The
Five Elements in Oriental Medicine
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Insomnia and sleep problems, somnolence, forgetfulness,
anxiety, depression, irritability, CFS, stress, addiction,
withdrawal and detox, stop smoking
Oriental medicine sees the body, mind and emotions as an
integrated whole. Our thoughts and feelings interact directly
on our internal organs and the state of our body directly
affects our thoughts and feelings.
Each emotion that we feel has a specific impact on the nature
of the energy that flows through our body. Anger makes energy
rise; we often see angry cartoon characters with steam coming
out of their ears and know exactly how they feel. Worry
knots the energy and affects the digestion; it's hard to
nourish yourself with a knot in your stomach. Sadness dissolves
energy and affects the lungs; we are often unable to breath
deeply or take in anything new and fresh when we are mourning
for that which has passed. Fear makes energy descend; you
can't think straight when there is no energy in your head
and you feel as though your very foundation has been rocked.
Excessive excitement over stimulates the heart and it is
only when the heart is calm that we are able to relax enough
to sleep deeply and restore our senses.
By restoring balance at an organ level a healing influence
can be imparted at an emotional level, similarly, by investigating
our current emotional condition we are able to make links
to physical imbalances that appear and address these at
a deep and lasting level.
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