Alexa Dayn

Healing Practices

First Things First

I’m a big fan of natural healing practices because they helped me change my life. I used to be super unhealthy in mind and body, with all kinds of physical and mental health issues, and Western medicine just never worked. It was only when I started implementing these natural and more Eastern practices that I was able drastically improve my life and health. So I really believe in this stuff, and I think the world would be a way healthier and happier place if more people believed in it too — and with that in mind, I’ve done my best to list and categorize some of them here.

But since we still live on a 3D planet: None of the following should be construed as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, nor is it intended to replace or delay visiting a qualified medical professional! 😅🙈

Now that that’s out of the way...

Four Categories

For now I've done my best to categorize all this stuff into the following 4 categories, but stay tuned — there's a new website coming soon! 😁🥳

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Systems and Traditions

Holistic healing lineages and schools of wisdom that offer entire frameworks of tried and true knowledge, which can be a really great starting point

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Individual Tools

Individual healing tools to try out and gradually integrate; some of them come from the previously-mentioned systems and traditions, and some don't but are just as helpful

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Purpose and Personality

Avenues to help us learn more about ourselves, how we operate, and why we’re here, so we can live more awesome lives that are in alignment with our dharma

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Philosophy and Science

Scientific, philosophical, and metaphysical concepts that not super mainstream, but very useful to understand if you’re interested in this kind of thing

Systems and Traditions

Eight Limbs of Yoga

The yogic path is an ancient eightfold path with self-realization and enlightenment, or samadhi, seen as the goal. It includes timeless practices like ethical values, breathing techniques, and meditation, in addition to the physical asana practice that most people typically associate with the word “yoga.”

Ayurveda

Considered a “sister science” to yoga, Ayurveda is an ancient Indian science that provides us with an intuitive and comprehensive framework to implement a more balanced and healthy lifestyle. Based on your specific dosha combination, Ayurvedic wisdom offers a variety of recommended practices like nasya and abhyanga that are remarkably effective.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

TCM includes healing modalities such as acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, and massage, with an emphasis on helping the body find its own balance in order to heal and prevent further imbalance/disease.

Kabbalah

Kabbalah is an ancient mystery school with two main lineages, Jewish Kabbalah and Hermetic Kabbalah, offering a comprehensive understanding of the nature of existence. Both lineages utilize the Tree of Life as a visual representation of many different concepts including the devolution of energy, the human body, and the path to enlightenment.

Hermeticism

Derived from the ancient Greek teachings of Hermes Trismegistus primarily found in The Kybalion, Hermetic philosophy is essentially a collection of wisdom about the nature of the universe and consciousness. Despite the esoteric nature of the information, it’s also very grounded and practically applicable to modern life.

Trinfinity Academy

Trinfinity Academy is a synthesized collection of teachings developed by Bentinho Massaro that seamlessly reconciles all forms of spirituality. The wisdom offered in these amazing (and free!) courses is deep and comprehensive, yet at the same time totally straightforward and practical.

The Chakras

In addition to being the major energy centers of the body, the chakra system offers a way to identify patterns of energy, behavior, and disease, and categorize everything within a comprehensive system that provides more structure and context to the healing process.

Tantra

Although commonly associated with sexual practices in the West, true original Tantra is a self-realization path encouraging liberation from imposed societal constructs, and recognition of the inherent sacredness and duality within everything.

Taoism

Taoism is a detailed, ancient, scientific system of knowledge originating in China that holistically addresses how to live a healthy life by consciously utilizing practices such as exercise, food preparation, and sacred sex.

Wim Hof Method

Also known as the “Ice Man,” Wim Hof is known for pioneering a method of healing involving breath practices and exposure to cold temperatures. He has a beautiful passion for empowering people to heal themselves through simple, natural techniques that are also completely validated by scientific research and study.

The Energy Codes

Developed by Dr. Sue Morter from her many years of experience both as a doctor and as a spiritual seeker, the Energy Codes are a collection of principles and practices we can use in our daily lives to experience more authenticity, awareness, mindfulness, and joy. All of these “codes” have been synthesized into a book, and there are also courses available to dive in more deeply.

