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Welcome to the Mindful Rainbow

Welcome to the Mindful Rainbow! The name of this blog comes from two things: Mindfulness (of course) and the Chakras.  As a person who has dealt with anxiety her whole life, I find non-sectarian mindfulness and Chakra balancing work to be very helpful tools.

What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness is gently refocusing your awareness to the present moment. It's very easy to get lost in everyday anxieties, and by using mindfulness techniques we are showing kindness to ourselves to get through them. Mindfulness is hard, and it is not easy to do when we are in high stress situations. It takes work and patience.

pink lotus on green leaves

 

What are Chakras?

Chakras are energy centers in our body, located on the astral plane. There are seven commonly recognized Chakras that correspond with the seven colors of the rainbow. They work throughout our astral body and when they are out of balance, over or under-active, we feel it in our physical body. Work can be done to balance them in a few ways including, but not exclusively, through: meditation, yoga, and diet. This is a very complex subject and a brief post like this is not the place to address it.

plasticine rainbow balls on a blue sheet

 

 What is the purpose of this blog?

Here, I hope to share ways in which I have improved not only my mental health, but my life. I have put time and effort into becoming more mindful and balanced in my life. I have taken courses and hope to become a teacher in the near future. 


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