What Does Acupuncture, Your Home, and Your Garden Have in Common?

Posted by Tisha Morris on June 13, 2011

I am just about ready to harvest my first tomato of the season.  Following it up will be cucumbers, lettuce, kale, and many more tomatoes. This is by far my most successful garden ever.  Why? Because all five elements are in place and well-balanced.  I placed the garden in the perfect sun spot; the ground has never been built upon; and the soil/fertilizer I used is chock full of nutrients.  And, yes, due to the 98 degree Spring we have had in Nashville, I have been watering it!

Nature is always the perfect template to refer to when talking about balance.  And I realized that my garden is the perfect example of all five elements being in perfect balance.  This balance of the Five Elements shows up everywhere in our life.  Afterall, everything on our Planet is comprised of the energy of these elements – fire, wood, water, earth, and metal.

In fact, if you have ever gone to acupuncture, you may have thought of it as the needles stimulating the chi along meridians, which it is.  But it is more than that. The overall objective of acupuncture is to bring your five elements into balance. Like a plant, which is predominately wood, we are all dominant in one of the five elements, which sets up corresponding benefits and challenges. And like weeds in the garden, toxins and stress can take over if not managed properly.

Just like acupuncture, feng shui is also used to bring about balance of the five elements in your home.  In fact, using the five elements in your home can positively affect your health.  Again, referring back to my garden analogy, think about each room of your home as a garden. And then think about if you overwater or underwater your garden.  Or perhaps it doesn’t get enough sun or proper nutrients.  Ideally, each room in your home should support you and help you grow.  And like the weeds in a garden, clutter can quickly take over a space preventing you reaping the fruits of your labor.

If you are interested in learning what your personal element is and how you can use your home’s interiors to bring about your interior balance, book a Five Elements Consultation with me.

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Tisha Morris is a feng shui expert, life coach, and the author of Feng Shui Your Life. For more information, visit www.tishamorris.com.