The K Junction: March 2018

Mar 29, 2018

Super Science Behind Menstrual Practices - TEDx Talk By Sinu Joseph - #SoulfulSaturdays

#SoulfulSaturdays is an attempt to put out weekly, simple to consume knowledge bits, help people understand the concepts of holistic living, spirituality, healing, meditation & the likes. Let us try to understand the super science behind menstrual practices in this article. It is a TEDx talk by Sinu Joseph.

So, I just watched this video and this just fits so well with our weekly rhythm of discussing spiritual stuff on Saturdays. So this knowledge had to be shared.

Most of the readers of this blog might be women and as women, we need to know the science behind menstruation and related practices.

Explore all the articles under #SoulfulSaturdays HERE.

I highly recommend watching this video for both men and women. This lady Sinu Joseph has so beautifully articulated it.

I will be happy to discuss anything mentioned in the video if you have doubts. And happy to hear your views too about menstruation in the comments below.

Drop me a message via contact form HERE or email me at thekjunction[at]gmail[dot]com if you want a consultation session (skype or phone) on chakra balancing, energy healing or meditation.

See you next week!

Love, Light, Peace
Kuhoo

This post first appeared on this group - "Our Earth & Us - Striking The Right Balance". I am gaining some good karma by sharing my knowledge & experiences with this group members.

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Hope to see you around. Happy Parenting!

Six Tips On How To Take In More Oxygen Rich Air - Dr Vipin Gupta - #SoulfulSaturdays

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#SoulfulSaturdays is an attempt to put out weekly, simple to consume knowledge bits, help people understand the concepts of holistic living, spirituality, healing, meditation & the likes. Let us see how can we deal with low oxygen levels in the air & take in more oxygen in our bodies in urban setups. Read these simple to implement tips in this article & get rid of some health complications that can arise due to low oxygen levels in your body.

According to WHO, last year 70 lac people died of air pollution. Let us see today how we can breathe in more & more fresh oxygen rich air.

Apart from the dust particles & carbon in the air that cause cough, asthma & other respiratory issues, one more serious area of concern in urban setups is low content of oxygen in the air.

Daily requirement of oxygen per person per day is 550 litres. That translates to 11,000 litres of fresh air per person per day attributing to oxygen percentage in fresh air these days. If oxygen levels are low in the body, we feel tired, fatigue, suffocation & organ functioning is also affected badly.

So how can we deal with this? How can we surround ourselves with oxygen rich air in urban setups?

Here are some simple tips by Dr Vipin Gupta, a drug research scientist with Sehatvan -

If you have AC at home then switch it on less & less often. Because if you switch on the AC, you will not open the windows often & fresh air will not fill up your home. Difference between the metabolism of cancer cells & normal cells is that cancel cells DO NOT need oxygen. So less oxygen in your homes means you are giving a suitable environment to cancerous cells to proliferate. So open up your windows more & more often!
Declutter unwanted stuff at home to free up space. The more space your home has, the more fresh air can come in and the more oxygen you can get. Also, different materials emit fumes/vapors of different kinds. So let us lessen our exposure to such vapors also. I need to continue this decluttering exercise at home & I encourage you all to do the same!
Buy less! Buy only when needed. The more things are manufactured on the planet, the more factories will contribute to air pollution.
Leave less carbon footprint on the planet - use public transport. 1 litre of petrol or diesel uses 10,000 litres of air! We need to give ourselves more air and not the vehicles! So limit the use of vehicles whenever possible.
Grow plants in your home - window sills, terrace, indoor - wherever, so that you get more & more oxygen! But DO NOT use pesticides or else you will undo all the good you have done by growing plants!
Go for nature walks, treks, forest bath etc to get your jumbo dose of oxygen for your body.

This video by Dr Vipin Gupta covers it all in Hindi.

You might want to check out Sehatvan's YouTube channel as well for more such videos!

Hope you liked these tips & let me know in the comments below if you follow any of them already!

You can check out all the posts in the #SoulfulSaturdays series HERE.

Drop me a message via contact form HERE or email me at thekjunction[at]gmail[dot]com if you want a consultation session (skype or phone) on chakra balancing, energy healing or meditation.

Hope to see you around. Happy Parenting!

