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5 Elements And You
With Ema Melanaphy
Join me to learn about the archetypal 5 Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Find out about some of their different qualities, and learn how to recognize and understand some of the ways the Elements manifest in us, our lives, and the world around us. Learn how to spot when there's an imbalance or need for support, in one of the elements, and discover practical ways to give yourself what you need, during those times. This series also includes a suggested exercise to help you engage with each of the elements, with their energy, and gives you prompts for ways to include a range of supportive nourishing practices in your life, to adapt to the changing influences or needs that are taking place around, and within you.
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5 Days
627 students
4.8 stars
13 min / day
Relax
English
4.8 (22)
Recent Reviews
Glenn
November 6, 2025
Thank you 🙏🙏
ilinca
September 26, 2025
Excellent course! Thank you 🙏🌹
Donna
May 18, 2025
Excellent course with interesting insights, thank you 🙏
Biggi
October 26, 2024
I love this introduction to the elemments from a personal and emotional perspective. It widens my understanding of TCM considerably. Thank You. 🙏🏼
Peg
September 23, 2024
Beautiful approach to exploring the qualities of each of these elemental processes in our lives. Excellent. Thank you!
Carolyn
June 30, 2024
Delightful course filled with information and suggestions to understand and appreciate the five elements. Thank you.
Catrin
April 29, 2024
Liked this course very much, I engage in the element daily through my yoga practice and being in nature and with my horse/other horses - I think both the Ayurvedic and the Chinese views on the elements are useful and complementary. In yoga I can often feel the meridians very clearly and when in nature Dear Ema thanks so much for you wonderful response and valuable recommendations - will explore them! 🙏 and my review got cut off up there, something went wrong with the internet connection. But I’ll be back and reach out to you again once I have explored more. I work in tea and therefore the Chinese element perspective is both very useful and intestersting to me - have a fine week and until next time, namaste ☀️🙏🤩🐴🫖
Vania
February 8, 2024
Great tips and lots of new knowledge from Chinese medicine that I didn't know. Thank you 💞🙏
Cindy
February 4, 2024
I loved this course about the elements of the earth and how they connect with the seasons...thank you!
Cassa
January 30, 2024
So much great information about the five elements and their season. I really enjoyed this learning experience and will listen to it again.
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