Lungs/Large Intestine Organs associated with the season Fall

All our functions depend on the lungs for sustenance. The lungs are the main way we replenish our energy. Each day we take 23000 breaths, filtered through our lungs. The large intestine is about 5 ft long and includes the colon and rectum. It is responsible for absorption of water and excretion of solid waste.

The lung/large intestine prana is associated with courage and reverence, an ability to experience our moments as precious. It is what causes us to cry when we are awed by beauty.

Healthy lungs and large intestine is connected to a willingness to endure and personal confidence.

Poor health is expressed through extended bouts of sadness and also by feeling emotionally stopped or unable to express grief.

Symptoms of imbalanced lungs are respiratory disorders, rheumatic pain, and degeneration of the spine.

Lungs/Large Intestine Organs associated with the season Fall

All our functions depend on the lungs for sustenance. The lungs are the main way we replenish our energy. Each day we take 23000 breaths, filtered through our lungs. The large intestine is about 5 ft long and includes the colon and rectum. It is responsible for absorption of water and excretion of solid waste.

The lung/large intestine prana is associated with courage and reverence, an ability to experience our moments as precious. It is what causes us to cry when we are awed by beauty.

Healthy lungs and large intestine is connected to a willingness to endure and personal confidence.

Poor health is expressed through extended bouts of sadness and also by feeling emotionally stopped or unable to express grief.

Symptoms of imbalanced lungs are respiratory disorders, rheumatic pain, and degeneration of the spine.

Lungs/Large Intestine Organs associated with the season Fall

All our functions depend on the lungs for sustenance. The lungs are the main way we replenish our energy. Each day we take 23000 breaths, filtered through our lungs. The large intestine is about 5 ft long and includes the colon and rectum. It is responsible for absorption of water and excretion of solid waste.

The lung/large intestine prana is associated with courage and reverence, an ability to experience our moments as precious. It is what causes us to cry when we are awed by beauty.

Healthy lungs and large intestine is connected to a willingness to endure and personal confidence.

Poor health is expressed through extended bouts of sadness and also by feeling emotionally stopped or unable to express grief.

Symptoms of imbalanced lungs are respiratory disorders, rheumatic pain, and degeneration of the spine.

Lung: Metal-energy yin organ

Known as the 'Prime Minister', the lungs control breath and energy and assist the 'King' heart with the circulation of blood. The Internal Medicine Classic states: 'Energy is the commander of blood; when energy moves, blood follows. Blood is the mother of energy; where blood goes, energy follows.' This intimate relationship between breath and pulse, blood and energy, is the basis of Chinese breathing exercises.

Breathing controls cellular respiration, and shallow irregular breathing is therefore a major cause of low vitality and insufficient metabolism. The lungs also control the skin, which 'breathes' via the opening and closing of pores and is responsible for adjusting body temperature through perspiration and shivering.

The skin is where the radiant energy of resistance emanates, forming the first line of defense against noxious environmental energies such as heat and cold. Flu and the common cold are caused by impairment of radiant skin energy's capacity to resist external invasion, and symptoms of these diseases usually settle in the lungs and bronchial tract.

Pallid skin and poor complexion are common indications of weak lungs. The nose is the external aperture of the lungs and the gate of breath. A clogged or runny nose is another indicator of ailing lungs.

Breathing directly controls the autonomous nervous system, and this relationship is the basis for almost every system of yoga and meditation. By regulating the autonomous nervous system and governing energy and pulse, breathing forms a direct bridge between body and mind and may be utilized to keep the two in balance.

• Lung

• Paired Organ : Large Intestine
• Color : pure white
• Peak Hours : 3am-5am
• Physical Branches : nose, skin, body hair, mucus
• Functions : accepts pure fluids from spleen, which are then mixed with air, and circulated through the meridians, circulates Wei Qi

Lungs: Psycho-Emotional Aspects

It is said that the Lungs are "the priest" or The Minister of Heaven and are responsible for establishing the foundation of Qi for the entire body. The Lungs house the body's Seven Corporeal Souls (Po) and are responsible for self-protection and self-preservation. The Lungs positive psycho-emotional attributes are righteousness, dignity, integrity, and high self-esteem; their negative attributes are disappointment, sadness, grief, despair, anxiety, shame, and sorrow

Large intestine: Metal-energy yang organ

The large intestine is called the 'Minister of Transportation'. It controls the transformation of digestive wastes from liquid to solid state and transports the solids onwards and outwards for excretion through the rectum. It plays a major role in the balance and purity of bodily fluids and assists the lungs in controlling the skin's pores and perspiration.

Coupled with the lungs by Metal energy, the large intestine depends on the lungs for movement via the expansion and contraction of the diaphragm, which works like a pump to give impetus to peristalsis by regulating abdominal pressure. Thus sluggish bowels may be stimulated and constipation cured by deep diaphragmic breathing and by tonifying lung energy. Conversely, congested lungs and clogged bronchial passages may be cleared by purging the bowels.

• Large Intestine

• Paired Organ: Lungs
• Color: off-white
• Peak Hours: 5am-7am
• Physical Branches: nose, skin, body hair, mucus
• Functions: absorption of fluids, elimination of solid wastes

Large Intestine: Psycho-Emotional Aspects

The Large Intestine relationship to the Lungs makes it equally affected by the emotions of sadness, grief, and worry. An energetic imbalance in the Large Intestine can result in physical weakness and provoke emotional introversion, accompanied by feelings of depression, irritability, discouragement, distress and apathy. Strong emotions of fear or panic can produce an energetic-stool reflex reaction in the Large Intestine resulting in a spontaneous defecation