Waldorf Inspired Wet on Wet Water Coloring With Kids - Duck

Me & my 3 year old son did wet on wet water coloring together for some art therapy! In Waldorf philosophy of alternative education, wet on wet coloring is very popular. This is a free hand style we did together. It is Spring season right now & we are reading about nature & birds these days, so my son chose to paint a duck.

Here are some bird related books I am reading to my 3 year old these days because it's spring time and my boy has been listening to koyal and other birds these days during our nature walks. We also made a nest using twigs & weaved them into pipe cleaner few days back.

Do you have any favorite kids books related to birds? I would love to know, do share in the comments below.

Since we are reading about birds these days, my son wanted to paint a duck. So we took this page as reference and did our wet on wet painting.

Here is our humble setup.

Products Used -

The brand of water color paper we used isnt showing up online, so I am linking up a similar water color paper of another brand for your reference.

This is how we started our work on the floor.

Our work midway. Left one is my 3 year old son's work & right one is mine. It was done free hand on wet paper. I am actually happy the way my son's artwork turned out to be. It is difficult for a child to do free hand painting. Of course I was guiding him verbally how & what to make.

After the painting was dry, I outlined both the paintings using black gel pen. This is our final outcome & I am very happy about it!

Have you done wet on wet water coloring?

Hope to see you around. Happy Parenting!

Rentoys.in - Subscription Offer Alert - Online Toy Library For Kids - Review Of Our 3rd Subscription Box (VLOG)

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Have you been eyeing upon expensive international brand toys for your kids & not able to justify a purchase because they are so expensive? Are you planning to buy new toys for your kids & thinking how to declutter the old ones? Are you a kind of parent who is constantly on a look out for sustainability, even when it comes to toys? Then this Online Toy Library Rentoys is the answer for you! And if the collection of this library was not awesome enough, I am sharing with you an irresistible deal for your subscriptions that you can order from Rentoys! Also in this post is my review on third subscription box that I have ordered from this toy library.

I recently discovered this awesome toy library Rentoys that has some really beautiful, engaging, expensive, international brands' toys for kids that they RENT out. I absolutely fell in love with their collection!!! I had wanted to buy so many of those toys but they are so expensive & hence I could not justify buying for personal use.

Till now I have ordered 3 subscription boxes from them & absolutely loved all the boxes. This review is of my third box.

You might want to check out the contents & video review of our other subscription boxes HERE.

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Video Review Of Our Third Subscription Box

Need More Reasons Why To Go For Rentoys?

The excitement of a new toy box arriving every month gives me a high as a mom, lol! A child will certainly be thrilled!
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Renting a toy saves money! Rentoys has almost all the toys that are super expensive otherwise from brands mentioned below & not affordable for middle class families like mine.
Decluttering is done on the go! You do not tend to store the toys that are no more relevant to the child. You save a lot of storage space!
Sustainability issues are addressed. The toys are reused by so many children. We leave lesser carbon footprint on Mother Earth.
The collection of toys is just amazing! The variety, quality, brands everything is superb! Spoilt for choice!
Customer service is amazing! I had some issue with adding toys to my wishlist & they were super quick to revert! They even called me saying one toy from the three toys that I chose, will be available after two days so they are sending the available two toys right away & will send the third one after two days. I mean why would someone call me up for this, but they did! This shows their commitment & service for the customers!

Related Reading - Step by step guide - what are STEM toys?

More About Rentoys

Rentoys is a toy rental service focusing on educational and award-winning toys. We deliver and pickup toys from your doorsteps, anywhere in India.

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All the toys at Rentoys are selected keeping in mind what they call "open-endedness" which they measure by asking questions such as in how many ways the toy can be played with, is there any rule book, and does the toy force the kids to think/create on his/her own.

Related Read - Tons of ways to play with Waldorf Rainbow Stackers - An open-ended toy

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Subscription Box Pricing

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You MUST read this wonderful article that explains why Rentoys is into toy renting business!

Do let me know in comments below what all you have ordered from Rentoys, I would love to know!

Disclaimer : This is a sponsored post but the views shared are honest and solely mine. I believe in using the products/service myself before putting up the review or opinion about them here.

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Hope to see you around. Happy Parenting!

