Poor emotional health can weaken your body's immune system, making you more likely to get colds and other infections during emotionally difficult times. Also, when you are feeling stressed, anxious or upset, you may not take care of your health as well as you should. You may not make yourself healthy meals, grab for those unhealthy snacks more often or you may not feel like exercising as usual.
E-motions are stored in the body. When e-motions are blocked they will vibrate to a corresponding organ system. Stress is felt in the stomach and intestines first. E-motions control the size of the small arteries and effect changes in blood circulation. The emotional brain maintains the immune system and the bodies capacity for healing itself.
We all occasionally experience the e-motions of sadness, anger, fear and frustration. When these feelings are kept inside and not dealt with, they operate invisibly for a time. What then happens to these unexpressed feelings is for example: sadness is express by tears, whether they are released or not, the tears exist. When the sadness is internalized and not expressed, it stays inside as moisture and swellings of the body occur. These e-motions, when habitual, are capable of starting changes in the body. E-motions are important and must be kept moving through the mind for wellness to be maintained. They only become a problem when they are not dealt with or held onto longer than necessary.
Language is the link between the body and the mind. Even phrases like "that breaks my heart", "it's a pain in the neck"and "i just love it to death" hinder wellness and create imbalance. By listening to what we are saying we can eliminate disease causing thoughts. Anxiety leads to fear, which is galvanized by conflict. Sadness rises when grief is held. Depression mounts when the view of the future is blocked.
Below is a chart that corresponds the Chinese elements with the organs of the body and how our e-motions affect different organs. You can refer to this chart if you are feeling any of these emotions and see what is going on. The Elements correspond to different seasons as well.
ELEMENT
|
ORGAN
|
EXPRESSION PHRASE
|
SOUND
|
SURFACE
CONNECTION
|
Wood - Defense System
Spring time |
Gall
Bladder (yang)
Liver (yin) |
Anger,
frustration “I hate”
Inability
to express
Release – hug a tree
|
Sighing
|
Eyes
|
Water - Circulatory
Winter |
Bladder (yang)
Kidney (yin)
|
Fear,
anxiety “I’m afraid”
Distrust
Release – trust in the universe
|
Groaning
|
Ears/Eyes
|
Metal/Air - Respiratory
Autumn |
Large
Intestine (yang)
Lungs (yin)
|
Guilt,
grief, regret “You know”
Toxic
shame “Eh?”
Release – plant a tree
|
Weeping
|
Nose
|
Earth - Digestive
Mid-summer |
Stomach (yang)
Spleen/Pancreas (yin)
|
Sympathy,
worry “I’m sorry”
Too
much thinking
Release – toning or humming
|
Singing
|
Mouth
|
Fire - Endocrine
Summer |
Small
Intestine (yang)
Heart (yin)
Thyroid
Circulation
Sex
|
Excess
in any form “I ate the
Too
much fun/luxury whole thing”
Lack
of joy “Woe is me”
Not
enough fun “I’m depressed”
Release – visualize a rainbow
|
Laughing
Blah |
Tongue
|
*Repeated negative phrases and expressions can be used as an indication of which organ system is not expressing its potential.
One technique we can use to release stuck emotional energies involves combining breathing, feelings and attention in a ritual of constant purification. When you find yourself locked into a particular emotional rut, quickly center and begin concentrating on deep breathing, which acts as a pump to keep the process moving; and to eliminate automatic thinking.
Sunrider Foods for the different season:
Wood - Alpha 20C for the immune system
Water - Life Stream (LS) for circulatory system
Metal/Air - Conco for the respiratory system
Earth - Assimilaid (A.D.) for the digestive system
Fire - Prime Again (P.A.) for endocrine system
Not only is it important to take care of yourself physically, spiritually, but emotionally as well. Take the time you need to deal with things head on even though it may be tough at the time, it is better for you in the long run.
Yours in health,
Certified Holistic Nutritionist
Kristy Kurtz
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