Lung Meridian Energetically
In Balance
Transformative, open, discerning, and resilient. A strong Lung meridian helps you take in what you need and release what no longer serves you. Like the Alchemist, you have the ability to transform difficult experiences into wisdom and move through change without losing yourself.
Out of Balance
Grieving, guarded, disconnected, or unable to let go. When the Lung meridian is out of balance, you may hold onto people, experiences, or emotions long after they have served their purpose. You may struggle with change or protect yourself so strongly that it becomes difficult to let anything new in.
Lung Functions
Western Medicine
The lung is primarily responsible for providing the body with oxygen and releasing “used” air made up of carbon dioxide and toxins.
Eastern Medicine
The lungs in Traditional Chinese Medicine control Qi and breathing. Emotionally, the lung meridian is essential for incorporating new ideas and concepts. It absorbs what is useful and releases what we no longer need. “Wei Qi” is also created in the lungs; this defensive Qi provides an energetic immune system-like barrier to protect against illness and disease.
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Meridian Associations
Archetype: Alchemist
Element: Metal
Season: Fall
Yin or Yang: Yin
Time of Day: 3-5 am
Body Part: Blood Oxygen Levels
Sensory Basis: Exteroceptive
Emotion: Grief/Sadness
Healing Tone: SSSSS
World: Physical
Associated Muscles: Pectoralis Major, Anterior Deltoids, Biceps Brachii
Balancing Meridian: Large Intestine
Physical Symptoms of Imbalance
Asthma
Bronchitis
Chest distention
Chest tightness
Cough
Circulation problems
Dry skin
Fatigue and/or low energy
Frequent colds
Hay fever and/or allergies
Stiff neck and/or shoulders
Stiff upper back
Sweating problems
Throat infections
Weak immune system
Wheezing
Emotional Symptoms of Imbalance (Eastern View)
Apathy
Boredom
Grief
Inability to let go
Lack of inspiration
Melancholy
Sadness
Timidity
Laryngitis
Mucus
Nasal congestion
Pale skin
Phlegm
Poor sense of smell
Psoriasis or eczema
Runny nose
Shortness of breath
Sinus infections
Sneezing Soft and/or weak voice
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