![]() ![]() This is a great point to use when you’re feeing hot-headed or fiery-tempered. Liver 2, aka Moving Between, spreads Liver Qi and clears Liver fire. Anger drives us forward and compels us to change and grow, as individuals and as a collective. Protesting, speaking out against injustice, and demanding action are all signs of the Liver doing its job in response to anger. ![]() But the value of anger is that it gets our attention when things are out of balance in our body and in our world. Imbalance in the Liver system manifests physically with headaches, waking up between 1-3AM, and tension in the neck and shoulders.Īnger can injure the body when it’s either vented excessively or repressed. At the same time, an excess of anger or repressed anger inhibits the Liver’s function, leading to further emotional imbalance and feelings of frustration, resentment, aggression and depression. Anger is the natural response to any interruption in the Liver’s mission to move and grow. The wood element is all about growth and expansive movement, and the Liver directs this internally, both physically and emotionally. AngerĪccording to TCM theory, anger is related to the Liver and the wood element. It’s a great point to help you work through grief. Often when you massage this point your lungs will reflexively inhale deeply. It’s located on the upper arm, on the lateral border of the biceps muscle, about 6 inches above the elbow crease. It calms and uplifts the spirit, helping to restore a sense of self worth and receptivity. Lung 3, aka Heavenly Palace, is wonderful point for processing grief and supporting the lungs. And our lungs give us the power to feel and express our grief. It contracts by nature, encouraging us to look within and identify sources of sadness that we’ve been holding on to. We’re witnessing violence against Black, Indigenous and People of Color and the effects of generations of institutionalized racism. We’ve lost 100,000 lives in this country to a pandemic. We’re going through a time of immense grief. Prolonged, unprocessed grief impairs the lungs’ function and consumes the Qi, leading to exhaustion, lassitude and shortness of breath. The lungs are our first line of defense against external pathogens, and their primary function is to disperse and disseminate Qi throughout the rest of the body. GriefĪccording to TCM theory, grief is related to the lungs and the metal element. There are many reasons to feel overwhelmed emotionally, so we’re offering one perspective in the hope that you will find some comfort or insight in it. We hope it’s helpful. ![]() We’re physically isolated from one another and adjusting to new dynamics at work, school, and in our families. We’re mourning the loss of over 100,000 lives in this country and 400,000 globally from COVID-19. A desperately needed national conversation on racism is starting to happen, and it’s painful. We’ve borne witness to police brutality and violence against Black individuals. We’ve heard it from you and we see it on the news and in our social media feeds. Below you’ll find more information about each of the emotions, including acupressure points for self-care. Each of the emotions has correlations within a larger context, including a corresponding organ system and element. Dysfunction in the organ systems can also cause emotional symptoms for example when the liver system is out of balance, excessive anger can result. The emotions are considered a cause of disease under certain conditions, such as a prolonged experience of one emotion or suppression of emotions. TCM actually has some pretty interesting things to say about the emotions in the context of disease and health. Recently we published a series of social media posts on emotions and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and we’re sharing it here on our website too for anyone who missed it. ![]()
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