Five Element Theory

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CURRENT SEASON

Spring = Wood

COOKING TIPS:

Light and faster cooking methods such as steamed, quick stir fry and salads.
Leafy bitter greens (eg rocket and bok choy), lemons, vinegars, citrus, green apples etc.

Sotai Therapies adopts the incredible meridian-based healing arts of Japan and China along with the Five Element theory – Elements relating to the seasons and then corresponding to the relevant organs.

The earth held together is the boundary for the water

The water splashed on heat puts out the fire

The fires intensity melts the strong metals

The sharp edge of the metal cuts the wood

The roots of the trees bind the earth together