SPRING

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the Five Element Theory, Spring is associated with the Wood element

SEASON/ ORGAN

The Wood element season lasts from February 4th, the first day of Spring, to May 6th 2025, the start of Summer. Spring equinox is March 21st.
The Liver (Yin) and Gallbladder (Yang) are the organs associated with the element of Wood.

CLIMATE

Wind is the climatic condition associated with wood. Protection from Spring Winds is important.
Green is the color associated with wood.

Spring Dao yin uses a set of exercises that are part of the practice of Dao Yin, a type of Qigong that involves breathing, stretching, twisting, and massaging to direct the flow of Qi.

Spring Dao yin exercises are designed to work with the tendons and facia as a good way to improve your flexibility and strengthen your wood element and liver Qi .

Daoist wisdom holds that emotions are stored in the body's tissues and organs, and that spring is a season to reflect birth and new beginnings.

Working with the liver during spring can help transform anger into the virtue of benevolence and kindness, and can lead to a sense of self-renewal.

EMOTIONS

Anger is the emotion associated with wood.
Renewal, rebirth and and new growth is the spirit associated with Wood.

SENSES

Sour and bitter are the tastes associated with Wood.
Eyes are the senses associated with Wood.
Woods characteristic is associated with growth, new beginnings and fresh energy.