Introduction to Week 2 Foundations of this Work

Written By Laura Luna

OBJECTIVE

To understand the basic premises underlying this work and to provide a basic understanding of food and its role in our overall wellness and the wellness of the planet.

You will complete the following:

  • Watch the FOUNDATIONS OF THIS WORK (Week 2 Video) 

  • Read through the Foundations sections and respond to the Reflections as indicated following each Foundation.

  • Attend Group Session One as scheduled–respond to poll for live group session 1

  • Practice Breathing & Meditation Video (20 minute practice) Daily 

  • WEEK 2 OUTLINE

  1. Breath is Life! Prana Life Force! 

    1. Breath Videos

      1. Part 1–How to?

      2. Part 2-Practice together

  2. Our bodies reflect the Cosmic Creation.

  1. Reflection

III. Earth is the Source of all Food & Medicine.

  1. Reflections

  2. Activity #1 What’s in your Kitchen? (optional video)

IV.. Foundation 3: The Sun Provides Vital Nutrients that Cannot be Duplicated! 

  1. Fire is the transformative element- extension of the Sun!

  2. Activity #2 Sit in the sun barefoot and breathe! OR SUN GAZE!!

V. Foundation 4: Water is Life!

  1. Reflections

VII. We are grounding together in Conscious Community!

GROUP MEETING


FOUNDATIONS INTRODUCTION

We present the following foundations in an order as a point of critical thought and self-reflection; not necessarily in order of importance because they are all equally critical to sustain harmonious life on this planet. There is also now a plethora of research and scientific evidence to support all of these foundations of which we will offer you the books and literature we have studied, our thoughts and reflections and practical strategies that have supported us up until this point–we highly encourage you to continue to do your own research and apply yourself in your life in a way that makes sense to you–make the changes you are ready to make! There is no judgment or criticism in any of this, we are all in different stages of our healing journey and we are truly here to support each other for the greater good of all including the Planet, Mother Earth! Food is Medicine recognizes that when we ultimately take care of our body, we are ultimately taking care of the planet. What is good for the planet, is good for our bodies. What is good for our bodies is good for the planet. We were designed to operate in a symbiotic relationship with the land, with the soil, with the air, with the fire, with the Earth, with the Water, with the ethers-space–all of creation, all the elementals.

We are made of the stars.

“The rishis perceived that in the beginning the world existed in an unmanifested state of Consciousness, avyakta–meaning unmanifest. From that state the subtle vibrations of the cosmic, soundless sound Aum manifested. From the subtle vibration of Aum came the Ether or Space element. This ethereal element then began to move and through its subtle movements created the Air element, which is Ether in action. The movement of Air produced friction and through friction heat was generated. Particles of this heat combined to form intense light and from this light the Fire element emerged. Thus, Ether produced Air and it was Air that further manifested into Fire. The heat of Fire dissolved and liquified certain Ethereal elements, forming Water that then solidified to form the molecules of Earth. In this way, Ether manifested into the four elements of Air, Fire, Water & Earth” (From Textbook of Ayurveda: Fundamental Principles by Vasant Lad, p. 25-26).             


Laura Luna
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