
FIRE ELEMENT



Sources: Yin training manual, Detox training with Juan Pablo Barahona, Wood Becomes Water book by Gail Reichstein, fractalenlightenment.com, Living with the Seasons webinar with Ashley Turner 5elementfood.blogspot.com, acatcm.com for meridian jpgs
Most Yang of the Elements
Organs: Heart (yin) & Small Intestine (yang)
Emotions: Joy, excitement, panic, anxiety
Climate: Hot
Flavor: Bitter
Color: Red
Connecting to: Blood vessels, face, & tongue
CYCLES
Seasonal Cycle: Summer
Stage in the Menstrual Cycle: Ovulation
Lunar cycle: Full moon
Cycle of Day: High sun/ midday
Human Life Cycle: Adolescence and early adulthood
Stage in the Manifestation Process: Full Manifestation, pure transformation
Yoga Asana: Core, arm balances, inversions, poses with arms raised or arm variations, backbends with arms overhead
Healing breath: Haaaa (hawww)
Balanced: Sense of spirituality, warmth, charisma, discernment, curiosity, humor, courage, generosity, connected, content
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
Fire in Excess: dislikes hot weather, high blood pressure, restless, red face, blood circulation issues, inappropriate laughter, over-talking, hyperactivity, anxiety
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
Direction & energetic Flow: South, Upwards
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
Elemental Spirit: Shen- Revealing- the lead spirit