Felipe Guerra Traditional Chinese Medicine
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The connection between physical and emotional health:
In the ideal scenario of mental health, our emotions flow freely, are recognized, responded to appropriately, and then processed. However, if emotional stimuli are too sudden, too strong or excessive, last for a long time, or are repressed, we can become “stuck” in our emotions, which will then become extreme emotions.
This disrupts the physical and mental balance of the body and creates blockages, which in turn can cause physical discomfort or ailments.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, each emotion is connected to a specific pair of energy meridians.
“Different pains often appear in the body along certain meridians, which are related to an unbalanced emotional state. If we treat both the emotion and the pain, we can expect a better and lasting result.”
Fear – Kidney (Yin organ), Urinary bladder (Yang organ) Meridians;
Fear and fright cause the Qi (vital energy) of the kidney to descend and, since the kidney governs the lower orifices, a temporary loss of urinary control may occur.
A constant state of fear will weaken the function of the bladder in general, may affect hearing, sensory output of the kidney channel or stagnate in the lower back or other areas dominated by the kidney meridian, causing pain.
Anger – Liver (Yin organ), Gallbladder (Yang organ) Meridians;
Anger causes the energy of the liver to rise to the head, causing headaches, high blood pressure, facial flushing or dizziness.
When Liver Qi (vital energy) is unable to flow smoothly, you may experience irritability, depression, overreactions to even small stressors, and sudden outbursts of anger.
Joy – Heart (Yin Organ), Small Intestine (Yang Organ) Meridians;
Excessive joy (shock) can disperse Heart Qi and disturb the Shen (or mind in TCM).
Excessive joy manifests as agitation, mania, or overexcitement and can lead to heart palpitations, repeated agitation, poor concentration, anxiety, and insomnia.
Worry – Spleen (Yin Organ), Stomach (Yang Organ) Meridians;
The spleen is associated with worry and rumination. Excessive thinking, rumination, and excessive studying can lead to energetic imbalances in the spleen, which can lead to lethargy, fatigue, and digestive problems due to its connection to the stomach channel.
Sadness – Lung (Yin Organ), Large Intestine (Yang Organ) Meridians;
The lung is associated with grief, sadness, melancholy and loneliness. Grief will stagnate in the chest and weaken the function of both the heart and lungs, ultimately causing weakness of Qi and blood throughout the body.
Unresolved or repressed grief can have a very intense and damaging effect on the physical body. Grief can become trapped in areas belonging to the lung meridian, sinuses, colon and throat.
“In practice, I have found grief to be the most damaging of all emotions. It is critical to acknowledge grief and let the episodes of sadness build up and then transform into other, less damaging emotions, which subside naturally.”
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Synergistic, Extreme and Painful Emotions:
Let’s analyze for each pair of meridians what is usually defined as extreme emotions.
They are caused by various external and internal factors, the most widespread being undoubtedly excessive stress, which causes an exaggerated response from our body, stimulating these extreme emotions.
Under normal and balanced conditions, we will have multiple synergistic emotions instead:
Confidence, Will, Determination – Kidney and Bladder Meridians;
Responsibility, Motivation, Self-Affirmation – Liver and Gallbladder Meridians;
Happiness, Joy (balanced), Security – Heart and Small Intestine Meridians;
Empathy, Attention, Compassion – Spleen and Stomach Meridians;
Openness, Receptivity, Sensitivity – Lung and Large Intestine Meridians;
Returning to extreme emotions, if measures are not taken to return them to their normal values, they can transform into painful emotions, where stress or other triggers have become illness.
Within these painful emotions we can distinguish the Hypoactive or Yin and the Hyperactive or Yang.
Among the hypoactive emotions:
Shyness, Shame, Panic, Phobia – Kidneys and Urinary Bladder;
Depression, Demotivation, Guilt, Boredom – Liver and Gallbladder;
Insecurity, Discouragement, Sadness, Despair – Heart and Small Intestine;
Alienation, Forgetfulness, Indifference, Mental Fatigue – Spleen and Stomach;
Self-pity, Dejection, Hypersensitivity, Oppression – Lung and Large Intestine.
Among the hyperactive emotions:
Audacity, Brazenness, Distrust, Suspicion – Kidneys and Urinary Bladder;
Irritability, Resentment, Frustration, Bitterness – Liver and Gallbladder;
Hyperactivity, Agitation, Anxiety, Hysteria – Heart and Small Intestine;
Restlessness, Anxiety, Fixation, Obsession – Spleen and Stomach;
Greed, Selfishness, Jealousy, Envy – Lung and Large Intestine.
When we adopt discordant or, worse, chaotic lifestyles, it often happens that we are influenced by these painful emotions.
In addition, our mind acts in a bipolar way, so that each dominant painful emotion alternates with another exactly opposite one.
It is necessary to experience and live even negative and unpleasant emotions, in order to be able to return to a normal and harmonious emotional state with a cathartic process.
During Shiatsu treatments and especially in Jin Shin Do®, it is easier to reach states of deep relaxation and interaction between body and mind.
Especially in Jin Shin Do®, through the use of techniques such as Body Focusing and Bodymind Awareness, it is possible to return these emotions to levels of synergistic condition.
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Literature:
Iona Marsaa Teeguarden: Joy of Feeling: Bodymind Acupressure TM © 1987.
Iona Marsaa Teeguarden: A complete guide to acupressure TM © 1996 – Japan Publications, Inc., Tokyo & New York.