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Contents
ОглавлениеChapter 1. THE FIVE ELEMENTS, CONSTITUTIONAL TYPES AND THE EMOTIONS
How do the Five Element associations connect?
How did the Chinese use the Five Element theory?
A short history of Five Element types
The Organs and the Five Elements
How did our Elemental imbalance originate?
Our Elemental imbalance and our emotions in our early life
Core motivators – each person has a BIG one
What are the positive emotional capacities of each Element?
What emotional experiences does a constitutionally weak Element lead to?
What has being healthy got to do with our constitutional imbalance?
Is a type always based in weakness?
How do we know someone is angry?
What is the difference between feeling angry and being an angry person?
How do emotions cause disease?
So, again, what is an emotion?
I Relate to Many of the Elements as I Read This Book. What Should I Do?
Help, I Can’t Decide Between Two Types
I Think I Know my Type but I’d Also Like to Do Some of the Exercises for the Other Types
Chapter 2. THE WOOD TYPE – ASSERTING OURSELVES
The background to Wood in Chinese medicine
The Organs of the Wood Element
The Liver and Gall Bladder and its Mental-Spiritual Aspect
These symptoms may arise when the Liver and Gall Bladder are weak or obstructed
Observable Signs of a Wood Type
Posture, Gestures and Facial Expression
The emotional capacity of the Wood element
Rules, Structures and Boundaries
Flexible Boundaries and Assertiveness
Emotions we experience when the ability is impaired
Excessive anger and our health
Recognizing the Emotion of a Wood Type in Everyday Life
Big Issues and unanswered questions for the Wood type
How would you know your friend is a Wood type?
Organizing, Structuring and Getting Things Right
Not Planning or Wanting Anything
Virtues and vices of a Wood type
A famous Wood type – Christabel Pankhurst
Some golden rules for Wood types
Chapter 3. EXERCISES FOR WOOD TYPES
Exercise 2 – The other’s point of view
Exercise 3 – The objective point of view
Exercise 4 – Finding what I really want
Exercise 5a – Protecting ourselves
Exercise 5b – Understanding the other person
Exercise 5c – Enacting forgiveness
Chapter 4. THE FIRE TYPE – LOVING OURSELVES
The background to Fire in Chinese Medicine
The Organs of the Fire Element
The Heart and the Heart Protector
The Mental-Spiritual aspect of the Heart
The Small Intestines and Triple Burner
These symptoms may arise when the Heart and Pericardium are weak or obstructed
Observable Signs of a Fire Type
Postures, Gestures and Facial Expression
The emotional capacity of the Fire Element
Opening up our Heart Protectors
Emotions we experience when the ability is impaired
Feeling Miserable and Vulnerable
The importance of our emotional ties
The benefits of happiness and laughter
Recognizing the Emotion of a Fire Type in Everyday Life
Big Issues and unanswered questions for the Fire type
How would you know your friend is a Fire type?
Virtues and vices of a Fire type
A famous Fire type – Marilyn Monroe
Chapter 5. EXERCISES FOR FIRE TYPES
Exercise 1 – Discovering you are lovable
Exercise 2 – Building relationships with the people in your life
Exercise 3 – Entering an intimate relationship
Exercise 4 – In a relationship, ask for what you want!
Exercise 5 – Resolving our feelings of shame
Exercise 6 – Taking pleasure from the world
Exercise 7 – Releasing sad feelings
Chapter 6. THE EARTH TYPE – NOURISHING OURSELVES
The background to Earth in Chinese medicine
The Organs of the Earth Element
The Mental-Spiritual Aspect of Earth
These symptoms may arise when the Stomach and Spleen are weak or obstructed
Observable signs of an Earth type
Posture, Gestures and Facial Expression
The emotional capacity of the Earth Element
Taking in Support and Nourishment
Giving Support and Nourishment
Emotions we experience when the ability is impaired
Cravings for Support, Sympathy and Understanding
The power of emotional support
Assessing the Earth type’s sympathy
Big Issues and unanswered questions for the Earth type
How would you know your friend is an Earth type?
Virtues and vices of an Earth type
A famous Earth type – Diana, Princess of Wales
Chapter 7. EXERCISES FOR EARTH TYPES
Exercise 1 – Points of view – objective, other and self
Exercise 1a – The objective point of view
Exercise 1b – Experiencing another person’s point of view
Exercise 1c – My own point of view
Exercise 2 – Creating a balanced point of view
Exercise 3 – The people I care for
Exercise 4 – Dissolving your worries
Qigong exercises for earth types
Qigong exercise for reaching heaven and earth
Qigong exercise for grounding ourselves
Chapter 8. THE METAL TYPE – RESPECTING OURSELVES
The background to Metal in Chinese medicine
The Mental-Spiritual Aspect of the Lungs
These symptoms may arise when the Lungs and Large Intestine are weak or obstructed
Observable Signs of a Metal Type
Posture, Gestures and Facial Expression
The Emotional Capacity of the Metal Element
Receiving Richness and Quality
Receiving Acknowledgement and Recognition
Emotions we experience when the ability is impaired
Bereft, Grief-Stricken, Incomplete or Inadequate
Bereavement and our immune system
Not Recognized or Misunderstood
Recognizing the Emotion of a Metal Type in Everyday Life
Big Issues and unanswered questions for the Metal type
How would you know that your friend is a Metal type?
Virtues and vices of a Metal type
A famous Metal type – Richard Feynman
Chapter 9. EXERCISES FOR METAL TYPES
Exercise 4 – Checking out my standards
Exercise 5 – Dealing with loss
Qigong exercise for moving energy through the chest
Qigong exercise for breathing fully
Chapter 10. THE WATER TYPE – REASSURING OURSELVES
The background to Water in Chinese medicine
The Mental-Spiritual aspect of Water
These symptoms may arise when the Kidneys and Bladder are weak or obstructed
Observable Signs of a Water Type
Posture, Gestures and Facial Expression
The emotional capacity of the Water Element
Protecting Ourselves Appropriately
Emotions we experience when the ability is impaired
Recognizing the Emotion of a Water Type in Everyday Life
Big Issues and unanswered questions for the Water type
How would you know that your friend is a Water type?
Virtues and vices of a Water type
A famous Water type – President John F Kennedy
Chapter 11. EXERCISES FOR WATER TYPES
Exercise 1 – Dissociating from our fears
Exercise 2 – Transforming our fear
Exercise 3 – Reclaiming our lost sensations of fear
Exercise 4 – Reassuring ourselves
Exercise 5 – Dealing with one-off fears and phobias
Qigong Dragon swimming exercise
Qigong exercise – the hula hoop
Chapter 12. THE FIVE TYPES – WHICH TYPE AM I?
