Shenko organics

15/10/2023

26/09/2023

🌿 Embracing the Wisdom of the Five Elements 🌿

In the heart of traditional Chinese medicine lies a profound concept - the Law of the Five Elements. These elements - Water, Fire, Wood, Metal, and Earth - are not just about nature; they're a blueprint for balance within us.

💧 Water represents our depth, flowing like our emotions. It teaches us to adapt, to find resilience in change.

🔥 Fire embodies our passions and creativity. It reminds us to burn brightly and connect with the world through love and enthusiasm.

🌿 Wood signifies growth, like a mighty tree. It encourages us to plan, to take action, and to nurture our dreams.

🌫️ Metal embodies precision and clarity. It teaches us to let go of what no longer serves us and refine our essence.

🌏 Earth is the foundation, grounding us. It's about stability and nourishment, reminding us to find balance in our lives.

By understanding and harmonizing these elements within ourselves, we unlock a path to equilibrium and well-being. Let's tap into the wisdom of the Five Elements to create a life in harmony with nature's rhythms. Have your tried our five element facial oils yet?

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11/09/2023

✨Aculift roller ✨

The Aculift roller is used to stimulate specific acupressure points on the face. Working with the five element theory from Traditional Chinese Medicine this tools are used to clear energy channels and stimulate specific reflex zones and organs within the body which helps balance the body, the mind and the skin.

Benefits

✨Improves the blood circulation and lymphatic circulation
✨Enhances the energy levels
✨Restores balance within the skin
✨Reducing wrinkles and stimulating facial rejuvenation
✨Unifies the mind body and spirit
✨Soothing and balancing effect on the nervous system, Boosting immunity
✨Enhances sleep quality

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09/06/2023

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, winter is associated with the water element. Water is the most essential element for sustaining life, and this element stores our energy reserves. Winter is the time of year when life naturally slows down, we become more easily worn out, and rest becomes even more important to replenish the water element.

The kidneys are the element most affected by winter, with the secondary organ being the bladder. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the kidneys store our essence energy, or Jing. Jing determines one’s vitality, resistance to disease, and longevity and is said to impact our brain, bones, joints, and marrow.

The emotion associated with the winter element is fear. Like the kidneys, fear is often deeply rooted and we may not be consciously aware of it. Fear can deplete our kidneys, but weak kidneys can also create feelings of fear and block loving experiences. Restoring the kidneys can help relieve feelings of fear.

Signs your water element may be out of balance are
💧 Tiredness and fatigue
💧 Feeling anxious, sad or depressed
💧Joint pain
💧Feeling excessively cold
💧Hormonal imbalances
💧Difficulty being around people

How to balance your water element
💧Warm teas and soups
💧 Water is associated with SALTY. Add in seafood, seaweeds, and kelp in your diet. Be aware that too much will cause water retention.
💧Grapes and raspberries
💧Seafood
💧Ginger foot soaks:  Activates the Kidney meridian on the foot to build the Kidney’s energetic function
💧 Flowing exercise such as Yoga and Tai Chi can help to preserve muscles and distribute warmth and fluid.
💧Hold kidney one point
💧Using our water element facial oil and reflex wand you can stimulate the kidney and bladder points on the face to create change in the body.
💧Practice mindfulness and repeat your water affirmation : I relax and trust in the flow of life.

Give us a 👍 if you learnt something 💫

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13/03/2023

We are very excited for the upcoming . Two of our products made it to the finalists of the best of the green edit awards.

Introducing finalist number one.
~ The Aculift roller.

The Aculift roller is used to stimulate specific acupressure points on the face. Working with the five element theory from Traditional Chinese Medicine this tool is used to clear energy channels and stimulate specific reflex zones. This stimulates different organs within the body which helps balance the body, the mind and the skin.

Benefits

💫Improves the blood circulation and lymphatic circulation
💫Enhances the energy levels
💫Restores balance within the skin
💫Reducing wrinkles and stimulating facial rejuvenation
💫Unifies the mind body and spirit
💫Soothing and balancing effect on the nervous system, Boosting immunity
💫Enhances sleep

“Glowing skin comes really does come from within”

17/01/2023

Our fire element oil contains a blend of organic rejevnenating oils, organic essential oils, and flower and crystal essences to support the fire element.