All About Crown (Sahasrara) Chakra - Chakra Balancing & Healing - #SoulfulSaturdays Week 8

#SoulfulSaturdays is an attempt to put out weekly, simple to consume knowledge bits, help people understand the concepts of holistic living, spirituality, healing, meditation & the likes & share my experiences with the world. This is week 8 and let us understand about the seventh & last chakra - Crown Chakra (Sahasrara Chakra) - its characteristics, mantra, healing & balancing techniques and more.

This post is a part of #SoulfulSaturdays series that I am doing on my facebook page & group. I would be delighted if you join me on my page or group & participate in the discussions on this beautiful topic. You can also subscribe to this blog & be the first one to receive the updates!

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I hope you have gone through & understood the week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5 , week 6 , week 7 posts of this series.

Today let us understand the seventh chakra - Crown or Sahasrara Chakra.

I am sharing various aspects of the crown chakra, and pointers to find if your crown chakra is imbalanced & couple of modalities you can opt to balance your chakras. I want you to do a simple exercise at the end of this post.

Physical Location - crown of the head

Physical Characteristics - pituitary gland, pineal gland, hypothalamus, brain, nervous system. The hypothalamus and pituitary gland work to regulate the endocrine system.

Non-Physical Characteristics - Consciousness, Awareness of higher consciousness, wisdom, the limitless Realization, Ecstasy, bliss, understanding

What Happens When This Chakra Is Balanced - spiritual ecstasy, Connection with the formless, Communion with higher states of consciousness, liberation from limiting patterns, mystical oneness with everyone and everything in nature, serenity, joy, and deep peace about life

What Happens When This Chakra Is Imbalanced (Blocked or Over Stimulated) - Being disconnected from the spirit, disconnection with the body, spiritually unaware, Obsessive attachment to spiritual matters, Closed-mindedness, Depression and mental fog, Chronic fatigue, Migraines and other chronic headaches, Greed and materialism, Neurological or endocrine disorders, Boredom and frustration, comas, sleep disorders and mental illness, lack of joy, loss of identity, neurological issues

Associated Element (Panch Tatva) - Thought (etheric) - All Senses/Pure Consciousness

Associated Color To Meditate - Visualize the color Violet or white at the location of this chakra & concentrate. You may also chant the beej mantra of this chakra.

Beej Mantra To Meditate - Sounds create vibrations in the body, and these vibrations help the cells work together in synchronistic harmony. The mantra sound that corresponds to the Crown chakra is AUM.

Yoga Poses To Balance This Chakra - Corpse Pose, Lotus Pose, Headstand, Downward Dog, Alternate Nostril Breathing, Kapalbhati
(You can easily google up these poses if you do not know them)

Affirmations To Balance This Chakra -

I am part of the Divine
I honor the Divine within me
I seek to understand and to learn from my life experiences
I cherish my spirit
I seek experiences that nourish my spirit
I listen to the wisdom of universe
I trust my intuition
I am open to letting go of my attachments
I am connected with the wisdom of the universe
I am open to divine wisdom
I am at peace

Crystal To Heal This Chakra - Amethyst

Healing With Nature - Detoxifying and fasting for a day or two. Fresh fruits & vegetable juices & lots of water. Singing prayers & chants.

Exercise To Do At Your End -

Have you personally felt any issues like mentioned above that are related to Crown chakra?
What have you done to overcome them till now?
After reading the pointers on how to balance this chakra, which modality will you pick up to balance your Crown chakra?

If you have any questions about the topic for today, please drop in the comments below & I will try to answer them to the best of my capabilities :)

Drop me a message via contact form HERE or email me at thekjunction[at]gmail[dot]com if you want a consultation session (skype or phone) on chakra balancing, healing or meditation.

Hope to see you around. Happy Parenting!

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Mar 29, 2018

Super Science Behind Menstrual Practices - TEDx Talk By Sinu Joseph - #SoulfulSaturdays

Mar 27, 2018

Six Tips On How To Take In More Oxygen Rich Air - Dr Vipin Gupta - #SoulfulSaturdays

Mar 26, 2018

Waldorf Inspired Wet on Wet Water Coloring With Kids - Duck

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Rentoys.in - Subscription Offer Alert - Online Toy Library For Kids - Review Of Our 3rd Subscription Box (VLOG)

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