Classical Five Element Acupuncture
Five Element • TCM • Acutonics® • Cupping • Moxibustion
Click on one of the Elements below to learn more about their role in our lives…
Wood • Fire • Earth • Metal • Water
Five Element Acupuncture has become a catch-all phrase for those who have studied in varying degrees the teachings passed down to a gentleman by the name of J.R. Worsley (1923-2003). Born in England, J.R. Worsley lived a life dedicated to healing – studying and practicing as a physiotherapist, osteopath, and naturopath for many years even before discovering the medicine of the East. In the early 1950s, J.R. entered into an apprenticeship of an oral tradition passed down for thousands of years, with teachers Dr. Ono and Dr. Hsui, and was later bestowed the title of Master and lineage-holder of what is now called Classical Five Element Acupuncture. J.R. brought Classical Five Element Acupuncture to the West opening the first schools of acupuncture in England and the United States.
The core teachings of Classical Five Element Acupuncture are thousands of years old, rooted in the observations of the ancient Taoist philosophers and sages that everything is interconnected, in perpetual change, and always moving toward balance and harmony with its environment. Or put another way, all that exists in the Universe is made up of the five elements – Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. They represent five phases of a cycle that all energy (or Qi) flows through. In Nature, we see and feel the five-element cycle throughout the year as seasons – Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Each phase is unique, but also dependent on the other phases for its vitality and balance. In people, the five elements flow from one to the next via our energetic pathways, called meridians. This network of meridians and the quality of Qi flowing in them is the backbone for all functions and activities essential for physical, mental, and spiritual life.