Ear Candling, otherwise known as ’coning’ or ‘thermal auricular therapy’, ear candling can promote deep relaxation, relieve stress, promote general good health and well-being whilst also facilitating the removal of ear wax. It’s other benefits include:
- Removal of impacted wax
- Ease of irritation in ears and sinuses
- It opens up nasal breathing
- Helps to regulate pressure and pain in cases of sinusitis, rhinitis or migraines
- Simulates energy points and reflex zones
- Improves lymphatic circulation
- Reduces noises in the ear such as ringing or tinnitus
An ear candle treatment can be helpful for many problems and conditions, including the following:
- Sinusitis or catarrh
- Tinnitus
- Hay fever
- Headaches or migraines
- Anxiety and stress
- Loosens excessive ear wax
- Ear pressure due to flying
- Vertigo and dizziness
- Asthma Snoring
- Colds and flu
- Ear ache or glue ear
Whilst felt by some as an alternative to ear syringing, the treatment involves placing an ear candle – a hollow tube made of cotton, and soaked in natural ingredients such as beeswax, hy and herbs – into the ear canal.
As each ear is treated separately, the candle gently burns down and acts like a ‘chimney’ effect, warming the air inside which rises and escapes. This helps to draw out the ear wax in the process. As each ear is treated separately, the candle gently burns down and acts like a ‘chimney’ effect, warming the air inside which rises and escapes. This helps to draw out the ear wax in the process.
The flicker of the flame creates vibrations that massage the eardrum, helping to remove excess wax and impurities whilst the herbal vapours from the candle into the ear canal help to soothe and balance. The flame creates a natural vacuum drawing wax up into the base of the candle gently.
As the candle burns down, you will hear a crackling sound which creates a relaxing experience together with a feeling of warmth and comfort and an infusion of herbs and essential oils.
The removal of excess wax and impurities helps to clear the inner ear and sinuses, regulates ear pressure and creates a lighter sensation in the head and ears. Some people feel that ear candles provide more relief for blocked ears than ear syringing because the treatment draws the wax from the ear rather than compacting it.
The ear candling treatment can be followed by a massage of the outer ear, followed by a pressure point and lymphatic drainage massage of the face and this complements the effects of the ear candling by helping to release blockages in the sinuses and ears.
Ear candling is a natural and non-invasive process but there are certain conditions that would prevent treatment. At the start of the session, we conduct a pre-consultation of all our clients which includes going through a medical check list and current symptoms to help assess if ear candling is the right treatment for you.
You will then be placed in a comfortable position on your side before an ear candle is placed in your ear and held in place. A session can last for approximately 30 minutes depending on how compacted your earwax is. At the end we will do the “big reveal” where the base of the candle is opened to see how much wax and other impurities have come out. There are many different things we can find out about your body by looking at the quality of the wax. For example if you have an overgrowth of yeast in your body, etc.
Some people may experience relief immediately after the first session but more candling may be needed depending on the nature of your ailment. But many people find that the positive outcome includes clarity of sound and an immediate relief of pressure in the ears or sinuses.
Credentials
Devon Parker has lived a remarkable, unconventional life. Her parents taught her how tomeditate when she was 5 years old, and by the age of 12 had traveled to over a dozen different countries. During a very tumultuous, death-defying teenage era, Devon found herself in the midst of a healing crisis. She was introduced to a wide variety of spiritual teachers, healers, and medicine people to navigate a dark night of the soul. Her parents were connected to many spiritual teachers including Maharishi, Papaji, Ekhart Tolle, Mother Meera, Saniel Bonder, Howard Badhand, Byron Katie and others.
A friend referred Devon to Tibetan Cranial Master teacher Shar Lee and after just one session, she saw an immediate shift in deep wounds and patterns she spent years desperately trying to overcome. Shar informed Devon she “had the pulse to do this work.” The idea at the time seemed unfathomable to help others as she was struggling to find balance within herself. She began training and apprenticing with Shar, and through time and dedication was able to transcend her own trauma to become a “wounded healer.” With an acute sensitivity to pain, and direct experience navigating emotional trauma, she used her own experience and spiritual awakening to help others with a similar story. After much practice, in 2005 Devon became a practitioner of Tibetan Cranial. She spent the next decade working with people recovering from PTSD, TBI, sexual trauma, wounded warriors returning from Iraq and Afganistan, MS, strokes, and many other issues. Devon witnessed first hand the diverse and direct impact of Tibetan Cranial.
Devon spent the last 20 years deeply involved in Traditional Lakota ceremonies. She believes that the combination of Tibetan Cranial and the “Red Road” (sweat lodge, vision quest and sundance) helped put her spirit back in her body. Healing the trauma from her childhood and beyond. Through sacred songs, sweat, and sacrifice, a groundedness and openness was remembered. Devon worked directly with the Lakota people on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, participating in “Hamblecha” or “to seek a vision” annually (4 days seated in a designated place in the woods with no food or water), and spent many years learning the songs, protocols and traditions for their sacred ceremonies passed down through many generations. These songs helped her find her voice again after the traumatic experiences she suffered in her youth. Through these ancient songs one can gain a deeper connection to the Great Mystery (Wa ma ska ska). After 10 years of incredibly challenging spiritual tests she fulfilled her commitment to the red road and became a “Pipe carrier” or Canupa carrier which in short is a solemn pledge to live in service of others for this lifetime and beyond.
In 2007 Devon attended a 12 day retreat with Geshe Chongtul Rinpoche of Bon Shen Ling to study rare ancient traditions of the Tibetan Bon lineage. This transmission helped to deepen her connection with mantra, Tibetan yogic exercises and Bon Phurpa teachings used to channel healing energy, perform soul retreival, and harness sound for specific healing purposes. Since then, Chongtul Rinpoche has mentored her individually over the years remotely and has been an important source of spiritual teachings, guidance and refuge. This has helped her connect into the Tibetan lineage on a deeper level. >> INSERT PHOTOS OF BON LAMA
Devon Parker does not claim to be a shaman, or a medicine woman, she prefers to refer to herself as a common woman who has navigated deep personal wounds and come through the other side. Like the buffalo that walks head first through the storm, Devon hopes to help usher people through the fog of suffering towards a remembering of their own inner wisdom and divinity.
