The Liver System includes the Liver and Gallbladder.
Problems with the muscles (other than muscle tone), tendons, or ligaments result from imbalance in the Liver. Think how often you say, “My shoulders are so tight,” etc. That’s your liver. The healing sounds help the Liver function for the smooth flow of Qi as well. Emotionally, when the liver is in balance, you are filled with kindness, benevolence, compassion, and generosity. Your creativity will also thrive, as will decisiveness (a psychological feature of the gallbladder).
Wood symbolizes change, action, drive, and accomplishment. Wood is associated with the eastern direction, the color green, and the spirit animal the green dragon. The organs associated with wood are the liver and gallbladder. Imagine the green color energy coming from the east and entering your liver and gallbladder. Embody the change.
Objectives
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
- List the organ system associated with the Wood element
- List the balanced and imbalanced emotional states of the liver and gallbladder
- List the main task of emotional healing for the liver system
- Make the physical and emotional healing sound associated with the Wood element
Questions
1. Do you experience any liver, eye, joint, or tendon problems? This might be an indicator that your liver system, your Fire element needs the physical healing sound for the liver system.
2. Think about how often you’ve felt frustrated or angry lately. How have you managed that anger? (e.g., shut it off and ignored it, lashed out at someone, etc.) If you have frequent examples of feeling these emotions, you will benefit from the liver healing sound.
3. Which of the following Wood element mindsets (or combination thereof) seem(s) most important for you to develop now: kindness, benevolence, compassion, or generosity?