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The Elemental Family Center for Chinese Medicine Brooke Fries, Founder A family wellness clinic in Los Angeles, focusing on: • Pediatrics • Women’s Health ~ Fertility ~ Pregnancy • Stress and Pain Management
• A psycho-emotional and behavioral model that celebrates our differences
• Identifies five adaptive styles: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water
• Tool for gaining self-awareness
• Optimistic and flexible model for supporting children’s diverse developmental paths • Ultimate therapeutic goal is to help you cultivate a mindful and focused quality of attention
• Stress in Chinese medicine = stagnation, contraction
• Stagnation à pain or improper functioning
• Effect of acupuncture on stress:
1. Down-regulates the sympathetic nervous system 2. Activates the parasympathetic nervous system à A calm, grounded, relaxed state that allows for healing and repair of all systems in the body (immune, reproductive, digestive, mental-emotional, etc.)
“The True Hero” “The Wild One” Heroic perseverance Distracted by stillness Attracted to movement Fights constraint Ambitious Easily frustrated Loves exploring Hostile Goal-driven Shouting Learns by pushing boundaries Paranoid Decisive “In the Flow” Tension headaches
fire GROUNDED STATE EXAGGERATED STATE “The True Leader” “The Class Clown” Compassionate humor Distracted by boredom Attracted to novelty Sensory overloaded Sensation Impulsive Charismatic Dramatic meltdowns Loves drama Over-stimulated Learns by intuition Panicky “High Engagement”
STATE “The True Judge” “The Stuck Child” Ethical judgment High expectations
Distracted by disorder
Attracted to detail and order Rigid, perfectionism Discriminating and disciplined Hyper-focused Loves logic, rational thinking Self-Righteous Learns by patterns and cause Compulsive “Precision” Disappointed
water GROUNDED STATE EXAGGERATED STATE “The True Sage” “The Daydreamer” Deep self-reflection Distracted by ideas Attracted to meaning Slow Introspective Withdrawn, isolated Loves theory Apathetic Imaginative Stubborn Learns by contemplation Dread “Immersion”
• Acceptance and appreciation – for who you are and what makes you unique and different
• Compassion – for your triggers and insecurities
• Insight – into the path you must follow to fulfill your inherent nature and impulses in this life
Elemental Assessment provides a detailed set of strategies for cultivating a present, focused quality of attention. This is the same mindful quality of attention that is achieved Through meditation, yoga and breathing exercises.