Wood Snake

 

Happy Chinese New Year 2025
The Year of the Wood/Green Snake
29th January 2025

 

Some might say the year of the Snake is a less favourable year, that one should wear red to contract any negativities, but there is much to admire in the reclusive Snake. Green can represent growth and balance, the Snake is a tantalising creature and has an affinity with transformation - it is the year to shed unwanted things/ideas, to move on, as snakes shed their unwanted skin.

Qualities associated with Snakes include intelligence, resilience and determination. Alongside renewal is the power of fertility and that they are seen as a mini dragon.

This year is seen as a time for strategic growth, to use wisdom to create transformation, but to tread carefully and act with diplomacy. To use patience and planning to make thoughtful decisions for long term success.

The area of the body associated particularly with Snake is the throat.

Spring 2025

The 3 months of Spring
Are called spring up and unfolding.
Heaven and Earth together produce life,
And the 10,000 beings are invigorated.

~

This corresponds
with the Spring Qi.
It is the way
That maintains the drive of life.

Extracts from The Su Wen Chapter 2 translation Claude Larre. The Way of Heaven

So ... the advice is to AVOID COLD, protect yourself from the Wind [especially the neck and lower back areas]. The movement is UP and OUT, unfolding out of Winter into Spring like a seedling or plant emerging from winter, to enjoy that beginning of freedom of movement. The organs associated with Spring are Liver and Gallbladder, the element is WOOD and the colour is Green, the smell is sour [like wood sap] and the sound is Shout! The key is to remain flexible like bamboo. To be assertive yet soft.

 

My clinic is open Tuesdays - Fridays.

 

I have worked in the Stroud area as an Acupuncturist full time since 1994.

I have a discreet practice based at home in private surroundings in a quiet setting in Rodborough, Stroud in an 18th century stone house.

The clinic is on the ground floor and has relatively easy access - see relevant page.

I trained and taught at The College Of Traditional Acupuncture, Leamington Spa and specialise in five element acupuncture.

 

 

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1st aid certification

 

Re appointments:

Please could all patients take responsibility when attending appointments for any bugs that may be on board. I try and keep the clinic as 'clean' as possible for everyone, and your help in this is very much appreciated.

If you have had any of the following symptoms within the last 3 days DO NOT ATTEND:

  • Runny nose/nasal congestion
  • New onset headaches
  • New onset unusual fatigue
  • Sneezing [not hayfever]
  • Sore throat
  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Persistent cough or shortness of breath of recent onset.
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Loss of taste or smell

Please call me/contact me to discuss if at all unsure. If you need to cancel please give 24hours notice where possible. You will not be charged for short notice cancellations under these circumstances.

Please be conscious that covid variants remain at large and can be serious for some people.

Please arrive on time - I am still cleaning and airing the clinic in between patients so need that time.

Very best love and good wishes,

Sarah

01453 847434
07960 844110
parker.sarah@zen.co.uk

 

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