Picture Credits
Cover photo of Satnam Kaur Wester by Satya Singh. All yoga poses taken by Satya Singh and Fred Hageneder model Avtar Kaur Olivier. All tree photos taken by Fred Hageneder, apart from rowan and oak, taken by Simant Bostock, and the pipal, taken by Satya Singh. All tree illustrations Elaine Vijaya Illustrations 4, Elaine Vijaya from The Spirit of Trees 5, from A.B. Cook, Zeus, 1914, pp. 229 and 402 Photo of Yogi Bhajan, p. 33 unknown Illustrations, p. 46-47 Angela Schneider Photos p. 215 Fred...
Info Nel
a With your feet hip-width apart and your arms by your sides, turn your palms to face the front and breathe in. Make a fist with your left hand bend your left elbow and as you breathe out move your fist to your right shoulder, while you turn your whole body to the left. As you breathe in again, bring your fist down again open your hand, and turn your body back to the centre again. Repeat this movement as you breathe out, with your right fist, turning to the right as you bring your arm to your...
Healing Exercise Sequence
We recommend that you carry out these exercises either under or in view of a lime tree. If that's not possible, you can visualise a lime tree. The energy of the tree strengthens the effect of the exercises. a Place your feet hip-width apart and stretch your arms straight up. As you breathe in, bend to the left, stretching your right side as you breathe out, bend to your right. 26 times for each side. This exercise stretches your rib muscles and activates the lymphatic system. b Stretch your...
Tree and Human
A brief scientific look at trees can show us why people from all over the world decided to turn them into temples, searching out their presence for healing, and expanding consciousness. It was in 1925 that the electrical current of a tree a maple was first measured and documented. An extended research project undertaken by Yale University in 1943-1966 established without a shadow of doubt that trees exist within a bioelectrical field. The charge within the electrical field of trees follows a...
Lime
The lime is the tree of healing. According to herbal lore, no plant in Europe has such a broad spectrum of medicinal uses. Its leaves, flowers, bark and roots have long been used, and still are, to promote human well-being. Early on, the lime was honoured with a place in Greek mythology because of its many gifts to humanity. Asklepius, founder of western medicine, gained his wisdom from the centaur Chiron, son of Phylira. Phylira is the original spirit of the lime. For many Anglo-Saxon and...