or emotionally absent.

I’ve simply been alone over weekends, over weeks, over months, over years, and it has been grueling and horrible.

There’s a Difference Between Alone and Lonely

By Michael Davidson

“He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the world.” ~Marcus Aurelius

At the end of August I moved to Madison, Wisconsin. This was my second major move in a year.

In both cases, I was separated from almost my entire prior social network. After college, making friends seems like a totally different ball game.

Here in Madison, I wake up before five in the morning to go to work and don’t get back until six or seven on most days of the week. This leaves me feeling exhausted,

9 Ways to Silence Self-Criticism and Embrace Self-Love

By Charlene Anestis

“I don’t know a perfect person. I only know flawed people who are still worth loving.” ~John Green

Do you ever wonder if that voice in your head is right?

Do you re-live events, scouring through every detail to look for places where you went wrong in your actions?

Do you ever walk away from a conversation with your inner voice ranting that you should have done better—that you should have said this or that instead?

That self-critical voice became a prominent friend of mine. I called it the gremlin.