In TCM it is known as the “great wrapper.” It provides insulation for the heart, regulates circulation in the major vessels going to and from it, while also protecting the it from infection.
The Pericardium is the muscle that surrounds your heart. This is why the Chinese Medicine Body Clock can be so useful: it highlights what organ systems are struggling and why.įind the hours you are waking up to learn what your body might be trying to tell you… SO, WHY DO I WAKE UP AT THE SAME TIME EVERY NIGHT? But what if instead of fighting or suppressing your symptoms, you thought of them more like informative clues?Īfter all, your symptoms are how your body speaks to you when something isn’t right.īy paying attention to when they show up and reflecting on their root causes, you can begin to decipher what they mean. For many people I work with (before they tried Acupuncture) this meant taking heavy-duty medications or melatonin which lead to negative side effects, worsening sleep, or dependency in some cases (more on that later). When you are desperate to sleep, it’s common to try anything that seems like a quick fix or magic bullet.
So how do you break it? By listening to your body, to start. This can lead to a vicious cycle fairly quickly. Likewise, chronically skimping on sleep from staying up too late can also disrupt that organ by not allowing it to process during its restorative time-frame. In other words, your body is basically working on overdrive to bring that organ back to a state of harmony. Waking like clockwork means the organ governed by that time is imbalanced. During each time frame, the concentration of qi (energy) and blood peak in a specific internal organ, giving it a chance to reset and regulate. In Chinese Medicine our circadian rhythms are divided into 2-hour intervals across the 24-hour day. It’s far from random and The Chinese Medicine Body Clock can explain why. If you thought there’s a rhyme or reason behind it, you would be correct. If your nocturnal alarm clock wakes you at the same time every night, the frustration is real.
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