I attended the annual Chinese New Year
Celebration at Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I look forward
to seeing both Dr. Dao and Dr Mao Shing Ni
(Ph.D., D.O.M., L.AC). Dr. Mao gives an annual forecast on the energy of the Chinese New Year. This year is the year of the Fire Horse.
The
horse is part of a 12-year-cycle of the Chinese zodiac animals
that make up the Chinese zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao. It is calculated according to the Chinese lunar calendar which interacts with the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal
and water. In 2014 the year is the wood horse, taking over from the year of the
water snake.
According Dr. Mao this Wood and Fire elements Horse
symbolizes momentum, movement and action. Wood gives birth to Fire and this year a lot
of Fire. Therefore the energy will be
wild and fast! You
must learn to hold on to the reigns. Learn to ride and steer your Horse to
avoid conflict and struggle. Otherwise, you may end up out of control, in a
place you may not want to be and as a result you may experience a major lose.
Wood
relates to the liver and nervous system, and Fire relates to the
heart, cardiovascular system and circulation. Anger will be your chief enemy and
biggest emotional challenge this year. Anger affects clarity of thought,
feelings and creates health problems from anxiety, resentment and unexpressed
feelings which can turn into depression.
This is what I got from the forecast: use the optimistic energy of Fire to stir you
in the right direction. Exiting options and opportunities await us in this
adventurous Horse year. Be optimistic. Avoid negative energy. Do something new
that you have always wanted to try. Learn something new. Practice being aware
and observe situations differently. Take nothing personal. Become fully self
expressed releasing your feelings in a Journal. Take the imitative to change
your perceptions, perspective, and be open to other points of view.
Yo San's Got Talent!
Special thanks to both Dr. Dao and Mao from my mother, Benita and entire my family. You changed our lives and our health. Thank you Yo San University for transforming me into a better person and a Chinese Medicine practitioner. And thanks to all the YSUSA officers, volunteers and students who made the event absolutely amazing. Dr. Mao Shing Ni and Dr. Daoshing Ni led the Taoist Renewal Ceremony, and both faculty and students performed music, Tai Chi sword and fan, Brazilian folk dance and of course the grand finale was the Lion Dancers from the Shalin Temple Kung Fu School. We mixed and mingled at the pot-luck luncheon and open house.
I even had an opportunity to take a picture with my beloved mentor Dr. Dao who gave me the opportunity to enroll in the Masters program at Yo San University in 1995. I am indeed forever grateful for the Ni family and Dr. Dao for the education that allowed me to overcome MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder).
Saquina Akanni
Prosperity Doctor
