The Body Clock in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Understanding Our Energy Cycles for Health and Healing

by Lothar Ursinus

A reference guide to understanding the natural rhythm of our organs and learning to support them in a holistic way

• Explains the Organ Body Clock from Traditional Chinese Medicine and which organs and meridians are dominant during different hours of the day

• Describes exactly what happens inside the body during each organ’s active time and shows what we can do to support the organs with plant medicine, homeopathy, our behavior, and simple daily practices

• Explores the mental and emotional states each organ is related to and their connections to the teeth, the other organs, and the Five Elements of TCM

All of our organs are energetically interconnected. They each have regular rest and active cycles throughout the day, with different organs becoming dominant at different hours. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this is known as the Organ Body Clock.

In this accessible guide to the body clock in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the author shows how to support the body’s natural rhythms of activity, recognize the body’s signals of imbalance and find their sources, and achieve healing on the physical and energetic levels. He explains how the body clock can provide deep insight into our physical and energetic health. For example, if we always wake up at a certain time at night, we should look up which organ is associated with that time, which will lead us to discover the part of our body that needs special attention and help. The author explores the 12 major organs of the body, describing their active and rest hours, their function inside the body, the mental and emotional states they are related to, and their connections to the teeth, the other organs, and the Five Elements of TCM. The author describes exactly what happens inside the body during each organ’s active time and shows what we can do to support the organs with plant medicine, homeopathy, our behavior, and simple daily practices.

By working with the body clock and better understanding our bodies’ rhythms, we more easily trace our ailments and conditions to their source for faster relief, sustainable healing, and energetic balance.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Reference

144 pages, Paperback

Published March 3, 2020

Reviews

[PRiNCESS JASMiNE · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was and wasn't what I was expecting. I wanted clear information on the Chinese body clock to form a routine for my day to day life, and I suppose there is a lot of information (some that I wasn't even expecting!), but I also feel like there is information missing. Do a quick Google search on the Chinese body clock, and you'll find specific guidelines attached like "eat at this time", "exercise now", or "make sure you're asleep". I only found vague wording that leads me to guess at things like that in this book, but there is a lot of clear information about the organs themselves& I do feel more knowledgeable for having read it. I might've even given it 4 stars, but it seems there is a chart missing. As well as, there is talk of eating for your metabolism or blood type, I believe, and it never says where to find more information on that. I tried going to the website that the book lists under about the author, but maybe too much time has passed because it is no longer active. Still a good book, I suppose.

[Lisanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exactly what i expected from this book! A lot of information, going into the depth, but not too much, and fun written. It was absolutely not boring to read.

I would recommend the book as a base in Chinese medicine. But not when you already have some experience. 🌼🌛💫

[Chaos Drop · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just finished reading this book, and it was pretty interesting. I have some disagreements with the idea of organs being linked to exact hours of the clock giving how day/night cycles really changes through the season and time of the year based on where you're at relative to the equator, but if you take that aspect with a grain of salt, I think you still get a good picture of how the body changes throughout the day.

When I went looking for more by the author I was disappointed to find that there isn't much to be found in English. Though at the time of this comment there did happen to be a kickstarter to translate one of his other books: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

Since it doesn't have many backers at the moment, I don't expect it to be funded, which is a shame.

[Eva Bjerke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such an interesting book. I’ve been looking into Chinese medicine lately and stumbled across this book. Never heard of the topic body clock, but reading it made me think a lot about everything thats been said to us. Eat a big meal for breakfast, dont eat late at night, lunch is always at 11 or 12 in school, in kindergarten the kids have a nap at 1 or 2 pm. It makes so much sense.
I will definitely research more about each organ after reading this book.

I don’t get the reviews about not having a schedule in this book, he’s basically laying it out right in-front of your eyes. “Body clock”.
Reading each chapter, I planned how my next days would look like.

I recommend this book if you are interested in Chinese medicine or need health tips.

[Annie Bazinet · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Body Clock is very inspiring if you already know about the Chinese energetics, but if you do, you probably already know a bit, so the book does not bring much more, but it does link together more things and lay out very clearly maps of the chinese organs. Mr Ursinus obviously has a lot of experience, but he does not share it a lot in this book.

[Pamela D · Rating 2 out of 5]

Small Moments of Light in a Dull Read

It just isn’t well written...hard to follow, and the things that were interesting he didn’t expound upon or cite. Lousy images...it was just plain painful to finish. The author owes anyone that bought it their money back. Buy something written by a Chinese doctor who actually practices Chinese traditional medicine.

[Elenie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too condensed information, and too little information. I expected so much more.
The book is expensive for what it gives.
I would love this book to be 3 times the length, with sooo much more information to actually understand how the organs work together, and on their own. And how it affects our health.
What is this thing with such short books the last years.

[Mike Nyberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very interesting topic and written well for the beginner. Would have loved to see more "tips" and advice regarding some of the personal things we can do during each of the phases to support the organs involved.

[Faith Amaro · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel this book was a great primer on the body clock according to TCM! Sometimes a shorter, more concise book like this is what’s needed, but the reader may want to learn more details from other sources. I may purchase a copy just to have for reference on my bookshelf.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but this was pretty basic. I was looking for something that gives more "what to do" vs just giving background. (Not to mention, Ursinus is always making reference to one's own "metabolic type," like everyone knows what theirs is (and I, for one, don't).)

[Daylynn Foster · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple reading, nothing stands out that I could use though.

[Cynthia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good and easy to follow

[Vickie Wacek · Rating 3 out of 5]

A dry read, but had lots of interesting facts.

[Missi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative, easy to read, great graphics. Will definitely come back to this one as a resource