THE FIVE SPIRITS
with Jessica Willis
Friday, April 2nd (2pm-4pm EST)
Price: $30
In Katonah yoga we pay particular homage to the organs and glands as they administer our quotidian function and consciousness. Each organ embodies certain virtues, roles and archetypes. Each organ also contains a spirit. The Five Spirits: Shen, Hun, Yi, Po and Zhi lend poetic rapture to the roles and archetypes of the organ networks. We can use this knowledge to deepen our understanding of our own journey and to cultivate greater compassion for humanity. Like a Traveler seeking out their life’s path, we can use the knowledge and language of the Five Spirits to help us navigate our paths with ever more precision.
The Five Spirits correspond with particular organs and elements described in the Five Element Theory. Shen is the spirit of consciousness and is associated with the fire element and the heart. Hun, acts as a messenger, delivering our highest vision towards the earth and is connected to the wood element and the liver. Yi, the spirit that helps us plant seeds and manifest our highest vision is connected with the earth element and the spleen. Po brings us into the less traveled places, roaming the caves of earth with good instinct and is associated to the metal element and the lungs. Zhi reaches below the surface and forges the power wielded from a life rooted in faith and wisdom, cultivated in the depths and darkness and is connected to the element of water and the kidneys. If there is a disruption in any one of the spirits, there can be disintegration, which could show up as a lot of ideas, without action or a lot of fear with a disrupted imagination.
In this workshop we will provide a snapshot of the spirits described in Chinese Medicine and how they contribute to spiritual healing. Studying the Five Spirits is like stepping into the hidden dialect of the Soul by tuning into the often unspoken but felt and experienced processes of each individual’s path, offering knowledge that will both deepen and lighten our understanding of Taoism.
Join Jessica Willis LIVE on zoom. You will receive a zoom link via email one hour before the workshop begins to join. Recordings available upon request. Email info@thestudio.yoga after the session to request.