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The Water Element encompasses the most beautiful expressions of human life – truth and wisdom in the spirit, knowledge and understanding in the mind, and purity and vitality in the body. These are the deepest sources of healing.
Acute Stress, Trauma and the Water Element How do you feel when someone cuts you off in traffic? Most of us are familiar with the acute stress response (ASR) – the surge of fear and tension that takes over when we face threat. The response is so fast and instinctive that we may feel we have been temporarily hijacked by
The Will and Its Power: What the Water Element in Five Element Acupuncture Can Teach Us Most of us think of will power as something desirable. It’s a positive character attribute that we both admire in others and seek to strengthen in ourselves. Will power gives us the determination to stick with our goals. But what is the will, and how
Fear and Fearlessness: The Water Element in Five Element Acupuncture The Water Element in Five Element acupuncture theory embodies the season of Winter and the will to endure through hardship, both in nature and in the human spirit. A robust Water Element within gives us the resolve to face unthinkable fears that threaten our basic survival. The legendary phrase, “Nothing
