According to Chinese Medicine, one of the most common roots of illnesses is repressed emotions.
Emotional health is not separate from physical health. One controls the other.
Image based on the book Face Reading in Chinese Medicine by Lillian Bridges
Our skin, the largest organ in the human body, has neural origins. Thus, our expressions communicate with the nervous system, transmitting the emotions felt.
The ability to express these emotions requires proper functioning of the organs and a smooth flow of Qi (vital energy) through the channels, mainly on our face, which is the main means of expressing our emotions.
When emotions are prolonged, intense or repressed, they can inhibit the normal flow of Qi to our organs.
Many studies have demonstrated the communication system between our facial expressions and emotions.
Studies carried out by Paul Ekman have shown that if a person simply arranges their face in a certain expression, they will feel the corresponding emotion.
On the other hand, an individual who cannot or does not express emotions through their facial expressions will not feel the emotion fully.
What does this mean?
That emotions work from the outside in, as well as from the inside out, that is, happiness can be as simple as putting a smile on your face.
There are over 60 acupuncture points on the face and over 50 muscles on the face/neck.
Any impediment to the channels translates into diminished function. If the energy on our face is blocked and we don't express an emotion with our face, we won't feel it fully.
As it is a two-way street, movement patterns that become habitual are fixed on the face, and repressed or excessive emotions can affect our organs.
Now you know: Movement patterns affect how we feel!
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