According to evolutionary biologist George Baker aging is defined as “the decline over time in the fitness of an organism to deal with the stress of daily life”. An ancient maxim in Chinese medicine runs “Wind is the mother of aging and disease.” Wind being the Chinese term for stress, both external environmental stress, and internal emotional stresses are like the wind and a harbinger of change and stress. Stress-induced psychological and physiological disorders top the list of health problems in in the world today.
Life is stressful, and our ability to handle the stress of daily life impacts directly on health and longevity. While thought of as a single cause of disease, stress can have ramifications for any and all of the organ systems in the body.
Liver Patterns
Anger, frustration and resentment may cause stagnation of Liver-Q and Liver-Yang to rise. With time, this may lead to Liver-Wind. (hypertension and strokes)
Spleen Patterns
Worry, pensiveness, brooding and excessive mental work weaken the Spleen and may cause gastrointestinal problems.
Kidney Patterns
A combination of overwork, emotional stress and excessive sexual activity are the most common cause of Kidney-Yin deficiency or accelerated aging.
Heart Patterns
Long-standing grief, sadness and anxiety may all lead to Heart-Fire and mania, depression, insomnia and palpitations.
Lung Patterns
Worry affects the Lungs directly and it knots Qi, preventing the descending of Lung-Qi and is a frequent emotional cause of allergies, asthma and a dry and irritating cough. External stress like changes in the weather give rise to colds and flu.
Principles of treatment
Calming the Spirit in cases of anxiety and raising the spirit of vitality in cases of depression.
Nourish the Heart and calm the Mind, in deficiency conditions
Mind unsettled. Clear pathogenic factors and calm the Mind. Mind Obstructed. Resolve Phlegm, open the spirit gate and calm the Spirit.
Regular low impact Exercise
Mind-body activities, such as yoga and tai chi, are particularly effective for reducing stress, anxiety and enhancing relaxation.
Healing Sounds Meditation Transforming Stress into Energy
Use ting shaw or a singing bowl to tune the sounds like tuning a piano with a tuning fork
Fire element and the healing sound for the Heart
The healing sound for the Heart is the Hawww…sound. play with the tone until you feel the sternum vibrate. The sound transforms the energy of hate and excessive joy into love.
Earth element and the healing sound for the Stomach and Spleen
The healing sound for the Stomach and spleen is the Whooo…sound. play with the tone until you feel the stomach warm and vibrate. The sound transforms the energy of worry into openness.
Metal element and the healing sound for the Lungs
The healing sound for the Lung is the SSSS…sound. play with the tone until you feel the skin warm and tingle. The sound transforms the energy of grief into courage.
Water element and the healing sound for the Kidney & Bladder
The healing sound for the Kidney and Bladder is the Chooorreee…sound. play with the tone until you feel the eardrums vibrate. The sound transforms the energy of fear and into gentleness.
Wood element and the healing sound for the Liver and Gall Bladder
The healing sound for the Liver is the Shhh…sound. play with the tone until you feel the tendons relax. The sound transforms the energy of anger into kindness.