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

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is the time of Triple Heater or endocrine system where the body’s homeostasis is adjusted and enzymes are replenished. It is recommended to sleep at this time so the body can conserve energy for the following day. Feelings of paranoia or confusion may also be felt. a.m. — Spleen — Enzymes from the spleen-pancreas continue assimilation process. Carbohydrate energy is made available. The stomach passes its contents for continued digestion. A good time to exercise and work. Mental clarity to do your most taxing tasks of the day. Healthline has strict sourcing guidelines and relies on peer-reviewed studies, academic research institutions, and medical associations. We avoid using tertiary references. You can learn more about how we ensure our content is accurate and current by reading our editorial policy. is the time of the Liver and a time when the body should be alseep. During this time, toxins are released from the body and fresh new blood is made. If you find yourself waking during this time, you could have too much yang energy or problems with your liver or detoxification pathways. This is also the time of anger, frustration and rage.

Our energy levels are dependent on the food we eat, what we drink, our sleep, our thoughts, and our activities. When our energy is circulating smoothly, we experience good health. When our energy is out of balance, we can experience particular emotions and physical symptoms.If this imbalance continues it can lead to illness in our body. Martzloff, Jean-Claude (2000). "Chinese mathematical astronomy". In Selin, Helaine (ed.). Mathematics across cultures. Dordrecht: Kluwer. pp.373–407. ISBN 0-7923-6481-3. Energy moves through your stomach from 7 am to 9 am and so it is crucial that you have a protein-rich breakfast during this time period. Have the biggest meal of the day to improve digestion & absorption of nutrients. Make sure to eat heavy and ward meals that are high in nutrition for your breakfast. During this period you may experience emotions related to despair and disgust. You may also feel anxious which can lead to an imbalance in the meridian. With ChineseClass101.com, learning time in Chinese is fun and effective at the same time! Table of Contentsis 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.

Here are some of the physical and emotional level symptoms of unbalanced meridian which you can experience: Chinese Medicine recognized the union of the body and spirit. If a medical system just treats the physical body, it’s missing the other part. And since we know the physical is a reflection of the larger spirit realm, physical medicine seen only by itself is altogether missing the point! This has nothing to do with religion. It’s about knowing your TRUE Source in the larger world. This is why I have great respect for the roots of Chinese Medicine. The kidneys receive the best energetic support. This is a great time to exercise and train yourself to become better coordinated. A kidney nourishing dinner is a good idea at this point. The structure of hour + minutes in Chinese is quite simple – you say the time on the hour first, then say the number corresponding to the minute. This is the time to go to bed and relax. As Triple Burner is linked with the thyroid & adrenals, it controls energy transfer and is responsible for metabolism and temperature. Don’t engage in overthinking at this time. Develop and follow a relaxing nighttime routine, read a book and avoid bright artificial lights. 10. Gallbladder Foot-Shaoyang: 11 PM – 1 AM

The Chinese spoken language is a distant relative of Old Tibetan. Fuxi was said to have invented a script of Chinese characters as a picture language. This allowed people to carve messages, meaning, and thoughts into bone and tortoise shells. The Empress Nüwa created human figures of clay. Then she breathed spirit into them to bring them to life. As an example, counting by major kè from the first shí to the second: zǐ ( 子), zǐ yī kè ( 子一刻), zǐ èr kè ( 子二刻), zǐ sān kè ( 子三刻), zǐ sì kè ( 子四刻), zǐ wǔ kè ( 子五刻), zǐ liù kè ( 子六刻), zǐ qī kè ( 子七刻), zǐ bā kè ( 子八刻), chǒu ( 丑).

The first twelve hours involve TCM organs that have actions that help us have a healthy and productive day. For example: respiration; elimination; taking in, digesting and assimilating nutrients; building blood; strong mental-emotional health, etc. As the day starts to wind down and our activity (should) become less, the next twelve hour period sees qi move through organs that have a lot of functions in storing, protecting, repairing and balancing the body. As different meridians become more active during different times, you experience different sensations during different hours of the day, when a specific meridian is strongest.Eat a good, cooked meal for lunch and socialize a bit. Make sure your lunch is a nutritious, balanced meal that is warm and filling enough. This is also a great time to connect with people and enjoy conversations. Reach out and help people. 5. Small Intestine Hand-Taiyang: 1PM – 3PM Time in Chinese is 时间 (shíjiān). Before we get started on learning how to tell the time in Mandarin, let’s look at a couple of things you need to be aware of when learning this aspect of the Chinese language. Chinese Time Vocabulary : The Words You Need to Know As your body will slow down and become sleepy, this is an excellent time for a siesta to re-energize yourself. You may have feelings of abandonment or subconsciously experience vulnerable thoughts at this time. Symptoms of unbalanced meridian:

Thus, the same as in English, there are two ways that you can use to indicate half hours and quarter hours in Chinese. 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: Spleen: The spleen is thought to be linked to the stomach, which is in charge of receiving food and drink before ultimately fermenting them. During this period, it’s believed that qi is being propelled upward by the spleen. Wanna be a little more specific? Here’s how Chinese time works when you need to tell the precise time, down to the minute.is the time of the Stomach so it is important to eat the biggest meal of the day here to optimize digestion and absorption. Warm meals that are high in nutrition are best in the morning. Emotions that are likely to be stirred at this time include disgust or despair. Now, the time is not always on the hour. Chinese time allows you to round up to the half hour and quarter hour like you’re used to in English (when it’s 28 minutes past, you can say it’s half past as you normally would). So how do you say “half past… ”, “quarter past…” and “quarter to” in Chinese? It’s also important to understand that qi is in a constant state of flux. It’s continuously transforming as it moves within the body or between people and objects. fēn zhōng) is one of the most important time words in Chinese, meaning “minute.” Usually, people simplify it and just say 分 ( fēn), which means the same thing. To express any specific minute at any hour, you just need to follow this formula: [number] “点 ( diǎn ) / 点钟 ( diǎn zhōng )” + [number] “分 ( fēn ).”