Thymus

So, one of our fantastic FFR Instructors gave us a fabulous idea to post a series on organs and their functions, emotions, etc.  Thanks Julia!!!

Foot zoning is an amazing tool used to recognize physical, emotional, mental and spiritual imbalances in the body.  As a practitioner, I pay special attention to organs as they are ultra important in the the body functioning correctly.  Organs tend to hold and store energy from emotions and if these emotions are negative this can lead to energy imbalances, because each organ is linked to a chakra.

The intention of this blog is to give some information that may help in recognizing if an organ is functioning correctly on all levels.  We also will be sharing some tools that may be helpful in restoring balance to the body.

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Thymus

Our first post we are going to focus on the Thymus.  Not many people understand the role of the thymus in the human body.  For a detailed definition, here is a link to for you to view. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymus

Basically the thymus is a specialized organ of the lymphatic immune system.  It instructs T-cells, a special white blood cell, to attact viruses.  It is also linked to our ability to sleep and regulate sweat. It is located behind your sternum and grows until puberty.

Physical symptoms of an underactive thymus may include:
- weak immune system
- allergies
- infections that persist over a long period of time
- extreme sweating
- sore throat
- swollen glands
- depression
- difficulty sleeping

The thymus is linked to the heart chakra.  Whenever I feel an imbalance in the thymus during a foot zone, I pay attention to the other organs and areas of the body that are connected to the heart chakra.  If I feel a trigger in more than one of these areas, I also use tools that may help balance this chakra.  For ideas on how to balance the heart chakra, please visit our previous post entitled heart chakra.

Even though the thymus only grows until puberty, the thymus still holds energy as an adult and plays an important role in the body.

What can I do to help my thymus function correctly?
- eat sufficient ammount of protien
- take vitamins C, A, E
- take minerals such as Zinc and Selenium
- make sure you are getting sufficient amino acids
- tap your thymus for 30 seconds each morning and night (thump your middle two fingers on your breast bone until you hear a hollow sound. This is the thymus area).
- work the thymus reflex point on the foot.
- apply Ylang Ylang essential oil to the thymus point on the foot