Alex Fortina
WATER ELEMENT
The Water element corresponds to the winter season, where everything slows down, stillness reigns, and we retreat from the outside world....
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Alex Fortina
- Feb 25, 2020
- 6 min
METAL ELEMENT
The metal element in Shiatsu and Chinese Medicine corresponds to autumn season. This season’s weather is usually quite dramatic (very...
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Alex Fortina
- Feb 19, 2020
- 3 min
EARTH ELEMENT
In the five element theory, each element matches a given season (e.g. fire = summer), except for the Earth Element, which corresponds to...
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Alex Fortina
- Jan 31, 2020
- 3 min
FIRE ELEMENT – Part 4 • Triple Heater
The Triple Heater (TH) is a Yang meridian that controls the peripheral circulation (near the surface of the body) and body fluids. The...
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Alex Fortina
- Jan 23, 2020
- 4 min
FIRE ELEMENT – Part 3 • The Heart Constrictor
The Heart Constrictor, also called Pericardium or Heart protector, is a supplementary function of the Heart. Physically speaking it...
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Alex Fortina
- Jan 20, 2020
- 4 min
FIRE ELEMENT – Part 2 • The Small Intestine
Discover each of the five elements through this series of Blog posts, learn more about the human body, mind, about yourself, and how yoga...
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