Spring is the time of the Liver.
In Chinese Medicine, different organs are associated with the seasons.
Everything is cyclical and has a relationship to something else. In
every season, our body may require different lifestyle choices to
maintain balance.
In many traditions, cleansing is done in the spring, that is because our
liver becomes active during this time. It's a good time to clear out
anything out left from the winter. We start to crave different foods,
perhaps less starchy foods, lighter ones. We start to spend more time
outside, becoming more active. The color associated with the liver is
green. Greens are indeed cleansing and alkalizing, simply trying to add
something green to almost every meal, can improve your health. The
flavor of the liver is sour; it has an astringent quality. Simply
starting your day with lemon water or drinking it throughout the day,
also eating granny smith apples between meals can help your
Liver/Gallbladder.
Try using apple cider vinegar instead of other types, as this is an
alkaline vinegar. It is thought that disease and bacteria grow in a more
acidic environment, so doing a few simple things to alkalize our diets,
can be a gentle way of helping our body cleanse itself.
In Chinese Medicine, We do not recommend anything too extreme, this
tends to create more of an imbalance as we yo-yo back and forth. We are
looking for the middle way to walk our path and live, a balanced way.
This includes, lifestyle, diet, work, hobbies, and even how we think.
The main emotion of the Liver is Anger. The liver rules the smooth flow
of Qi and Blood. Irritation can be a sign of stagnation. The liver wants
to move so adding in some movement to your daily practice can help
smooth everything out. Our thoughts can also cause stagnation. Breathing
into stagnation, anger, impatience, frustration helps to relieve them.
The Liver also has to do with your vision for yourself. We may not have a
vision, or feel that frustrated in achieving it, or feel perfectly
content with the track we are on!
Movement, Diet, Breathing, Thinking Positive thoughts, spending time outside, are all small ways, we can improve our health.
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What is your vision for yourself?
It's okay not to know. We can go day by day, the more we can stay in the
present, the easier it is to be patient, breathe into the moment.
Exercise:
Write down all your goals; how you see yourself living life.
What can you do today, or not do, to create your goals/visions for yourself or allow them to happen. It may be something small.
Be kind to yourself and proud that you are creating what you visualize for your life, for you to be.
My online scheduler is easy to use, every week, deals are offered on there, so it's great to look. See the link below.
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This week, as of Monday April 15th, I'll moving
my Arvada office from Suite 127 to 202, but will be staying in the same
building in Arvada. Thanks for all of your flexibility and patience.
We will be having an open house Thursday May 21st from 3-7, invites to follow.
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Acupuncture and Allergies
In Chinese Medicine, Allergies are caused for a variety of reasons.
Mostly it is seen as a weakness in the Immune System.
Acupuncture and Herbs can help greatly.
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