What the heck are the 5 elements?

Great question! The 5 Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water come from a branch of Classical East Asian Medicine (CEAM) called 5 Element Theory. These 5 elements or archetypes describe the patterns and relationships observed in the natural world over thousands of years. Therefore, each element is associated with certain organs within the body, energy meridians, seasons of the year, climates, stages of life, physical ailments and even emotional strengths and vulnerabilities.

What does this mean for you and your horse?

By learning to recognize these patterns of seemingly unrelated symptoms, you can discover your horse’s own unique elemental archetype or constitution. With that knowledge comes a deeper understanding of the physical symptoms they may be more prone to, the environments, lifestyles and careers they might thrive in, the things that stress them out, and so much more!

If you’re curious and ready to learn more let’s schedule a session! We’ll discuss things about your horse like their current living environment, old injuries, do they have a hard time handling the heat, or maybe get really stiff and grumpy with the cold? Do they suffer with tendon issues or a chronic cough? Do they get anxious when leaving home or really stubborn and cranky if dinner is late? All these things are great indicators of their elemental picture! Then we’ll get to work with a full bodywork session including acupressure points tailored to their current needs and core elemental makeup, myofascial release, massage and more as necessary.

Don’t forget your homework! Each horse will be given a point or two for you to perform in between professional visits. But don’t worry, I’ll teach you how to find and activate each of these points too!

Ready to schedule your session? Contact us today!