The Body Clock in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Understanding Our Energy Cycles for Health and Healing

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Gēng ( 更) is a time signal given by drum or gong. The drum was sounded by the drum tower in city centers, and by night watchman hitting a gong in other areas. [ citation needed] The character for gēng 更, literally meaning "rotation" or "watch", comes from the rotation of watchmen sounding these signals. A much more common way of saying a quarter to the hour in Chinese is to say “ three quarters past the hour ” . That is, you use the phrase 三刻 ( yí kè ) – “ three quarters ” – after the time on the hour you ’ re currently in. Traditional Chinese timekeeping refers to the time standards for divisions of the day used in China until the introduction of the Shixian calendar in 1628 at the beginning of the Qing dynasty. [1] [2] Han-era system [ edit ] pm — Kidney — Exercise, Light dinner. Your smallest meal of the day. Avoid a heavy dinner. Kidney filters the blood to maintains proper pH balance based on nutritional intake. Blood delivers nutrients to all tissues.

In the mental-emotional sphere, constant anxiety will deplete your energy and strain the kidneys. Other clues that there may be an imbalance in the bladder or kidneys can include an aversion to cold weather, a strong dislike of the winter and frequent urination. As willpower is the mental emotional expression of strong kidney qi, practising strong discipline can help to restore balance to the kidney region. Hot and protected However, in a technology dominated society, people consider their natural rhythms to be restrictions. People think they can live any way they want. They’re trying to ignore nature and that entails a risk physically and mentally.Hence, disruption in sleep during these two hours means your capacity to take deep, clean breaths is being hindered by something. It may also be related to emotional problems that you are facing like dealing with loss or grief. Symptoms of unbalanced meridian:

Find effective ways to cope with your daily stress and try to avoid alcohol. Eat a wholesome meal for dinner a few hours before you sleep. Replace drinking coffee with green tea for a week and try to exercise regularly. Get some deep sleep and seek professional help for proper detoxification, if needed. 12. Lung Hand-Taiyin: 3 AM – 5 AM In English: Currently, I am focusing on reviewing the exam. 同时 ( tóng shí) – meanwhile / at the same timeMartzloff, Jean-Claude (2000). "Chinese mathematical astronomy". In Selin, Helaine (ed.). Mathematics across cultures. Dordrecht: Kluwer. pp.373–407. ISBN 0-7923-6481-3. The Triple Burner (chest, abdomen and pelvic cavities) receives an abundant flow of energy, reorganizing and recharging the entire body. This is when you should start winding down. Stop expending energy and start storing it up for the next day.

Pharmaceuticals, shots, pesticides, air and water pollution all disrupt your natural balance. If you have a solid foundation of health through your regular habits each day, these will affect you far less.

I hope by now you’ve got a good grasp of Chinese time, how to tell it, how to ask and answer some basic questions around it. Here are some of the physical and emotional level symptoms of unbalanced meridian which you can experience: Thus, the same as in English, there are two ways that you can use to indicate half hours and quarter hours in Chinese. Starting from the end of the Tang dynasty into the Song dynasty, each shí was divided in half, with the first half called the initial hour ( 初) and the second called the central hour ( 正). [2] The change of the midnight hour in the Song dynasty could thus be stated as going from the central hour of the first shí ( 子 正) to the initial hour of the first shí ( 子 初). This is the reason our daily routine and lifestyle choices support or hinder our health. Let’s take food and drink; it seems obvious the type of food we eat is important in nourishing our body but also of importance is when and how we eat.

is the time of the Pancreas and Spleen , where enzymes are released to help digest food and release energy for the day ahead. This is the ideal time to exercise and work. Do your most taxing tasks of the day at this time. Emotions such as low self-esteem may be felt at this time. The emotional and spiritual aspects of the lungs involve the capacity to let go of stuff in your life. Issues around injustice may also be signs that the lungs need some rebalancing. The ability to be flexible, tolerant and non-judgmental are signs the lung qi is in good balance. Tools to strengthen the lungs include being present in the now and learning to follow the breath. a.m. — Stomach — Eat a large breakfast. Stomach digestive energies are highest so we eat the biggest meal of the day to optimize nutrient assimilation. A brief walk before breakfast can jump-start your metabolism for healthy weight balance. Good mental concentration.https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/traditional-chinese-medicine/what-qi-and-other-concepts Fu Xi and Nu Wa became the first Emperor and Empress after the flood, and they are revered as Gods. In fact, many legendary depictions of them show them as snake creatures. with little horns on their heads. I can’t explain that – maybe they were some kind of multi-dimensional extraterrestrials that helped humans. Clearly these early Chinese God-Emperors were wise, gifted, and they helped humans a great deal. Fuxi is said to have introduced fire, acupuncture needles, fishing nets, breeding silk worms, domesticating animals, and musical scales. Fu Xi is also credited with inventing marriage. This led to human family lineages, as previously it is said that children knew only their mothers, and society was matriarchal. Fuxi also invented the amazing BaGua divination system, a forerunner to the I-Ching. The geometry of the BaGua revealed the underlying mathematical structure of the universe. WOW! When you study the BaGua and the I-Ching – it’s totally amazing! Weaknesses or imbalances in the heart area will often be exacerbated in the middle of the day, with palpitations being a key symptom of heart imbalance. Emotionally, the heart energy is associated with passion, inspiration and the experience of joy. People who radiate this passionate, joyful energy on a day-to-day basis seem to age more slowly; they remain young at heart. This is because your heart stores your shen or spirit, and your shen, unlike your body, does not age but grows more vibrant and vital under the right conditions.