Understanding Your Five Element Constitutional Type to Make Major Life Transformations

By Anne C. Crowley, MAc, LAc

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Understanding Your Five Element Constitutional Type to Make Major Life Transformations

Health, Weight, Fertility, Relationships and more…

Understanding our Five Element Constitutional Type is a Magical Key into the window of healing both physically and mentally. 

Unlocking which element you fall into can lead to more energy, vitality and health both mentally and physically. You will see the strengths and weaknesses of your element, and ways to dance with them to live your most fulfilling life. When you gain a deeper understanding of your own element you will see how to best interact with the elements of those closest to you.

Wood/Spring – Meridians Liver, the Planner, Visionary; Gallbladder, the general who executes the plans. Wood likes things moving smoothly. Otherwise there is anger, frustration, disappointment.Wood wants to move forward!

Fire/Summer – Meridians Heart, the Supreme Controller, Small Intestine in charge of  filtering major heart decisions, the Heart Protector which filters insults to the heart, the Triple Heater which is the outside ambassador to the heart. Fire is about compassion, friendships, love and romance.

Earth/Late Summer – Earth is about reaping your harvest, it’s about giving and receiving. Often we are giving too much and not willing to receive. The meridians are Spleen (Pancreas), about transporting our food, about good metabolism. The Stomach meridian is about disseminating information as we do with food. When things aren’t moving smoothly we have upsets to the digestive and elimination process.

Metal/Autumn – Metal is about honoring the preciousness in life and feeling the grief we must ultimately bear. The season shows the beauty and the letting go of the magnificent fall leaves. It is the Lung meridian of Taking in the Inspiration, the breath, and The Large Intestine meridian of letting go of what no longer serves us. 

Water/Winter – Water is the deepest yin element. Nature wants us to go inward and listen. The meridians are Kidney,the life force, and Bladder, the water system or distributor of the life force. Water energy comes into play with back pain, knee pain, and spinal issues. It also plays a major part in fertility issues. 

Learning the Five Elements in my acupuncture and herbal studies has changed my life in deeper ways than I thought possible. It is my goal to share that with my clients to bring them a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationship to their loved ones. After a consult with me, my clients have an action plan to work with to live their life to the fullest.