What is Five Element Acupuncture?
The ancient Chinese mapped out rivers of energy that flow through the body like rivers and streams irrigating the land. Physical and emotional trauma or stress can cause these rivers to become clogged or blocked, and this prevents the energy from irrigating the body as it should, ultimately resulting in illness. Acupuncture works to reopen energy pathways so that the body has the resources it needs to heal itself.
Five Element Acupuncture is a system of medicine that works to harmonize your internal energy with the energy of nature around you. This harmony allows you to adapt more flexibly to the challenges life presents. As we move through the seasons of the year, the energy in nature changes. We move from the stillness of winter, to the activity of spring, to the relaxation of summer, to a letting go of the year in autumn. Human consciousness allows us to observe the seasons, but the objective distance necessary for this observation can also interfere with our ability to naturally adapt to these environmental changes. This, in turn, can prevent the smooth flow of energy and leave us susceptible to illness. Five Element acupuncture helps us to adapt to the change of the seasons so that we remain in optimal health. This flexibility is emotional as well as physical.
Many people who try acupuncture for a specific problem find it helpful to continue with monthly or seasonal treatments as both preventative medicine, and to keep mentally and emotionally flexible. When stress levels are manageable, it is easier to get in touch with your true self and rediscover your passion for life.
What are the five elements?
Thousands of years of observation of both people and nature led the ancient Chinese to map out correspondences between the seasons, emotions, and bodily functions. This led them to conclude that the energy within our bodies works the same way as the energy we see in nature.
What to expect:
Initial appointments generally take up to two hours. An acupuncturist must understand you as a whole person, not a collection of symptoms. Treatment will include the insertion of hair thin, stainless steel needles at points along the channels of energy in your body. Five Element acupuncture treatment consists of a series of steps. First, the energy channels are opened, and negative energy is dispelled. Then energy is built up so that the channels stay open and flowing. Ideally, you should come for three weekly treatments to get this process underway. Follow up treatments usually last one hour. Then, treatments can be spaced monthly, and then seasonally to insure that your energy continues to flow smoothly.
Contact:
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