Hello, Helen,
In the correspondences of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the kidneys (and bladder) process fear. The kidneys are also thought to store the body's "original" energy, which is inherited from the parents.
For depression -- the lungs and large intestine process grief.
For anxiety -- the "spleen" (primarily pancreas) and stomach process worry.
Other correspondences from TCM:
Liver and gallbladder process anger.
Heart and small intestine process restlessness.
I hope this helps. Don't hesitate to ask further if follow-up is needed.
Bruce
rainbow said on
>Hi Bruce,
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>I notice a couple of times that you have mentioned working on the kidney areas in relation to different things going on in the body. Can I ask whether it is worth concentrating on the kidney area for someone who is both depressed and anxious? I was drawn to the kidneys and liver whilst sending Reiki to them today,but this may also be due to an alcohol dependency problem and hence detoxing needed in these areas anyway. I can't seem to find the post but I seem to recall you mentioning that the kidneys being linked to vitality. I just wondered...hope you don't mind me asking :)
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>Gentle Blessings
>Helen
