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Energizing the Body: Warmups for the Wood Element

May 02, 2025
 

 

The Wood Element represents growth, flexibility, and the flow of energy. The Liver and Gallbladder are the organs associated with this element. One of their jobs is to make sure our qi flow is smooth and everything within us is getting the qi it needs to maintain harmony. They are busy making decisions about where, when, how, how much qi is going out. This isn't limited to the inner physical body. It extends to the planning, development, creativity in our lives. 

To simplify the message: we stress this Organ System by overdoing, overthinking, over-emoting, overeating, and over-stimulating ourselves! We all know we can help maintain the flow of qi by maintaining balance and harmony in life, but it's difficult in a culture that supports overachieving at all costs!

Practices of mindful movement help. 

 

 Warmups targeting the Wood Element emphasize the importance of flexibility in the connective tissues, including ligaments and tendons - the tissue of the Wood Element. This flexibility...

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