Are you finding yourself waking up consistently between the hours of 3-5am? This is the time of the Lung organ in Chinese Medicine. In fact, each organ has its own two hour window. When symptoms appear during a certain time frame the body is sending you messages - it’s up to you to decode them.
To go deeper, the Lung is associated with the Fall season, the Metal element, the color white, the emotion of sadness or grief, the spicy flavor and the sound of crying. It opens to the Nose. The lung’s responsibilities include our respiratory function, but it is also associated with inspiration. When you breathe in you, are breathing in air but also all of the invisible messages of Nature that surround you.
The skin is the tissue of the Lung so it literally enwraps us and protects us. If you are having skin issues, your Lung quite literally is trying to tell you something is out of balance and needs your attention. This protective barrier also serves as your first line of defense when defending against pathogens, or colds and flus. A healthy Lung can be seen in vibrant skin that gives off a healthy glow. The secret to wrinkle-free skin? A healthy Lung and its paired organ, the Large Intestine.
The Lung is also a master distributor of Qi. It is responsible for parceling out energy to each organ after the Spleen and Stomach have done their job of “rotting and ripening” the food and drink you ingest. The relationship the Lung has with a particular organ, along with the organ’s “request” for energy, determine how much energy that organ will receive. So if you suddenly have an energy deficit and your Spleen is asking for 10 units of energy but you only have enough units to give her 5 units, you may suddenly experience diarrhea, or perhaps a frontal headache after eating. Now you can see the importance that energy or Qi has in your everyday life.
The Lung is also responsible for your biomechanics - it literally supports the movement of the body’s structures but also their coordination and cooperation. So if you need to play sports or have good hand-eye coordination, you need healthy Lung function!
To upgrade your Lung function, consider joining the TCM World program Fall Harmony: Time to Harvest and Release which runs from October 20-27, 2024
© Marie Yuann 2024
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