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There was a problem in my life - I was not accepting pleasure. Before learning about TCM I was thinking that this is a psychological problem, but it looks like it's my Spleen. Here is a very good post I found recently. It's about chakras, but it says Svadisthana Chakra is Spleen Chakra. So pleasure is somehow related to Spleen. I have other symptoms which say that my Spleen is unbalanced. http://www.angelfire.com/de2/newconcepts/wicca/sex.html

Computers are ruining this world (this is what a Chinese TCM doctor told me a couple of years ago). I am overwhelmed by the numbers of patients I see with middle jiao, spleen and stomach disharmonies to the excessive use of computers, Internet, looking at smartphones while eating, watching TV while having dinner at night time, eating cold foods, iced beverages, etc. Information about the role of the Earth organs: Stomach function (yang) Spleen function (yin) Middle Jiao (the fermentation vat, the general metaboliser of the actions carried by the stomach and the spleen; it acts like a mini-engine) The stomach is called the sea of grain and water; everything is assimilated here. The spleen is in charge of transportation; everything is moved by its workings. Absorbing and moving: these are the essential actions which define the spleen/stomach network as the main source of the life-sustaining postnatal energy. (The Spleen/Stomach: views from the past) What's the point of meditating, Qigong work, etc. if one is constantly insulting Earth with modern eating habits (terrible), you are going nowhere. It took my all these years to realise that my poor eating habits kept me from progressing. Watch your tummy!

I was reading innersoundqigong's blog at http://innersoundqigong.blogspot.ca/2015/05/neidan-qigong-alchemy-secret-of.html?zx=def6cc3eb7c8d7c3 so now I'm wondering what are the best foods/herbs/supplements for providing nourishment to the spleen?

Dear Tao Bums, I am asking you for some sincere advice. I have been diagnosed by a TCM Dr. with Stagnant Qi Liver and Spleen Qi deficiency (attacked by the liver). After reading about those two syndromes, all the bad things that are happening in my life finally make sense. My constant sense of frustration, irritability, inability to experience joy, the sense of being stuck in life, my tremendous lack of energy and direction on what to do to change those frustrating things, etc. This is, I think, at least partly realted to a job I am stucked in, an extremely boring (I feel like in the Groundhoug day) but which I cannot change because I lack the energy, courage and direction to do so. My TCM Dr. via a pulse diagnosis said it's normal because my "mind" wants to move forward, but my "body" (in reality there's not such distinction) is sending the message : "you have so low energy, don't even move! save it for vital functioning!" so that's why I am always neurotic (divided) on leaving this job that I don't like or staying because it consumes very low energy. Plus, this job is sitting in front of a computer for many hours, also fatal to the liver I've read. However, it's decently paid and it would allow me to do/study other things, it's about 6h day job. Why can't I just do the 6 hours and enjoy the rest of the day ? Impossible to me. But I don't know if all this mess is caused by the stagnant qi liver, or this frustration with the job caused the stagnation. Or maybe I have deep psychological traumas or something that are causing all this mess. If I go to the normal doctor, he wants to prescribe me antidepressants. If I go to the psychologist, she wants me to either change job or enjoy it. However, this seems impossible to me because I lack the energy to change or cannot control my emotions no matter how hard I say it to myself that I should stay calm and be grateful for having a job. I feel like in a vicious circle from which I don't know how to escape or what to do. Maybe leaving the safety of this job is even worst. One thing that is *really helping* are coffee enemas but I don't want to be hooked to this procedure (I feel like I have to connect to a dyalisis machine every day) plus I am not sure it's healthy in the long term. Another thing that has helped me is practicing shaolin kung fu, however, it's quite aggressive in it's nature and quite aggressive for the knees also. What do you think ? What could you recommend me ? Of course I'll discuss this with my Dr. but I would like to know more opinions. Please help. Thanks in advance.