Category: Natural elements

Cat Links Blog, Body, Mind, Natural elements, Yoga

5 elements in balance with the earth element

Posted on joycemol

Chinese Medicine is connected to a circle of Elements: Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. Different emotions are associated with these elements. These emotions are again connected to organs. The organs affect physical and emotional balance. You can practice Yin Yoga, Breathwork and Meditation as a tool to balance the 5 elements. In this article you can read about the earth element and how it is connected to the 5 elements in balance, organs, emotions and patterns.Continue reading5 elements in balance with the earth element

Cat Links Blog, Natural elements, Yoga

Wood element

Posted on joycemol

The wood element represents growth. The element of spring. Now that spring is coming again, you may also feel that you want to get more exercise. In the spring, all plants, flowers and trees bloom again. But you as a person are also growing more outward during this time. We leave the silence and tension behind us. The flowering outside can sometimes also cause tensions and emotions. In this blog, I will tell you more about what the wood element does to you and what yin yoga can do for you.Continue readingWood element

Cat Links Blog, Natural elements, rituals

Winter solstice December 21: the shortest day

Posted on joycemol

December 21 is the shortest day of the year. Also called the winter solstice. From this day on it slowly gets lighter again and the days get longer. During the winter solstice, the sun is at the northernmost or southernmost position of the earth. The winter solstice is a day on which various rituals are held to welcome the light into the darkness. In this blog, you can read more about this day and what you can do during this day.Continue readingWinter solstice December 21: the shortest day

Cat Links Blog, Body, Breath, Mind, Natural elements

Transition to autumn and metal season

Posted on joycemol

Chinese medicine works according to the cycle of the natural elements. The elements wood, fire, earth, metal and water are central to the seasons in the year. Each of them affects our organs, emotions and patterns. When the fall starts, we flow into the metal element. The season of letting go. In this blog, you can read more about the metal season and how you can transition with balance in this element. Continue readingTransition to autumn and metal season