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Nourishment, Vitality, Harmony Planet Earth feeds us and heals us. The ancient Chinese understood that human beings are part of the web of life, and Earth is the source of all nourishment and vitality. The Earth Element in Five Element acupuncture theory is regarded as the center of the Five Elements. Everything is born from and returns to the
Thinking and Over-Thinking: the Earth Element in Five Element Acupuncture Information overload is the source of many maladies in the Information Age, discussed in Part I of this blog post on the Earth Element in Five Element acupuncture. Distracted thinking, worry and obsession are so widespread and habitual that they are almost invisible and appear to be a “normal” state
Feed Your Mind: The Earth Element in Five Element Acupuncture The Earth Element in Five Element acupuncture governs nourishment and digestion in every aspect of body, mind and spirit. Earth is the Element of Late Summer, season of the harvest. The harvest includes all that we take in from the outside world. In Five Element acupuncture, nourishment includes more than
Five Elements, Portland and the Eagle Creek Fire Late Summer in Portland (the Earth Element) has brought us face-to-face with the Five Element cycle in the rawest form. As the Eagle Creek fire in Columbia River Gorge continues to burn, we see at play the fundamental energy of the creation or “sheng” cycle of Five Element theory. The ancient Chinese saw the Wood
How to Make Home-Cooked Meals for Trail and Camp Tired of those freeze-dried back-packing meals from REI? It’s easy to have delicious and nutritious home-cooked stews and vegetables when you are in the woods. All it takes is some leftover stew, about 30 minutes of extra prep time and a dehydrator. Amazingly, the food loses none of it’s flavor and
Late Summer, season of the Earth Element, is intimately connected with the harvest and the nourishment it brings. This is more than simply nourishment of the physical body. It is also the nurturing of mind and spirit that is essential to a full and healthy life. The energy of the Earth Element is akin to the nurturing love of a
In the midst of Summer’s warmth and play, there comes a day when we feel a faint chill in the air. We know that Summer is coming to an end, and Autumn is on its way. The days may be warm, but they are shorter and don’t carry the same punch of heat. Mornings are cool, and the air feels
A soft veil dims the tender skies, And half conceals from pensive eyes The bronzing tokens of the fall; A calmness broods upon the hills,And summer’s parting dream distills A charm of silence over all. — Henry Van Dyke In the midst of Summer’s joy, warmth and play — the picnics, the weddings, the family reunions, trips to the beach
