Category Archives: Five Elements

Earth: Too much sitting injures the spleen: qi gong

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The digestive organs are injured by stagnation.  Desk or remote virtual jobs, long hours of studying, research and writing keep us seated.  Relaxing and decompressing may also become habituated to screen time, gaming or media binging. Fatigue sets in from lack of activity; a sedentary life is injurious. Frankly, it is killing us slowly. The combination of oversitting and overthinking is a harmful combination for the earth organs,  particularly the spleen.  The lack of healthy circulation settles dampness deep into our systems. If you are prone to oversitting, please build in healthy habits.  Set a timer at the desk for … Continue reading →

Does your yes serve the balance? Earth Sounds

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HEALING SOUNDS FOR THE EARTH ELEMENT The earth element, is involved with digestion and transformation of food. It can get bogged down with overthinking, oversitting, worry, anxiety. This can result in weight gain or indigestion. When the earth element is weak we may say ‘yes’ when we mean ‘no’ or ‘can I get back to you on that? In this way, we create imbalance within by giving ourselves away to be liked or approved of, to avoid conflict, to fit into social norms or to get something from the other party. The earth season holds the energy of center, return, … Continue reading →

Metal: You are precious

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You are precious is one of the messages that I speak to my patients during the fall season. Outside of the clinic, I love to remind friends or strangers how valuable they are. Try it and notice how it makes you feel. It immediately moves me into heart space.  I delight in seeing the sparkle in their eyes or their body relax into goodness. What an easy way to make the world a better place. Metal is the element of autumn. Theme of the season is value, worth, letting go of that which no longer serves, honoring our grief, integrity, … Continue reading →

Metal: Shine on you crazy diamond

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Shine on you crazy diamond! Allow your inner light to shine through as we move into days of diminishing daylight. Our moods may change with less light.  Diamonds form from elemental carbon between 237,000 – 1.3 million times atmospheric pressure deep within the earth.  Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe according to mass. This makes carbon rather ‘ordinary’.  However the brilliance of the diamond is acquired from intense pressure to ordinary carbon.  Like carbon, our extraordinary-ness is derived from our ordinary-ness plus stress.  The practice of being present moment to moment helps us appreciate the extraordinary in … Continue reading →

Fire – Let the sun kiss you

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Catch the last convertible sun rays to boost your vitamin D stores. March-October 20 minutes of sunstrike between 10-2 on your precious skin equals approximately 4000 IU. The immune system is ruled by the triple burner 🔥🔥🔥 ministeral fire. Living in the dynamic flow of the seasons reminds us to stock up while we can. Let the sun kiss you. #elementwisdomcards #vitamind #fire #fivelements #naturopathicmedicine #sun

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After the fire, the garden

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After the fire, the garden. The late summer calls me. it ain’t linear y’all! We weave in and out of the slipstream until we are able to abide in the contradiction of opposition. I moved a monster of a rock today! It felt soooo good! I leveraged and sweated and positioned and sweated and repositioned. I pushed myself beyond my conceivable strength. The truth is that I was triggered. So I dug in deeper and worked it out. I didn’t blame. I didn’t shame. I stayed with the uncomfortable feelings. I’ve done rock work for years. I inherited a garden … Continue reading →

Fire – Apply self love generously

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The heart ♥️ and it’s heart protector🧡 have energy peaks during the summer. If you are struggling with self love, breaking out of toxic patterns or conflicts with your family or beloveds, connect for the support you need. Book an acupuncture session. Purchase a fire/summer Element Wisdom Card deck. Love yourself. Care for yourself. Empower yourself. 💫  #love #heartblock #selflove #acupuncture #naturopathicdoctor #wayshower

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Fire – Passionflower

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Never, ever forget that you are the goddess. A force of destruction. A force of creation. Always choose dignity as passions bloom. 💜 Yes sista, this message has been downloaded from the slipstream.💫 #passionflower #shiva #stumpgrinding #goddess #stardust #relationshipcoaching

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Fire – Shine your light

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Choose integrity in relationships ever single time. If they have been holding you secret- run. If you have been holding shadow secrets – shine your light. Is it ‘jealousy’ or is it intuition? Cut the drama. Cut the cord. Claim your honor. Pierce the Matrix. If you need support, contact me. Let acupuncture release your inner Viking.

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Water ~ Be like Water

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    Winter, according to the wisdom of the elements, is about dreaming, resting, relaxing, restoring, recharging and germinating seeds which will break through the thawing frozen ground of winter come spring when energy naturally moves upward and outward.  Plans made and action taken in harmony with the greater cycles of the cosmos, are much more likely to come to fruition. Over the last few years, I have been observing, studying and syncing myself with the elemental cycles as practiced by the ancients. I often call it ‘re-wilding’ myself. I started with Seasonal Wellness classes in 2015. In 2019 I … Continue reading →