Introduction to Chinese Medicine

A FREE encore presentation with Lesley Charters Cotton

“The only thing that is certain, is change.  We will examine how to look at the dynamics of the five elements as if they were part of a game. Learning the game’s rules guarantees the game will always be fun.”

The Five Transformations are a dynamic cycle of changes that relate all energy and matter to five elements- Fire, Soil (earth), Metal, Water, and Tree (wood). Rooted in the teachings of traditional Chinese medicine, the system provides a paradigm by which one may understand the profound harmony that exists between man/woman and his/her external and internal environment.

Health and happiness are simply manifestations of one’s ability to flow and adjust to the energies that are creating us. Long ago (and not so far away) our bodies intuitively accommodated these changes. We were not apart from nature and so incorporated her great wisdom in our being and behaviour.

As we became “civilized” and objectified our surroundings, we separated the psyche from the body and in the process lost that visceral knowledge. In theory, The Five Transformations, describe an elegant and historically interesting view of nature. In practice, they provide an invaluable tool that reaffirms the connection and interdependence of all beings with our world.”