Empower with the Power of the Season
The Water Element is the most elusive and impenetrable of the Elements within us. This quality is apparent if we consider the season of winter associated with the Water Element. Winter is a time of rest, a time to protect the reserves gathered in the harvest, and a time to draw on those reserves to prepare for growth the following spring. Without reserves our spirit goes the way of our physical body, shriveling away with no will to survive.
~Professor J.R. Worsley
Bladder/Kidney
Can you slow down this winter to care for yourself and build up your energetic reserves?
Take time in reflection this winter to find new ways of becoming more fluid with life.
What’s the Point?!
Watch this video for a quick introduction to Five Element Acupuncture from one of my instructors, or click on the link below to listen to a more in-depth podcast about this style.
Congee (Rice Porridge):
Congee has been used preventatively to promote good health and digestion for centuries.
It provides the environment for the proper function of the spleen-stomach and its transformative abilities.
By jump-starting the digestive system congee injects the nutrients right where they are needed and naturally heals by nurturing the digestive system to maximize its function.
My recipe:
Rinse 1 cup of organic jasmine rice very well
Add 7 cups liquid, measure out 1 box of organic bone broth (approx 2.5 cups), and make up the difference with water (approx 4.5 cups).
Add one vegetable bouillon cube
Add 7-10 chunks of ginger
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, stirring occasionally, and simmer with the lid off until the liquid is nearly gone (2 hrs +/-) I prefer to leave it a little soup-like.
Turn off the heat and let cool to room temp, pull out ginger chunks, and put congee into glass containers for refrigeration
Reheat as needed in a pan with a spoonful of melted coconut oil
The cooking, cooling, and reheating process, greatly reduces the carb load from the rice and makes the congee medicinal for the gut.