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SPRING
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the Five Element Theory, Spring is associated with the Wood element
SEASON/ ORGAN
- The Wood element season lasts from February 4th, the first day of Spring, to May 6th 2025, the start of Summer. Spring equinox is March 21st.
- The Liver (Yin) and Gallbladder (Yang) are the organs associated with the element of Wood.
CLIMATE
- Wind is the climatic condition associated with wood. Protection from Spring Winds is important.
- Green is the color associated with wood.
Spring Dao yin uses a set of exercises that are part of the practice of Dao Yin, a type of Qigong that involves breathing, stretching, twisting, and massaging to direct the flow of Qi.
Spring Dao yin exercises are designed to work with the tendons and facia as a good way to improve your flexibility and strengthen your wood element and liver Qi .
Daoist wisdom holds that emotions are stored in the body's tissues and organs, and that spring is a season to reflect birth and new beginnings.
Working with the liver during spring can help transform anger into the virtue of benevolence and kindness, and can lead to a sense of self-renewal.
EMOTIONS
- Anger is the emotion associated with wood.
- Renewal, rebirth and and new growth is the spirit associated with Wood.
SENSES
- Sour and bitter are the tastes associated with Wood.
- Eyes are the senses associated with Wood.
- Woods characteristic is associated with growth, new beginnings and fresh energy.
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