Welcome to Celestial Window Wellness!
What is a window to the stars?
My wellness offerings are geared toward uniting above and below through practical magic and spectral science!
According to the theory of the five phases (五行 wǔ xíng), all aspects of human embodiment, from organs to biological processes, bones to emotions, may be related directly to phenomena in nature. While this may seem like poetic metaphor, and yes, it very may well be, it is also a historical and active science, which is shaped by the linguistic paradigm of Classical Chinese Characters. Pictographs express meaning in a way that unites left and right brain, a way that is both literal and symbolic, and when translated and researched for the purpose of medicine, sparks a mutual engagement of eastern and western global wellness.
Every human being is a part of nature, and every human embodiment is a completely distinctive work of art in so far as our brain patterns and bodies are sculpted by our experiences and engagement with our environments. The purpose of Celestial Window Restorative Arts is to unify poetry and science to assist in generating the reflective space for you to craft your own wellness, such that you can see your own inner star light and ignite, nurture, and sustain your creative spark in all areas of your life. You are Art, and the way that takes form is unique to your life process, and so these offerings for wellness are tailored to your own nature, so that you can show up fully to be a part of the greater nature that surrounds you.
Understanding the Elements
Central to this science are the five phases mentioned above, which categorize and characterize processes in the natural word and relate these back to our embodiment. As above, so below.
The ability of a tree or bamboo to bend and even dance when the wind blows is an example of the phase/element of Wood 木 in nature, which corresponds to plant life. In the body, Wood corresponds to the tendons, the Liver and Gall Bladder, to balance and flexibility, and to the emotion of anger, which, when in balance, may simply be the force it takes for a seed to break through the earth and sprout, or the ability of a root to move the concrete. The flexibility of our own physicality or concepts and thoughts requires healthy Wood. Our tendons need to be moistened (Water 水) and nourished by nutrients (Metal 金) that come from a healthy digestive process (Earth 土) that must be well energized and metabolized (Fire 火). The dynamic balance of the elements in our being is the premise of all wellness.
A window to the sky might seem to be expansive, astral, perhaps even whimsical! However, the functions of the category of acupuncture points for which this name is a reference are for harmonizing this relationship to the stars. If we are stuck in the mud and can’t seem to find the light, they can help us reconnect to the vast beauty of life, but, if we are too “far out” they can help us to ground and focus our energy into practical expression in our day to day.
The offerings of Celestial Window Restorative Arts come in the form of Zen Shiatsu Bodywork in the Lineage of Shizuko Masunaga and Acupuncture in the Lineage of JR Worsley Five Element Acupuncture, both practices that are based in the balancing of the five elements/phases in the body through highly specific principles and practices. Additionally I offer services in classical herbalism, nutritional support, sound work, teaching and medical translation, creative coaching and consultation, creative commissions, and finally, professional tea service which is a special offering developed through my familial relationship with Brian and Yi Mu of Theasophie, a project based in the botanical origin of the Tea plant in Yunnan, China.
Influences from China, Japan, Britain, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, and America all unite to bring you tools in health, to empower you in your own work of the great balancing act that is life.