43. Your Vital Life Force: Your Kidneys with Winnie Chan Wang

I’m joined by Winnie Chan Wang to discuss kidney energy from the traditional Chinese medicine perspective, and her additional energy shadow work. She’s a trauma-informed licensed acupuncturist, Reiki practitioner, shadow worker, and shamanic Tao healer with a wealth of knowledge on the mind-body-spirit connection. You might remember Winne from episode 30 when we covered healing trauma and stress. I invited her back on to dive deeper on what she mentioned about the physical and energetic life force of the kidneys. 

Winne unpacks the five core functions and the yin and yang components on the kidneys. She paints the picture of the kidney essence as a ball of light, glowing brighter when we nourish them and dimming when we don’t engage in self-care. We discuss the signs and symptoms that the kidney lifeforce is fading and different tools for increasing the vitality of the organ, including kidney tapping. 

We also talk about the power of sound healing across cultures. We do a short chanting practice together and reflect on the beautiful practice. Listen in to learn more about the vital life force of the kidneys, particularly through the lens of Chinese medicine. 

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Topics Covered:

The union of spirit, mind, and body in yoga How the kidneys relate to the bones, brain, reproductive system, and lifelong growth and developmentThe seven-year jing cycles, or kidney essence, of women Distinguishing between channel and organ problems An amazing example of a kidney healing session with one of Winne’s clients 

Resources Mentioned:

Honoring Darkness: Embrace Shadow Work to Nourish and Grow Your PowerSign up for Winne’s Full Body Scan virtual workshop, July 28th from 2:00pm - 3:30pm (PST)

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Podcast Production by the team at Swell PodcastingMusic by Phoebe GreenlandPhotography by Amy Boyle PhotographyPodcast art by SimplyBe. Agency