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The Way of the Five Seasons: Living with the Five Elements for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Harmony Paperback – March 21, 2016

by John Kirkwood (Author)
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 50 ratings
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Here is a comprehensive and practical guide to using the Five Element model in your daily life in ways that can improve your physical health, foster mental ease and clarity, create more emotional balance, and bring you closer to spirit.

Having introduced the philosophical and practical principles of the Five Elements, the author invites you to 'live the book', immersing yourself in the many aspects of each Element during its corresponding season. He offers a range of methods of doing this, including activities such as movement, cooking, gardening, journaling, visualisation, meditation, dialogue and self-acupressure. In working with each Element, he explores the three levels or expressions of human life - the physical (structures, organs, tissues and systems), the psycho-emotional (thoughts, beliefs, self-images, emotions and reactions), and the spirit.

Detailed information is provided on each Element's specific attributes, associations, resonances and gifts, and anatomical illustrations are included for further guidance. An invaluable reference book for practitioners and students of Chinese Medicine who hope to become better practitioners to others, the book also provides the means to become a practitioner to yourself.

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    Singing Dragon
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    March 21, 2016
  5. Dimensions
    6.81 x 0.86 x 9.69 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1848193017
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    978-1848193017
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The author blends ancient Five Element theory and the modern psycho-spiritual wisdom of the Diamond Approach into valuable advice for staying healthy during the seasons. He presents activities, diet and contemplations that enhance specific aspects of body/mind/spirit - what the author calls Soul - for each element. This is a warm, insightful and excellent book for anyone who wants to enjoy good health by staying in harmony with seasonal changes. Author: Dr. Ronald H. Davis, author of Qigong Through The Seasons

This book challenges us firstly to find our own true self and then to walk our unique path through the Five Seasons, rather than simply tell us about them. The Five Seasons extends to the value of the Five Elements providing robust resources to understand seasonal changes and how best to use the Five Element associations to benefit our own health and that of our clients. Author: Julie Weeks Source: Shiatsu Society Journal

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A guide to living the seasons in harmony, the Chinese wisdom tradition way, the book deeply explores the connections between the physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual levels of human experience

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Singing Dragon; 1st edition (March 21, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 380 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1848193017
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1848193017
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.81 x 0.86 x 9.69 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 50 ratings

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Conner
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on this subject period.
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2022
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John Kirkwood is a wise and insightful philosopher. I have read close to a dozen books on the subject of the 5 elements only to find their explanations somewhat superficial. Not the case with this book. Easy to understand yet also explains very deep concepts for experts and beginners alike. It is best read over the course of the year during it's corresponding season and referenced each following year. If you would like to know more about Daoist philosophy or just how to live a healthier physical, spiritual and emotional life this is the book for you. I feel far more connected to nature/society and the natural patterns of life after reading this book. A real treasure trove of ancient wisdom for the inquisitive mind.
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j.r. miller
5.0 out of 5 stars the inner journey of health
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2016
This book has changed my life and it can change yours. I had the privilege of reading an early draft and living the seasons for the past year
I personally appreciated a kind of triangle view given by it’s inclusion of the insights of the diamond approach

Most people view health as an absence of disease or injury.

But true health is far more than this. It is no less than becoming the best human being we can be

. Here is a book that provides a model of health that can transform the way you live your life.

It invites you to immerse yourself, one by one, in the five fundamental vibrations of our world.

The author offers a guidebook for living in harmony with the seasons and Elements in a way that heals at all levels, physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual.

This work allows you to make connections between the various aspects of your being in ways that bring understanding of those still unclarified parts of yourself, whether it be physical imbalance, emotional holding, psychological patterning or blocks to spiritual development.

Kirkwood takes the ancient Chinese model and makes it highly accessible and alive for the modern human being.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2016
Purchased this book, along with the way of the 5 elements, by the same Author. They are both wonderful, exactly what I was looking for. The Way of the Five Seasons not only covers the acupressure points but also other unique way's in which to explore each season, wether it be a meditation, gardening, foods etc. This is a lifetime of study and allowing nature to express itself as a guide, completes my journey into the unknown.
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zunderzee
4.0 out of 5 stars 5-Element Theory made easier
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018
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I wanted to know more about five-element theory and this was helpful. Don't know how accurate it is but it was interesting and seemed to make sense. He's a good writer and puts things in a way that's easy to understand
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Magnus
5.0 out of 5 stars UNA JOYA
Reviewed in Mexico on September 4, 2019
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Sumamente informativo, práctico y de gran impacto a la salud y el bienestar. Recomendable.
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