Knowledge, Information and Experience
Water carries out many important jobs such as flushing bacteria out of your bladder, aiding digestion, carrying nutrients and oxygen to the cells, preventing constipation, maintaining the electrolyte (sodium) balance, etc. Water and its importance have been emphasized upon since centuries. In India, traditionally we always offer a glass of water to anyone who comes home, be it a guest or a member of the family returning after a long day at work.
Understanding the five elements—earth, fire, air, water, space—and their effects on your body can help you keep them balanced within yourself, leading to a healthier, happier life.
Water element:
The water element is associated with the second chakra, Svadhisthana or Sacral
chakra, and is located in your pelvis region. This element and chakra are associated with emotions, passion, pleasure, creativity, fluidity, and sexuality. When the water element is balanced, you are able to connect easily to others, feel content and calm, let things go, be open to joy and pleasure, and express creativity. An unbalanced water element may lead you to feel emotionally unstable, dehydrated, low libido, tense, and stuck.
Water nourishes the body and connecting to it during your yoga practice will allow you to strengthen and relax your hips, release tension, and become more flexible and fluid.
Enjoy “holy waters.” Drink hot water with ginger and lemon, or herbal teas frequently throughout the day.
By sipping hot water throughout the day, you help cleanse the digestive tract and entire body of blockages and impurities. Hot water improves digestion and assimilation of food and helps prevent the body from becoming toxic and clogged. It also is a great aid in reducing food cravings between meals. People who lost between forty and fifty pounds by following only this single recommendation.