Individual Tools

Plant Medicine

Our planet provides an unbelievable amount of natural medicines that can be extracted from flowers, roots, bark, and nuts of certain trees and plants. We can utilize these various substances by working with essential oils, burning incense, and even oral consumption in some cases. Plant medicine is incredibly powerful, safe, and effective when used properly.

Sound Healing

Sound is essentially a manifestation of vibration, and since everything vibrates (including the cells of our bodies), listening to certain music and frequencies can help facilitate deep cellular healing. Solfeggio frequencies, Indian ragas, binaural beats, and mantras are a few examples of more specific applications.

Meditation

Dedicating periods of time to quiet the mind has profound benefits in all areas of life, and there are also supplementary techniques such as mala beads, mudras, sound, breath, kriyas, and yantras which help to expedite and deepen this state.

Baths

Baths can be so much more than just a way to unwind. Since the skin is the largest organ in the body, taking a bath with for example epsom salt, bentonite clay, or essential oils can be a great way to facilitate detoxification, cell repair, or overall healing, depending on what we’re aiming for.

Crystals

There are so many different types of crystals available that can help with various aspects of our mental, spiritual, and even physical well-being. Authentic, natural crystals are powerful healing allies, and there’s an intricate science behind their effectiveness.

Detoxification

It’s very common to experience relief from physical issues that have been plaguing us for years by simply clearing out any built-up toxins, and exposing our bodies to better things moving forward. There are many tools available to accomplish this including bentonite clay, chlorella, colloidal silver, activated charcoal, and oregano oil.

Muscle Testing

Muscle testing (also known as applied kinesiology) basically acts as a bridge between our subconscious mind, which is constantly in tune with electromagnetic energy, and our conscious mind, which typically lacks this awareness. We can use our conscious mind to ask our subconscious just about anything, and muscle testing is the “language” that facilitates this.

Grounding

Earthing, also called grounding, refers to utilizing the natural frequency of the earth to electromagnetically facilitate physical and mental healing. We can ground by simply laying or walking barefoot on any natural surface like grass or sand, and there is even grounding equipment if we’re not able to go outside.

Yoni Eggs

Men are kind of out of luck on this one unfortunately, but women today are once again discovering the incredible physical and energetic benefits of the ancient jade egg practice. Now there are many other readily available crystals we can use in addition to jade, and in this way we’re able to impact our energy on a deeper, subtler level than other methods of working with crystals.

Somatics

Our physical bodies have a tendency to hold onto accumulated trauma, which can manifest as chronic pain, weakness, or even cancer. Instead of suppressing these symptoms with medication, somatic movement practices such as the Alexander Technique, Hanna Somatics, Continuum Movement, and the Feldenkrais Method, use the mind-body connection to release the stored trauma from the tissues which enables us to heal the root of the problem.

Tapping and Acupressure

Based upon the intricate system of meridians and marma points studied in Traditional Chinese Medicine, we can tap or apply pressure to these points ourselves and receive benefits that are similar to having acupuncture needles placed in these points.

Purpose and Personality

Archetypes

Learning about predictable patterns of human behavior, or archetypes, enables us to be more conscious of the patterns we’re playing out in our own lives. This includes not only the positive aspects of each archetypal pattern, but also the potentially negative or shadow aspects, which we’re typically less aware of.

Human Design

The Human Design system unites the teachings of Vedic (Eastern) astrology, Western astrology, the I’Ching, Kabbalah, the chakras, and quantum physics, within one comprehensive system. It’s so helpful for understanding our overall personality and life path, as well as our day-to-day moods and energy levels within the context of planetary transits and interactions with other people.

Jyotish

Also known as Vedic astrology, the science of Jyotish was written in the Vedas thousands of years ago as another “sister science” of yoga. Studying this complex system enables us to gain more context and awareness of why our lives have unfolded the way they have so far, and what we can do moving forward.

The I Ching

Also referred to as the “Book of Changes,” the I Ching is an ancient form of divinatory practice involving 64 hexagrams. Its timeless wisdom is still relevant today, and consulting the I Ching can be a great source of guidance or clarity on any given topic.

Numerology

Originating from Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Babylonian and Egyptian cultures, numerology is the complex study of the meaning of numbers in relation to the cosmos, the planet, and ourselves. There are a few main branches of numerology practiced today including Chaldean, Kabbalah, and Pythagorean.

