The Season of Fire
Ancient Taoist masters developed wellness
theories for each season utilizing the Five Elements of Wood, Fire, Earth,
Metal and Fire. Fire is the element of summer. For those who wish to use a
proactive approach to health I will discuss a few Taoist concepts for summer
health maintenance.
The Heart is
the Yin organ associated with the Fire element of the summer season and the
Small Intestine is the Yang organ. Mars is the planet, red is the color, love
and joy are positive summer emotions and hate and impatience are negative
summer emotions. I find it interesting that the planet Mars has been associated
with the color red and the act of war by many who had little or no
understanding of these ancient Taoist concepts.
Heart
attacks are more common in the summer and emotion plays a major part.
Negative
emotions such as anger and impatience can be a greater risk to the heart in the
summer. Negative emotions also create
problems for our small intestine. The small intestine is the digestive tract
between the stomach and cecum. Absorption and digestion are not the only
functions of the small intestine; according to Taoist theory the small
intestine also helps the body digest unsettled emotions.
During the
hot summer months negative emotions of anger, worry, sadness, fear and
impatience should be avoided as much as possible. If the small intestine
becomes over loaded with negative emotions it can become unhealthy. An
unhealthy small intestine can cause hormonal and menstrual disorders for women.
It can also develop mucus in the lungs and be the cause of back pain and varicose
veins.
The Harlem
Ki Energy Center www.kienergycenter.com can help you develop a proactive approach to
summer health with meditation classes every Wednesday 6:30pm to 8:00pm, and
special Ki small intestine organ massage treatments. Ki treatments can help the
small intestine eliminate toxins caused by negative emotions. Meditation can
eliminate negative thoughts which can help develop the positive summer emotions
of love and joy.
Call my
direct line at 646 329-6727 to schedule an appointment at our Harlem wellness
center; or send me an email at life@theway2willness.info.
