What is Classical 5 Element Acupuncture?
There are 5 fundamental elements of creation that consistently relate to one another in the body, mind and spirit:
Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood.
They are interconnected in a divine pattern of energy that flows in a predictable way here on earth. We see this divine pattern of energy in nature most obviously through our change of seasons. As human beings we are a part of nature, so the 5 elements manifest within us - through the seasons of our own lives, as well as in our mental states, our spirit and our biology. We are all different, so each manifestation of the elements will be unique to each person.
When the elements in us are balanced, we are healthy. When they are not, we experience suffering or disease. As lifelong students and devotees of this medicine, practitioners spend years learning to discern the subtleties of color, emotion, sound and odor that represent elemental imbalance in our clients. Through acupuncture therapy we seek to restore harmony in the elements in order to encourage healing on the deepest level.