March 13, 2017
I joke a lot that I play the “translator” role in my family. I listen to each member using their words and when the other person is stuck trying to understand, I simply change the diction usage and they understand it. Each of the five elements has the language perspective they like to use. In this series I’m hoping to help elucidate this difference and hopefully help you better understand those around you. Here’s a quick explanation of how the five constitutions will focus their language: Water: Overriding themes that are meant to teach lessons for wisdom. Wood: Direct arguments and trying to “win” the conversation. Fire: People centered and fun. Earth: Focusing on the community and people’s needs. Metal: Flowy and poetic word usage. “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi This is my favorite quote, and I was analyzing […]
February 20, 2017
The Urinary Bladder (UB) is, just like the Kidney (KDY), also a controller of water in the body. There is a difference in the way they function though and the type of water they control. The main difference stems from the UB being a “yang” organ (extroverted…outward…etc) and the KDY being a yin organ (introverted…inward…etc) To remind you, water in chinese medicine has to do with resources, fear, and the truth. Fear and the Various Responses: When fear kicks in, the three typical responses are fight, flight, or freeze. When it’s the KDY we are examining, we’re mostly talking about freezing. The KDY gives you a second to think and respond. Fight and flight, those are the UB’s responses. In the moment, we just act. This is why the UB is considered the head of security, constantly watching and there in a flash. The After-Effect on the Body: […]
February 1, 2017
If your body were a business and the organs were different jobs at the business, the Kidney Official would be the accountant of your body. The accountant of any business has to take things for what they are and what the bottom line reads. In acupuncture, water energy represents the truth, resources, and fear. The Kidney, being the ruler of water, commands all of these. An accountant needs to be very fact driven. If not, they may give bad advice to the company about the state of their finances. If this happens, the company is bound to make incorrect moves, draining it’s money supply and potentially going bankrupt. Energy is the money of your body and more specifically it is broken up into two kinds of energy: “qi” which represents the checking account and “jing” which represents the savings account. Jing is stored in the Kidneys and when it is […]