01/12/2025
In the framework of traditional Chinese medicine, each organ system is an energetic entity with distinct resonance, emotional functions, elemental relationships, and spiritual roles.
Emotions are vital processes of qi energy that must move, transform, and return to balance. When emotions stagnate or overwhelm, they impair organ function and disrupt the body’s internal climate.
The Six Healing Sounds are a foundational practice of Taoist internal alchemy used for regulating zang-fu organ qi through phonated breath.
Each sound corresponds to the vibratory frequency of a particular organ and is used to purge pathogenic heat, cold, dampness, stagnation, or excess.
More deeply, each sound is calibrated to harmonize the shen (spirit) stored within the organ, such as hun (liver), po (lung), zhi (kidneys), and shen (heart).
The practice is precise:
The tone generates internal resonance along the associated meridians.
The exhalation directs qi energy outward, dispersing excess or toxic accumulation.
The visualization focuses the intention, linking mind (yi), breath (qi), and sound (sheng).
The color reinforces the five-phase element (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) that governs the organ system.
To work with this chart is to sit, feel, sound, and surrender.
Choose the organ or emotion that feels activated (either because it hurts, feels heavy, or because you intuitively sense imbalance). Begin with breath, place your awareness on that region of your body, and sound the healing syllable gently but fully.
Let the vibration move through bone, tissue, fascia. Let your awareness trace the element that rules the organ (metal, water, wood, fire, earth), and notice where that element lives in you: your reactions, your dreams, your body’s patterns, your ancestral imprints.
Let this be a portal to holistic integration!
Thank you to for the excellent infographic 🙏…hope you all find it helpful!