WHAT’S YOUR ELEMENT?

Ancient Chinese medicine is built on five elements, so figure out which one you are to enhance – and supercharge – your life

You’ve likely come across Chinese medicine in some form – maybe you’ve had acupuncture? Or boiled up Chinese herbs to make what’s usually a pretty pungent tea? What you probably haven’t encountered is it being used for life coaching. But when Rhiannon Griffiths trained in Five Element Acupuncture, she realised it could help people understand themselves. ‘My special interest as an acupuncturist is supporting the emotional side of things,’ she says. ‘I view the world through “five-element-tinted glasses”.’ What does she mean? In Five Element theory, the world – including you, your personality and your body – is described as being made from a mixture of the five elements: Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. When all five elements are in balance, we are said to be healthy and in balance,…

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Red UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2018

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