🪵The Wood Element in TCM

The Wood Element is how you respond to the world. It enables people to be free spirits who live creatively, with their own goals.
Wood Relates To:
• Freedom and flexibility
• Creativity and Control
• Expression and effectiveness
• Detoxification and decision-making
Someone with harmonious Wood Energy
• Is a creative person
• Has a flexible body, can bend and stretch
• Has a flexible mind that is not prejudiced and open to new ideas.
• Is confident making decisions and functions well in a crisis.
• Has a good liver, able to digest food and the odd alcoholic drink.
The liver is like a factory processing plant for the body. It processes fats, alcohol, excess proteins and toxins,
🪵How Wood Energy gets out of balance
Control
Over indulgence
Not enough movement
Repression of strong emotions
Stress
The Element of Wood is associated with the Liver and Gall Bladder Meridians. These are situated on the sides of the body and are important for bending and twisting.
Do stretching for out of balance Wood Energy.
To Channel Wood Energy
Sit with feet wide apart on the floor.
Reach down to left leg, looking at right leg
Stretches side of the body.
Repeat to other side
Stand with feet apart, let arms start to swing from side to side
Keep swinging for a few minutes