Acupuncture Torquay. British Acupuncture Council BAcC member Torbay Acupuncture Centre
Acupuncture Torquay. Association of Community and Multibed Acupuncture Clinics ACMAC member Torbay Acupuncture Centre

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Five Element Acupuncture

Acupuncture is an ancient system of healing that has the power to treat both superficial symptoms and underlying causes of disease. With acupuncture the aim is to return the entire body, mind and spirit to a state of balance and ease, as it is understood that, most of the time, physical symptoms are either reflections or manifestations of problems elsewhere in the system.

This perspective comes from the unique and elegant Chinese understanding of the world. Rather than seeking to explain human health by examining the functioning of the body, the Chinese chose to look to nature for inspiration. There they saw the changing of the seasons and the passage of life and death, which they extrapolated into their concepts of both Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

The Five Elements are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. Each of these elements represents, a season, an emotion, at least two of the human organs as well as a whole host of characteristics, traits and functions.

As individual microcosms of nature we each contain all of the Five elements, but our particular life experience and ancestry will mean that we tend to resonate more strongly with one. Five Element acupuncture calls this our Causative Factor (CF) It is important to realise that your CF is both your area of weakness and your greatest strength. Through understanding your element and using acupuncture and lifestyle changes to strengthen this perennial area of weakness you can seriously enhance both your health and your enjoyment of life.

When you come for acupuncture, your acupunctue acupuncture practitioner will use their understanding of Five Element acupuncture to determine your CF. This allows them to tap into the power of this deep intricate and poetic tradition and nourish any imbalances your health and well being at there foundations.

You can use the information here to decide which element you feel you most resonates with and to see if you agree with your practitioner!