In Balance
Energetic, resilient, adaptable, and responsive. A strong Skin meridian helps you adjust to changing demands while maintaining balance throughout your system. Like the Athlete, you can rise to a challenge, respond quickly to your environment, and direct your energy where it is needed most.
Out of Balance
Overextended, reactive, restless, or depleted. When the Skin meridian is out of balance, you may have difficulty regulating your energy and knowing when you’ve reached your limits. You may push yourself too hard, constantly seek stimulation or intensity, or struggle to slow down and recover.
Skin Functions
Western Medicine
The skin helps regulate body temperature and is our immune system’s first line of defense against outside dangers such as sunlight, harmful chemicals, viruses, and bacteria. In the case of bacteria, the skin secretes antibacterial substances which keep us from getting infections. The skin is in constant communication with the brain, alerting it to potentially dangerous threats from our environment.
Our largest organ also makes vitamin D which our body uses to build strong bones and a healthy immune system. While in western medicine, the skin organ is considered independently from the immune and lymphatic systems, in eastern medicine all three are linked. All three systems protect our bodies from outside dangers. They produce and carry fluids that help neutralize harmful substances within our bodies.
Eastern Medicine
The skin meridian follows the same meridian line as the triple warmer. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the three “burners” are located in the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. The upper controls intake, the middle digestion/transformation, and the bottom elimination. This meridian is a key component of our immune system and includes the functions of the lymphatic system. It controls the flow of nourishing energy (ying qi) and protective energy (wei qi) throughout our energetic body.
Meridian Associations
Archetype: Athlete
Element: Fire-Thunder
Season: Summer
Yin or Yang: Yang
Time of Day: 9-11 pm
Sensory Basis: Exteroceptive Senses
Emotion: Judgment
World: Physical
Body Tissue: Lymphatic/Immune-system
Associated Muscles: Posterior deltoid, Trapezius, Triceps Brachii
Associated Fascia Lines: Superficial Back Arm Line, Deep Back Arm Line, Lateral Line, Spiral Line
Balancing Meridian: Pericardium
Physical Symptoms of Imbalance
Abdominal distention
Compromised immune system
Edema
Difficulty urinating or incontinence
Tinnitus
Hearing loss
Throat pain
Eye pain
Ear pain
Shoulder and upper arm pain
Skin problems
Stress-related health issues
Lymphatic flow problems
Emotional Symptoms of Imbalance (Eastern View)
Stress
Duplicity
Anti-social
Violence
Bullying
Intimidating
Lying
Obnoxious
Loud
Enslaving
Defensive
Sadistic
Greedy/miserly
Gambling
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