🔥The fire element contains the organs of the heart, small intestines and pericardium. If you use our facial oil and aculift roller you can shift emotions and nourish the skin in the following ways.

Emotionally
🔥Brings a sense of joy
🔥Brings more passion and creativity
🔥Uplifts the spirit

Skin
🔥Helps regulate the circulation within the skin
🔥Supports even skin tone
🔥Moisturising and hydrating
🔥Anti-inflammatory

What you may notice in the skin if this element is out of balance

❤️Red or purplish tip of the nose: redness can indicate a broken heart (emotional). purple can indicate pooling of the blood or a weak heart and poor circulation

❤️Red rim of the lower eyelid: Can indicate aggravated adrenals and excessive fire energy

❤️Red or dry rim of the upper lip: Can indicate inflammation or dryness in the small intestine and a condition where the emotions take over thinking. The person may be making poor decisions.

❤️Dull eyes: Can indicate that the brain is working slowly.

Have you ever thought about how your emotions or internal organ imbalances may be affecting your skin?

05/12/2022

Classical Five Element Chinese Medicine theory says that each of each of the five elements has a particular emotion related to
it. The emotion of the Wood Element is Anger. The Wood element is also the element of Spring.

Wood exemplifies the energy of growth, change, and pushing through It is a very active energy that allows for a lot of movement and progress, both internally and externally. On the other side, when thwarted or constrained, wood is also the energy of frustration, anger and stress. Like the Wood element, anger can make us hard and unbendable – like the tree that snaps in a strong wind instead of swaying

So what can we learn from the Wood element?

The key here is flexibility. If we hold ourselves too rigidly, we will break and crumble. If we are too loose and wobbly, like a badly rooted tree, there is no growth and real potential for change. So, the healthy balance is to remain flexible but engaged. Because the Wood element exemplifies the energy of growth, it is also about vision, planning and decision making, essential for creative change. Try to be assertive (not angry), flexible (not rigid), and remain engaged with our eyes on the important people and projects in our life.

Our wood element oil affirmation is “I forgive myself and others and this brings a sense of freedom and release”

25/08/2022

🪵Wood element oil affirmation🪵

Our wood element facial oil works on balancing the wood element within the body and skin. The organs of the wood element are the liver and the gallbladder.

When the Wood Element is out of balance, you may see the following on your face:

Frown Lines/ 11 Lines: Indicate a tendency toward anger or frustration. Also indicates shoulder tension.

Jaw tension: Can indicate repressed frustration/anger or unsaid words

Thin or sparse eyebrows: Indicates a lack of assertiveness, the inability to deal with toxic substances like alcohol, drugs, or medications or powerful emotions like anger.

Redness or dry skin in between the eyebrows: can indicate a current situation of suppressed anger

What do we suggest? Using our wood element facial oil and reflex wand. You first apply the oil to the face and then stimulate the wood element reflex points on your face. You will get a detailed map once you purchase from us online or in store. This will stimulate the release of any toxic build up in your gallbladder and liver. This then helps the skin release tension and heal. And let’s not forgot the affirmation, to repeat to yourself as you do so.

This is mediative skin care, this is healing skincare. Have you tried our wood element oil?

14/07/2022

Based on the Chinese philosophy of health it is said that our body structure, emotional tendencies, temperaments, behaviours, illnesses and moods are a synergy between five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water.
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In order to restore balance and sustain a healthy life there needs to be an equilibrium between these elements within our bodies. Each element relates to a specific organ, and each organ holds different emotions. When out of balance it shows negatively on different areas of the skin. Shenko has specific rituals and reflex points to use to create change in the skin via working with this five element theory

Example

The Metal element
✨Yin organ - Lungs
✨Yang organ - Large intestine

Emotions- Guilt, grief, regret

Imbalance within the skin shows as eczema, psoriasis, dry flaky patches especially over eyelid, lines on lower cheeks, white hue to skin, paler complexion.

Have you heard of this concept before? And have you tried out five element healing facial oils?

We would love to hear from you in the comments below.

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