According to traditional Chinese medicine each particular organ in our body holds and evokes specific emotions.  Here’s a brief run down of what that looks like:

• Liver – anger, resentment, frustration, irritability, rage, bitterness
• Lungs – sadness and grief and detached
• Kidneys – fear, poor willpower, insecurity, aloof and isolated
• Spleen – worry, obsessive thinking (over thinking)
• Heart – excitement, shock

  To support both body and mind is essentially important to our emotional wellbeing, which in turn fosters a life full of vitality that’s worth living.

Here’s another questions worth exploring.  How does each organ effect the brain according to traditional Chinese medicine?

Heart

According to traditional Chinese medicine the heart is said to regulate the cognitive functions of the brain.  The heart regulates the brain’s activities, where the kidneys provide the substance.

Lungs

Lungs have to do with clarity of thought and being emotionally in the present moment, if you will, … connected to the here and now.  Without proper oxygen flow brain function can be slowed and/or impaired, amongst other things.  Oxygen is a key component to a healthy brain.

Spleen

The spleen is said to regulate blood flow and support tonality.  It plays an important role in digestion and phlegm regulation. 

Liver

The liver is a 4 lobed organ, which performs 1,000’s of different operations and functions daily.  It aids in digestion, including bile flow, detoxification, purification, excretion of nutrients, conjugates hormones, amongst many other detailed operations and functions. 

1. Regularly practice relaxation (prayer, meditation, practices of gratitude, etc)
2. Forgive and let go of resentments

Much more can be said about this subject but this should get you started in your journey towards happiness and wholeness.

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