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Harriet Beinfield, Efrem Korngold Eastern Medicine is viewing the body, mind and spirit as interacting systems. A balance between those systems results in a healthy body. There is more emphasis on maintaining health and prevent illnesses rather than attempting a cure according to the Western way, which is predominantly only a suppression of symptoms.

To understand the concepts of Oriental Medicine it is essential to investigate the position we humans are upholding within this universe, grasp the idea that everything is made of energy, understand the interaction between us humans and the natural forces and employ the theory of Yin and Yang.

The Universe

Here we are people on planet earth and earth is one planet in a solar system. This solar system is one star in a Galaxy and beyond this Galaxy there are many more. This shows how the smaller parts are part of the larger parts which are part of the entire Universe.

If you affect one of the people you affect the entire Universe, and this being is a small fragment of the whole, because what happens in just a small fragment of the holographic energy interface pattern affects the entire structure simultaneously, there is a tremendous connectivity relationship between all parts of the holographic universe.

Energy

Is also called Qi, Prana, Vital Force, etc. energy can manifest in many different dimensions of a living organism, such as in anatomy, in posture, in movement, in personality or in social behaviour.

The energy in our universe is the life force from which life itself generates.

Even though it is invisible for most of us, we can develop to sense or feel this energy. Using our hands we can sense this energy best in our abdominal area, because that's the place where our connection with life originated from.

Qi is our innate healing force, which predominantly keeps a healthy organism in balance and tries to regain balance in a diseased organism.

This energy is antagonistic, which means it consists out of opposites which are called Yin & Yang.

Yin & Yang

• Everything is composed of Yin and Yang to varying degrees.
• There is never a perfect balance between Yin and Yang, as everything constantly moves and changes.
• Yin represents centrifugality (away from the centre) and Yang represents centripetality (toward the centre).
• Yin and Yang together create energy and all phenomena.
• Yin either attracts or rejects Yang and vice versa.
• Yin and Yang combined in interchanging compositions create different phenomena, e.g. ice changes to water and water changes to steam.
• All phenomena are subject to change, constantly changing their constitution to the opposite, e.g. a burning tree creates ash and the ash nourishes the earth.
• Extreme Yin produces Yang, extreme Yang produces Yin.
• All physical manifestations are Yang in the middle / centre and Yin at the surface, e.g. the nucleus of a cell is Yang and the plasma around is Yin, or the stone in the fruit is Yang and the flesh around is Yin.

The 5 Elements

In traditional Chinese medicine the Five Elements Theory is used to interpret the relationship between the physiology and pathology of the human body and the natural environment.

Wood, for example, involved the aspects of germination, extension, softness, and harmony; Fire involves the aspects of heat and flaring; Earth involves the aspects of growing, nourishing, and changing; Metal is associated with cleaning up, killing, strength, and firmness; and water is associated with cold, moisture, and downward flowing.

There are two major cycles I would like to explain a bit more in detail.

Generating or Creative Cycle

Based on Five Element Theory, each elemental force generates or creates the next element in a creative sequence.

• Water generates wood. Rain nourishes a tree.
• Wood generates fire. Burning wood generates fire.
• Fire generates earth. Ash is created from the fire.
• Earth generates metal. Metal is mined from the earth.
• Metal generates water. Water condenses on metal.

When applying this "supportive relationship" to the human body, you can see that each internal organ embodies the energetic qualities of the element it's related to. Each organ is responsible for providing the energy needed by the next organ in the generative cycle.

• Kidney (water element) supports the Liver (wood element).
• Liver (wood element) supports the Heart (fire element).
• Heart (fire element) supports the Spleen (earth element).
• Spleen (earth element) supports the Lung (metal element).
• Lung (metal element) supports the Kidney (water element).

In practice this means that disharmony in an element is passed on to the next element in the cycle. This phenomenon is known as the Law of Mother-Child and relates to the saying: If the child is ill, treat the mother.

For example if the Spleen is deficient, it encourages the formation of phlegm which lodges in the Lungs which is the child of the Spleen. In this case the Spleen (which is the Mother organ), should be treated as well as the Lungs.

Controlling Cycle

Based on Five Element Theory, each elemental force is also associated with another element which it is responsible for controlling or regulating.

• Water controls fire. Water puts fire out.
• Wood controls earth. Tree roots hold clods of earth.
• Fire controls metal. Fire can melt metal.
• Earth controls water. A pond holds water.
• Metal controls wood. An axe cuts wood.

When applying this "regulating relationship" to the human body, you can see that each internal organ embodies the energetic qualities of the element it's related to. Each organ is responsible for providing energy to regulate or control excesses or deficiencies in the energy of the organ it's associated with in this cycle.

• Lung (metal element) controls Liver (wood element).
• Heart (fire element) controls Lung (metal element).
• Kidney (water element) controls Heart (fire element).
• Spleen (earth element) controls Kidney (water element).
• Liver (wood element) controls Spleen (earth element).

An example for the controlling cycle is when Kidneys become weak; they can not control the fire hence circulatory problems can develop such as High Blood Pressure.

Marion Heyeres is a mother of 2 boys, working as a Shiatsu Therapist from home incorporating different Oriental Therapies in her treatments. She is also the founder of Dreaming Big Time, a marketing company designed to help people change their life to the better whilst building their own home based online business in the personal development industry.

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