5 ELEMENT ACUPUNCTURE

In Chinese Medicine the tradition of classical five elements acupuncture is attributed to Professor J.R. Worsley. The five elements are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. The five elements are also known as the 5 Phases. The Organs are classified and paired as Yin (Zang) Organs or Yang (Fu) Organs. Each pairing of Yin/Yang or Zang/Fu Organs are matched with an Element.
Each Element has its own officials and correspondences. Diagnosis is made pulse diagnosis, abdominal diagnosis and with primary associations of Colour, Sound, Odour and Emotion. Secondary associations include time of day, seasons and tastes. Each organ has a function its physical, emotion and spirit function.
During Consultation, skin tones and vocal tones, odour and emotions are observed, helping to diagnose which organs are showing symptoms. The consultation will begin with the physical, though in 5 Elements we look at the emotion and spirit too.
The Wood Element is our Spring, in our energy cycles it is an urge to stretch or expand and move, it is birth and growth, it is hope and our ability to ‘see’ it, our literal and sensory vision. Its organs are Liver and Gallbladder, its colour is Green, its sound is Shout, its emotion is Anger.
The Fire Element is our Summer, our energy cycle is at the fullness of its capacity and expression. It is laughter and joy, it is love and relationship. It is unique as it has 2 pairs of organs, Heart and Small Intestine, Heart Protector and Triple Heater, its colour is Red, its sound is Laugh, its emotion is Joy.
The Earth Element is our Late Summer, our Harvest time, our energy cycle begins to gather its abundance, it is aware of its capabilities, it balances. Its organs are the Spleen and Stomach, its colour is Yellow, its sound is Sing, its emotion is Worry.
The Metal Element is our Autumn, our energy cycle is conserving, reducing, letting go and dying off. It organs are the Lungs and Large Intestine, its colour is White, its sound is Weep, its emotion is Grief.
The Water Element is our Winter, our energy cycle is in rest and recovery, silence, stillness and wisdom. Its organs are the Kidney and Bladder, its colour is Blue, its sound is Groan, it's emotion is Fear.
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