Most Yang of the Elements

Organs: Heart (yin), Small Intestine (yang), Pericardium (yin), Triple Warmer (yang) 

Emotions: Joy, excitement, panic, anxiety

Climate: Hot

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Flavor: Bitter

Color: Red

Connecting to: Blood vessels, face, & tongue

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CYCLES

Seasonal Cycle: Summer

Stage in the Menstrual Cycle: Ovulation

Lunar cycle: Full moon

Cycle of Day: High sun/ midday

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Human Life Cycle: Adolescence and early adulthood

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Stage in the Manifestation Process: Full Manifestation, pure transformation

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Yoga Asana: Core, arm balances, inversions, poses with arms raised or arm variations, backbends with arms overhead

Healing breath: Haaaa (hawww)

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Balanced: Sense of spirituality, warmth, charisma, discernment, curiosity, humor, courage, generosity, connected, content

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Fire in Deficiency: palpitations, pale complexion, restlessness, anxiety, cold hands & feet, disturbed dreams, insomnia, lack of joy, inability to follow through, stuttering or difficulty speaking, inability to form or maintain close personal relationships

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Fire in Excess: dislikes hot weather, high blood pressure, restless, red face, blood circulation issues, inappropriate laughter, over-talking, hyperactivity, anxiety

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Process: Receives and processes, "sorts out" what's usable (food, water, emotion and interpretation, discernment); Heart controls mental activities, circulation of blood, the tongue ("sprout of the heart")- speaking from the heart

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Direction & energetic Flow: South, Upwards

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Hours: 11 am- 1 pm Heart (eat lunch & socialize); 1-3 pm Small Intestine (body is digesting lunch, solve your problems & get organized)

 

Bitter Foods: Lettuce, arugula, dandelion, tomatoes, citrus peel, kumquats, apricots, sweet plums, raspberries, strawberries, rhubarb, peppers, hot chilis, cayenne, paprika, dark chocolate

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Elemental Spirit: Shen- Revealing- the lead spirit