Enneagram

The Enneagram is a powerful, time-tested tool that we can use to learn our patterns of thinking and ways of relating with others. There are nine categories (which happen to correlate with sacred geometry), and knowing which categories we’re playing out in our lives helps us to live more mindfully.

Sabian Symbols

Sabian Symbols are a collection of images, metaphors, and explanations that trigger a deeper understanding of each one of the 360 degrees of the zodiac. We can use these symbols in conjunction with astrology to offer additional information on our birth chart, or as an oracle if we have a certain question in mind.

Human Personality Field Guide

Pioneered by Paul Wagner, this is a personal development tool that bridges archetypal concepts with psychological study. It provides a “field guide” of sorts that can help us more objectively see the common archetypal patterns of our strengths and weaknesses, as well as archetypal patterns within other people.

Philosophy and Science

Biohacking

Although the term sounds complex, biohacking essentially describes living a better life through the intentional use of various techniques and resources. These resources range from more technologically based things like apps, infrared saunas, and blue light blocking to completely natural practices like taking in sunlight and eating real and organic foods.

Quantum Physics

Quantum physics studies the macrocosmic and microcosmic impact of subatomic particles and energy, which are all ultimately interconnected (hence the phrase “we’re all one”). It bridges the gap between spiritual thinking that can appear kind of “woo woo,” with scientific, measurable data.

Epigenetics

Our genetic makeup can certainly impact our health, but scientists have discovered that our lifestyle choices have an enormous impact on whether or not certain genes become expressed in the first place. This concept has become known as epigenetics, and it empowers us to take ownership and responsibility of our gene expression and overall well-being.

Sacred Geometry

Everything naturally exists in the form of sacred universal patterns that can be observed throughout music, architecture, the human body, and art. On paper these patterns form shapes such as the seven Platonic solids, the Flower of Life, the Golden Mean, and the Sri Yantra, and we can incorporate this wisdom into our lives by working with yantras and mandalas.

Map of Consciousness

Dr. David Hawkins created a logarithmic scale, or map, of all the different levels of consciousness ranging from lower expressions like fear and guilt, to higher expressions like joy and peace. This map can be utilized to categorize just about anything, from the intention or overall awareness level of a single person to the feasibility of a particular idea or concept coming to fruition.

Kundalini

Every person has life force within, sometimes referred to as prana or qi, and a Kundalini awakening refers to this energy being triggered to rise upward from the base of the spine where it otherwise lies dormant. This can happen as a result of significant life changes, breath work, yoga, or sacred plant medicine journeys.

Biorhythms

Our physical, emotional, and intellectual strength rhythmically ebbs and flows according to predictable cycles called biorhythms. Being aware of where we’re at in our biorhythm cycles enables us to better work with our bodies rather than against, and avoid “swimming upstream” unnecessarily.

Toxicity

There are so many sources of toxicity that we’re exposed to on a daily basis (often unknowingly), including electromagnetic frequencies, pharmaceutical drugs, processed and genetically modified foods, and toxic household cleaning and personal care products. Knowing this, there are things we can do to help mitigate our exposure and be more healthy.

Just so you know...

If you do a quick Google search on these topics, you might find that a lot of them have been deemed “pseudoscience,” “spiritual mumbo jumbo,” or plain old BS... but don’t let that discourage you.

Unfortunately there’s a whole lot of deliberate disinformation and accidental misinformation out there due to reasoning beyond the scope of this paragraph — but for now let’s just say that information on the true nature of reality, health, and consciousness is often manipulated or discredited, due to the current state of our planet and the people pulling the strings.

From their perspective, there’s no money in healthy people — only in sick people. It’s crazy, sad, and really messed up, but once we wake up to that understanding and take our health into our own hands, amazing things can happen — i.e., we can get super healthy and not have to always rely on pharmaceutical drugs or Western medicine to live awesome healthy lives!

(I haven’t had to see a doctor in years... just sayin’ 😜)

So if any of this resonates, great, and if it all sounds crazy, no problem!

I’m just here to offer what I can, and to share what’s worked so well for me. 🙏🏼