Fire Element - Nadia Stevens

Summer - Fire Element

"Listen, listen, listen to your Heart’s song."

— Paramahansa Yogananda

Summer is about Celebration! It is our time to celebrate our joy, creativity, the ripening of the earth’s bounty all around us, and our own Blossoming. We can celebrate our own spirit by absorbing the all the solar energy available this time of year, exercising, playing, just being in the outdoors. The Heart is the ruler over the Summer season. The Heart is the root of life and generates all changes in Spirit. In the cycle of the Five Elements FIRE is the element associated with SUMMER. The Fire Phase embodies Warmth, Expansion, Joy, Compassion, Creativity and Brilliance. The Summer is a time of Blossoming where the fullness of Yang supports this period of luxurious growth. Fruits and flowers abound during the Summer’s season of growth and maturation.

LOVE, COMPASSION, SELF CONFIDENCE, JOY, PEACE.

These are all gifts of Fire in balance.

SEASON: Summer

ORGAN: Heart (yin) & Small Intestine (yang) - Sovereign Fire

Pericardium (yin) & Triple Heater (yang) - Ministerial Fire

DIRECTION: South

COLOUR: Red

SOUND: Laughing

EMOTION: Joy, Happiness

ODOUR: Scorched

TASTE: Bitter

ORIFICE: Ears

SENSE ORGAN: Tongue/Speech

FLUID: Sweat

CLIMATE: Heat

PLANET: Mars

QUALITY: Ripening

GOVERNING BODY PART: Blood Vessels/Vascular system

INDICATING BODY PART: Complexion

HIGHEST EXPRESSION: Compassion

SPIRIT: Shen (Spirit)

SUMMER FOODS

Millet, Plums, Cabbage, Lamb, Cilantro, Bitter greens (Mustard, Watercress), Cranberries, Cauliflower
Just look around at what fruits and veggies are in luscious abundance this time of year, this is the ideal Summer diet! This is a full yang time so eating less heating (yang type) foods is better to be in balance with the season. More yin, cooling, moist foods like fruits and veggies combined with some millet, rice, a few nuts, seeds and a touch of dairy protein balance out a Summer diet.

SUMMER HERBS

Ginger root –stimulates circulation, good for nausea, diarrhea, indigestion, gas

Hawthorn Berries –heart tonic, good for palpitations and to nourish & balance the heart!

Red Clover –blood tonic & cleanser, also for coughs

Fennel Seed –digestive tonic, anti-spasmodic, expectorant

Motherwort –heart tonic, anti-spasmodic, emmenagogue, palpitations, mothering nourishment

Cayenne –tonic, stimulates circulation, pungent, heating, anti-inflammatory, blood cleanser

SOLAR/LUNAR HERBAL TEA

Loosely fill a clear glass jar with dry or preferably fresh herbs.

Place in the Sun for one full sunny day or place in the light of the full Moon for one or two nights. Add a little honey or maple syrup if desired.

Enjoy!

Leaf herbs & Flowers work best:
Peppermint leaf
Spearmint leaf
Hibiscus flowers
Lemon grass
Red clover blossoms
Chamomile flowers
Rosemary
Lemon Balm
Catnip
Any green herbs!

A nourishing substitute for juices or lemonade.


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	Summer - Fire Element "Listen, listen, listen to your Heart’s song." — Paramahansa Yogananda Summer is about Celebration! It is our time to celebrate our joy, creativity, the ripening of the earth’s bounty all around us, and our own Blossoming. We can celebrate our own spirit by absorbing the all the solar energy available this time of year, exercising, playing, just being in the outdoors. The Heart is the ruler over the Summer season. The Heart is the root of life and generates all changes in Spirit. In the cycle of the Five Elements FIRE is the element associated with SUMMER. The Fire Phase embodies Warmth, Expansion, Joy, Compassion, Creativity and Brilliance. The Summer is a time of Blossoming where the fullness of Yang supports this period of luxurious growth. Fruits and flowers abound during the Summer’s season of growth and maturation. LOVE, COMPASSION, SELF CONFIDENCE, JOY, PEACE. These are all gifts of Fire in balance. SEASON: Summer ORGAN: Heart (yin) & Small Intestine (yang) - Sovereign Fire Pericardium (yin) & Triple Heater (yang) - Ministerial Fire DIRECTION: South COLOUR: Red SOUND: Laughing EMOTION: Joy, Happiness ODOUR: Scorched TASTE: Bitter ORIFICE: Ears SENSE ORGAN: Tongue/Speech FLUID: Sweat CLIMATE: Heat PLANET: Mars QUALITY: Ripening GOVERNING BODY PART: Blood Vessels/Vascular system INDICATING BODY PART: Complexion HIGHEST EXPRESSION: Compassion SPIRIT: Shen (Spirit) SUMMER FOODS Millet, Plums, Cabbage, Lamb, Cilantro, Bitter greens (Mustard, Watercress), Cranberries, Cauliflower Just look around at what fruits and veggies are in luscious abundance this time of year, this is the ideal Summer diet! This is a full yang time so eating less heating (yang type) foods is better to be in balance with the season. More yin, cooling, moist foods like fruits and veggies combined with some millet, rice, a few nuts, seeds and a touch of dairy protein balance out a Summer diet. SUMMER HERBS Ginger root –stimulates circulation, good for nausea, diarrhea, indigestion, gas Hawthorn Berries –heart tonic, good for palpitations and to nourish & balance the heart! Red Clover –blood tonic & cleanser, also for coughs Fennel Seed –digestive tonic, anti-spasmodic, expectorant Motherwort –heart tonic, anti-spasmodic, emmenagogue, palpitations, mothering nourishment Cayenne –tonic, stimulates circulation, pungent, heating, anti-inflammatory, blood cleanser SOLAR/LUNAR HERBAL TEA Loosely fill a clear glass jar with dry or preferably fresh herbs. Place in the Sun for one full sunny day or place in the light of the full Moon for one or two nights. Add a little honey or maple syrup if desired. Enjoy! Leaf herbs & Flowers work best: Peppermint leaf Spearmint leaf Hibiscus flowers Lemon grass Red clover blossoms Chamomile flowers Rosemary Lemon Balm Catnip Any green herbs! A nourishing substitute for juices or lemonade.