WHY UNDERSTANDING THE ENERGETICS OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CAN TRANSFORM YOUR 2025

The Chinese New Year isn’t just a celebration of vibrant traditions and cultural festivities; it’s also a powerful time to align with the energies that shape the year ahead. Each year in Chinese astrology carries unique energetics influenced by its zodiac animal and element—and 2025, the Year of the Wood Snake, is no exception.

But here’s the thing: your experience of the year’s energies isn’t defined solely by your birth year animal. Instead, it’s influenced by all four animals in your Chinese astrological chart. Understanding these deeper layers can help you navigate opportunities and challenges with clarity and confidence.

Beyond Your Birth Year: The Truth About Chinese Astrology

If you’ve ever identified with being a Horse, Monkey, or another zodiac animal based on your birth year, you’re not alone. Many people assume this is the most important aspect of their chart. However, this is only a fraction of the story. In Chinese astrology, you actually have four animals in your chart, representing the year, month, day, and hour of your birth. Each animal brings unique energetic qualities that shape your personality, potential, and experiences.

The Year of the Wood Snake brings its own energetic opportunities and challenges. To understand how it might impact you, it’s essential to integrate the energy of the Wood Snake with the dynamics of the four animals in your chart. This holistic view unlocks deeper insights into how you can thrive in the year ahead.

Why 2025’s Energetics Matter

The Year of the Wood Snake invites themes of transformation, resourcefulness, and introspection. When you align with its energies, you can:

• Approach challenges with strategic thinking and patience.

• Strengthen relationships by embracing open and honest communication.

• Maximise opportunities in career and finances through calculated decisions.

However, without understanding the interplay between your personal energetics and the year’s influences, you may feel out of sync or struggle to navigate these shifts effectively.

How Knowing Your Four Animals Can Help

By understanding the four animals in your chart, you gain a personalised roadmap for the year. Here’s how it can support you:

• Work: Recognise when to push forward and when to pause for reflection.

• Relationships: Understand how your energetic dynamics can strengthen connections or address potential friction.

• Happiness: Align your goals with the year’s rhythms to cultivate joy and emotional balance.

• Communication: Tailor your approach to ensure your voice is heard and understood.

• Money: Identify periods of abundance and how to manage financial opportunities.

• Opportunities: Make strategic choices that align with the Wood Snake’s transformative energy.

Discover Your Energetic Blueprint

Before the Year of the Wood Snake begins, I’ll create a personalised Bazi sheet containing your four animals, using your birth date and time. These animals will reveal the unique energetic interplay of your energy with the Wood Snake’s energy. Armed with this insight, you’ll:

• Identify potential pitfalls and opportunities in 2025.

• Learn how to approach challenges with a mindset of growth.

• Feel empowered to take intentional steps toward your goals.

Join Me for Energetic Insights Into 2025

On Wednesday, January 28th, 2025, I’ll be hosting an online event to guide you through the energetics of the Wood Snake year. During this interactive session, we’ll:

• Explore the broader themes of 2025.

• Review opportunities and challenges for all Chinese astrological animals.

• Dive into the personalised insights of your Bazi chart to help you navigate work, relationships, happiness, and more.

Event Details:

• Date: Wednesday, 28th January 2025

• Time: 7:30-9:00 p.m. (via Zoom)

• Tickets: Just £15, including your personalised Bazi chart and access to a recording of the session.

Step Into 2025 With Clarity and Confidence

Understanding the energetics of the Chinese New Year isn’t about rigid predictions—it’s about empowering yourself with awareness and intention. By aligning with the energy of the Wood Snake and the dynamics of your personal chart, you can approach the year with resilience, focus, and grace.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain a fresh perspective on your wellness journey. Reserve your spot now and step into 2025 ready to embrace its possibilities!

About Jo Darling MBAcC Lic Acu, Founder Menopoised®

Jo Darling is an acclaimed Chinese medicine practitioner and retreat leader, with expertise in women’s natural health and the founder of Menopoised® She’s passionate about helping women transition through menopause, whether natural or medically induced and is an experienced oncology acupuncturist.

