Everyday Acupuncture- Wind
Jun 6th, 2008 by Michael Max
We all have had this experience. It may come suddenly as we step between downtown buildings, or as we push up over a mountain ridge, or as a blast that heralds a storm. Formless yet powerful, it hits not with a strength, but as a force. That gust which suddenly changes the directional lean of our steps, or throws an irritation of dust into our eyes, or causes us to refocus our movement .
Wind has a scattering disorienting feel about it doesn’t it?
We know this from our experience of it.
And we know it in our bodies as well. Dizziness, itching and irritability, eyes that water and itch, sneezing and headaches that rove around like a breeze blows a tree full of leaves. These too, are wind. Notice how it has a nature that comes and goes. How it tends to disorient like an interrupted conversation. Wind, it has immediacy like the twig snapped borderline between placidity and anger. Wind does not flare like fire, it is more like an encompassing rush that leaves your feet solid on the ground, while from the waist up there is a tilt off center.
Wind blows through all the cracks of life, carrying dirt and grime and disease. Ever notice that a few days after a particularly strong windstorm lots of people have colds? Water may seek the lowest level, but wind slips through the cracks.
Watch for anything that has a scattering come and go nature, and you will notice the influence of wind.
Wind in Seattle. Some days I love watching it blow by. Other days it disturbs me, as you describe.
Somehow it is comforting to have you say, ” … it tends to disorient … “, assuring me that my sense of discomfort is not all some weakness of mine.
Leila, you are sensitive enough to notice these influences. Indeed, most of us would chalk it up a weakness, or emotionally induced event, when in fact, the environment plays a huge role in our experience of life, health and illness.
I’ll be talking next about “dampness”, watch for it!