An emotion isn't something to fight, but something to let flow: release the energy that's stuck.
Draw on Chinese philosophy, which holds that pain is blocked energy. Discover the 5 elements of energy, and learn to get stuck energy and emotions flowing again in your body and mind to release sorrow.
20 min at your own paceAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
You will walk away with
- the cycle of the 5 elements — fire, earth, metal, water, wood — and their emotions
- a way of reading pain as blocked energy that needs to flow again
- the generating and controlling cycles for releasing emotions that are stuck
Target audience
Anyone looking to improve their quality of life and relationships
Learning objectives
- Draw on Chinese energy philosophy to improve how you manage stress.
- Understand the cycle of the 5 energy elements and their corresponding emotions.
- Master the generating and controlling cycles of emotion.
- Help emotions flow freely to avoid the energy blockages that create pain.
Module outline
- Articles
- Pain is blocked energy: an introduction to this core concept in Chinese medicine
- Different approaches for getting blocked energy flowing again: nutrition, sport, therapies, and more
- Why it matters to choose your own path rather than fight
- Expert video“The Energetic Cycle of Emotions”9'57An introduction to the 5 elements (fire, earth, metal, water, wood) and their corresponding emotions, showing the cyclical nature of emotions and why expressing them in a healthy way matters
- AnchoringA quiz and True/False questions to explore the topic further and anchor what you've learned
- Memo cardA downloadable memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
- BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)
