Welcome readers! I met with my lovely friend, Hannah Grasso, the other day to start brainstorming on some workshop ideas. I absolutely love combining things I love and working with other inspiring women.
Our brainstorming led us to exploring how we can each invite participants at our workshop to tap in to the elements as they exist within their bodies through the use of movement and acupuncture. For my portion of the workshop (the acupuncture), I have chosen one point related to each of the 5-elements to stimulate while participants rest in savasana at the end of class. I am choosing points on these meridians that I use most commonly in the clinic, and that are safe to use on all bodies.
Each of the 5-elements in Chinese medicine can be seen represented in the world around us as well as within our own bodies. Below, I have an introductory list to help you better understand a bit about the qualities of each of the elements. Each element is related to a yin and a yang meridian, a season, a color, an emotion, and actually a lot of other aspects, but I’ll just leave it there for simplicity’s sake.
Fire
Meridians: Heart/Small Intestine, Pericardium/San Jiao
Season: Summer
Color: Red
Emotion: Joy
Earth
Meridians: Spleen/Stomach
Season: Late-summer
Color: Yellow
Emotion: Thoughtfulness
Metal
Meridians: Lung/Large Intestine
Season: Autumn
Color: White
Emotion: Grief
Water
Meridians: Kidney/Bladder
Season: Winter
Color: Black
Emotion: Fear
Wood
Meridians: Liver/Gall Bladder
Season: Spring
Color: Green
Emotion: Anger
Stay tuned for my next blog! I will show you the points I have chosen to use with a short description of their functions.