Five Rhythms (Elements) Balancing

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This work engages with the Flow and Control Cycles of the Five Elements to support emotional balance.

Sometimes a client will present with an emotional problem that seems to have taken on a life of its own, and become fixed and rigid instead of being characterized by normal ebbs and flows. Here’s an idea of what that might look and feel like:

• If the imbalance is in Water element, it will be characterized by fearfulness, avoidance, isolation, or procrastination.

• If in Wood, it will be a persistent sense of frustration, anger, rage, or behaviours involving manipulation or dominance in place of healthy leadership and assertiveness. Self esteem may have taken a hit.

• If it is a Fire imbalance, you may be panicky, indecisive or unfocused.

• If Earth is out of balance, you may be worrying constantly, You may be struggling with unhealthy boundaries.

• If Metal is out of balance, you may be unable to move out of grief, you may have difficlulty letting go, or you may have become rigid in your thinking and habits.

Using Energy testing, we will uncover what Flows and Controls are imbalanced in relation to the issue, and then will offer a range of solutions.

• I may hold pairs of meridians on the yin and yang sides of the body while you do some mental processing.

• I may hold or weave together points on your abdomen while offering a guided meditation.

• I may hold points on the head (neurovsculars) to restore balance between the elements.

Clients generally feel a lot of emotional relief with these techniques, and they are helpful even without having to explore the story of the emotional stress in any deep way. See comments. See also Five Rhythms.

I also offer periodic online meditations on the theme of Flows and Controls, which you are welcome to join.