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I have personally found much benefit from doing candling of the ears. This is one of those things which seems pretty far-out and almost like an old witch’s formula of something you would practice in the backwoods during the Middle Ages. However, my philosophy is to judge a tree by its fruits — if something works, then I give credit where credit is due. It has made me feel lighter and provided a relief of sinus pressure especially in the head area, so I will personally attest to the results from ear candling. Please, don’t knock it until you try it.
This is technically a form of breath work and the candle is nothing more than a facilitator of sucking out air from the body. As a result you may find that you will inhale and exhale more deeply as you are doing this. The level of abundance of oxygen in the body is a great indicator of robust health, and so the more deeply that you can respirate and oxygenate your trillions of cells, the more your cells will thank you back.
The mechanism of ear candling is extremely simple and operates by the power of pulling and sucking. At the bottom of the candle there is an opening — as the fire burns at the top of the cylinder, it demands air to keep the flame going. It will pull air out of your ear, from deep within your sinuses and all throughout your body to feed the flame. This creates a sort of vacuuming effect on the interior of your body, up through the ear canal. As you inhale through your lungs at the same time, you can even feel the connecting of the circuits of the body, from this intake of oxygen, as the breath connects and matches up to the channels where air is flowing out of the body.
This is an activity that is more easily accomplished with a partner, although you could still do it by yourself, in which case you would just need to set up a mirror to see what you’re doing and to watch the flame burn. Essentially, here is how you administer this:
— Get a paper plate and cut a whole in the middle, and stick the bottom of a special beeswax candle through it (to protect any ash from falling on your head or face)
— Lie on your side in a comfortable setting like on a couch or bed
— Keep a cup of water nearby
— Place the bottom of the candle into your ear, twisting it until it is snug and airtight, with the paper plate covering your face below the main part of the candle
— Light the top of the beeswax candle and allow the top of the candle to burn
— Inhale and exhale slowly and deeply, feeling the air moving through your body with increased assistance from the re-pressurization
— After a few minutes, the candle will burn down to a nub
— At this point, pull out the candle and throw it in the cup of water, extinguishing the flame
— Then relax on your side for another minute or two, inhaling and exhaling deeply
For anybody who has even experienced sinus pressure, allergies, headaches, or congestion of the ears, throat, nose and chest, the ear candling can help to provide particular relief, respiration and oxygenation to the system. Likewise, for anybody who has suffered from issues of the nervous system, this can also target and benefit the head, neck and brain area of the body where so many nerve bundles are compacted.
I know that many people are skeptical of ear candling and are even scared of it. Using fire always seems risky on some level, but if you practice this method carefully with a partner, or with a mirror, and protective plates, then you are controlling all of the elements and you will likely contain any risk of ash falling. Definitely give it a try and judge for yourself.
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Good luck!
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