THE FIVE ELEMENTS - EARTH

THE FIVE ELEMENTS is the doctrine of the five elements and originates from Chinese philosophy. It is a way of looking at, among other things, our body constitution/personality and relationship to our surroundings. On the inside, we are made up of five pairs of organs/elements that should work together in an energizing and flowing cycle.

EARTH ELEMENT

Earth is the element that integrates the other elements, that balances them and makes them work smoothly with each other. Earth is focused on completion. That things reach their natural culmination. It is the element that in its balanced form is focused on harmony and balance.

Organs: Stomach and spleen

Color: yellow, brown

Season: late summer

Negative emotion: worry and anxiety

Positive feeling: balance and harmony

Mental focus: purification and energy to create inner balance.

The earth element is linked to the stomach and spleen and represents the calm and harmony within us. The physiological function of the stomach is to break down and finely distribute food with stomach acid so that it is transported further through the intestine. The spleen's most important tasks are to break down red and white blood cells and to form white blood cells for our immune system.

Spiritually, the earth element needs to be in balance so that worries can be dispelled and deep contact with intuition can prevail.

If you have an imbalance in your spleen, you may feel depressed, sluggish, heavy in the body, pale, tired, and often catch colds . You may experience hormonal imbalances, sweet tooths, bloating, menstrual problems. You are often stressed and the more you brood, the more imbalance you get in the spleen meridian path.

The strength of the Earth element is the ability to nurture and support others, as well as the ability to break down large amounts of information and extract the most important things. When the Earth element is in balance, we are harmonious and have the ability to concentrate, think, study and remember .

How can you eat to strengthen your spleen's energy pathway?

Avoid cold, raw and frozen foods, eat cooked organic vegetables, root vegetables, chicken, turkey and fish. Use warming spices like ginger, cardamom, parsley and pepper. Take time to take care of yourself and practice saying NO 😉

When your earth element becomes stronger, the qi will return and you will feel better.