Jo’s mission is to empower women to live healthier, happier lives sharing her 15 years of clinical experience harnessing the ancient wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine. She successfully works with patients to support them with mental and physical health imbalances from hot flushes to anxiety, low mood or low energy, migraines, insomnia and much more.

Jo integrates a range of Chinese medical techniques including acupuncture, gua sha, moxibustion and offers lifestyle advice (yang sheng) to help women help themselves. She offers both in person and remote treatment incorporating the use of essential oils to activate specific acupuncture points.

Jo Darling Wellness Retreats

Jo runs Chinese medicine retreats in the UK and abroad. Rooted in the principle of the Chinese clock, (when we do the right thing at the right time 1 day can seem like 3) Jo curates your stays to make the most of the energy of the day and season. Making selfcare effortless and lasting.

Her workshops are designed to make Chinese medicine a joy to embody, teaching selfcare tools to inspire you to take care of yourself. Enjoy gentle movement practices, acupuncture treatments, wonderful food and exquisite locations.

Spanish Wellness Retreat, Andalucia 16-21st June & 22-27 September 2025

Rest, restore and revitalise in the magical mountains, waterfalls and sunshine of Andalucia, Spain.

During our time together I’ll introduce you to the theory of the ‘Chinese Clock’ which explains that each organ has peak energy at a specific time of day. I’ll show you how to harness this energy to optimise your wellbeing.

We’ll live and breathe the concept through a series of workshops, gentle movement practices and acupuncture treatments to help you take care of yourself. With lots of spare time in between to enjoy the wonderful food, sunshine, pool and caves of our magical luxury retreat. More info here.

About Bazi Health Readings With Jo

Jo offers Bazi (chinese astrology) health readings to help you to understand yourself better. Through a reading with her you can find out what aspects of your health, mental and physical need more support and find out how to harness your strengths to help you feel better.

What you’ll get from a reading:

* Empower yourself with greater self knowledge

* Understand you physical, emotional and mental potential

* Recognise and hone your strengths

* Learn how to support your health weaknesses

If you’d like to find out more about a Bazi health reading with Jo click here.

How Jo’s Cancer Patients Changed Her Life

Her work with cancer patients, helping to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormonal treatment has been life changing not just for her patients but also for her.

She noticed her cancer patients often experienced immediate and intense menopause symptoms (as a side effect of their treatment) and for some their hot flushes were so overwhelming they couldn’t even drive to her clinic. Menopausal herself and rocked by her best friend’s cancer diagnosis she decided enough was enough.

Jo says:

“I looked around for effective natural solutions, aligned with my principles and ethos that I could recommend to my patients. What I found was nothing. At least nothing that was proven to be effective that women could use at home and get the same effects as seeing an acupuncturist.

That’s when I took things into my own hands and created Menopoised®. Effective, natural, side-effect free and beautiful to boot. Because, quite frankly why shouldn’t products for menopausal women look and feel gorgeous!”

Armed with her extensive knowledge, practise-based evidence and expertise in Chinese Medicine she set about creating beautiful, effective products herself under the brand name Menopoised®.

Menopoised® Products

The Menopoised Menopause Magnet

For when your menopause is too hot to handle, helps get your cool back naturally. Each box contains four ready-to-wear magnets and 24 replacement plasters. Fast-acting, wear anytime and side effect free.  Read our FAQs here.

Cool & Calm Aromatherapy Cream

This luxurious Cool and Calm cream blends pure essential oils to calm the mind, balance the hormones and cool you down when you’re feeling the heat.

When your temperature’s rising Rose Geranium supports hormonal balance and cooling Peppermint brings a breath of fresh air and clarity. Woody Frankincense instills a sense of peace whilst Lavender’s relaxing properties infuse calm. Wise and cool Clary Sage helps to calm the nerves, with an affinity for hormonal health.

Beautifully blended to nourish and restore this Cool and Calm cream harnesses the richly moisturising properties of cocoa and shea butters to help rehydrate and protect tired skin.

Jo Darling

Please Note

The information on our site is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. If you experience any discomfort while using our products, please discontinue use immediately. Do not use our products on broken skin. Please refer to the ‘sensible precautions’ outlined on our packaging and product leaflets. Contact the Menopoised Team on hello@jodarling.co.uk if you need any further advice.