The Body's Compass

A lot of people today are at war within themselves. There's a great internal conflict between achievement and the call to stillness. As a result, the toll of being out of balance emotionally, spiritually and physically often results in a cellular attack that we know as an autoimmune disorder. https://thewizardandthepriestess.com https://thewizardandthepriestess.com

This week in our dissection, we continue with the anatomy, physiology and metaphysical correlations with cancer, diabetes and heart disease. A single cancer cell is protective but the diagnosis is the bodies attempt to manage chaos, often unfavourably. The frequent ups downs of life can show up in our blood sugar and when we take things personally, we often take it to "heart". When we ca...

Continuing into the psychosomatics of dis-ease. Discussing the pill, endometriosis, unconscious becoming conscious and, emotional triggers. These are often physical manifestations of rhythmic disorders between the body-mind-spirit complex in an attempt to show how, where and why the body is on disorder! https://thewizardandthepriestess.com

Our bodies reflect our mental and emotional anatomy. When we can no longer discharge our stressors, problems arise. It can take decades to form a diagnosis. This week we discusses what goes on behind the scenes and how the seeds of dis-ease are sown with. Upper respiratory disorders, heart issues and hypertension. https://thewizardandthepriestess.com

Today we dive into the controversially "forgotten" sixth element of the five elements. Or at the very least the element that tends to be tacked on to the FIRE element, but correlates more coherently to its own element of HEAVEN with a deep interplay with EARTH. From an organ perspective we are talking about the TRIPLE BURNER or San Jiao and PERICARDIUM or heart protector. It is the only...

The home of the self! From digesting food to thoughts, and emotions to perceptions, this part of the body reacts to serious events that upset you for life. From childhood and deep into adulthood. These organs absorb the most severe shocks before the brain can react. What does that look like? https://thewizardandthepriestess.com

The Heart, according to Chinese medicine, is the Emperor of all organs. This means that all the other organs will sacrifice for the Heart. Finishing the "Shen" cycle in Traditional Chinese Medicine, delving into the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of the heart. This ties into modern psychology and the affects at has on the anatomical structures surrounding the heart. ht...

This week, The Wizard and The Priestess move on to the growing bud and finding our boundaries. This connects us to the element of WOOD which, correlates to the liver. The liver holds the emotion of ANGER. They discuss how that plays out in our day-to-day life and how acts out as when it is dysfunctional. They also go into how they have seen that express itself in the clinic. https://thewizardandth...

Matt and Nuala are in the emotional flow of the five elements. The next stage are the kidneys. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Kidney is the powerhouse of the body, supplying reserve energy to any organ running low on energy or Qi. We hold emotions in the fascia surrounding organs. Fear is the emotion associated with the Kidney. With severe panic attacks and fear, your body may be t...

Today starts a discussion on the emotional flow of the five elements. Each element corresponds with different organs, emotions, biological functions and energetic channels. What is the importance of the Lung to health? The Lung’s major functions include maintaining healthy immune defences against pathogens, as well as circulating energy and fluids throughout the body. The body retains memories. In...

What we deem "important" can guide us towards what we want or what we don't want. The word itself means "to bring or carry in". There's some little tricks and spells at play in our culture so how do we know what's really important?! Do we want what we want because it's uniquely important to us or is our energy being spent because that's what we've been t...

Eastern philosophies say all life starts in darkness. In western psychology, the shadow represents the parts of ourselves we don't like. As these universal energies rise up, what does that mean for you? Where does it all start? Does that mean we should be afraid of the dark? https://thewizardandthepriestess.com

Sometimes you have to find what you don't want to realise what you do want. The Wizard speaks about what would've been his eighth un 'wedding' anniversary. He reflects upon what it took him to realise that he was headed down a path that was what everyone else wanted but, wasn't really serving his purpose. Keep It Rolling - Part 2 has us figuring out how we're actually rolli...

Fallen off the bandwagon? Stuck in procrastination? Matt and Nuala share their ideas and tips on how to keep the momentum rolling and focus your attention on things you actually want. https://thewizardandthepriestess.com

Celebrating Chinese New Year, we explore what REALLY happens when we put our thoughts, words and deeds into a field of tension i.e life! https://thewizardandthepriestess.com

Do you believe that we are what we eat or we are what we don't excrete? Hippocrates says 90% of diseases start in the gut and, 100% of disease starts in the colon. Nuala and Matt approach digestion and gut issues from visceral, psychosomatic and Eastern philosophies. https://thewizardandthepriestess.com

We continue our discussion on the foundations of health. Today we cover breathing, thoughts and movement. There are many breath workshops, movement gurus and ideologies however, what does that exactly mean for you? https://thewizardandthepriestess.com

Today we start discussing several foundations of health from our perspectives. There are multiple definitions of health and many have agendas but ultimately it's up to you to decide! https://thewizardandthepriestess.com

Who are The Wizard and The Priestess? Two clinicians who have an innate connection to spirit and life itself. Today we learn about where they come from and how they landed here. What founded their views and what they're all about. Enjoy! https://thewizardandthepriestess.com