Your Best Health Practices According to the The Chinese Zodiac Year of the Snake 2025

For over 3,000 years the Chinese Zodiac calendar has been used to predict the future of health and prosperity. We continue to love looking to the stars for answers and guidance! 
The Chinese New Year will begin on January 29, 2025. For those born after January 29th, the Zodiac year will be of the Snake and the element is Wood. 

Therefore it will be the year of the “Wood-Snake”.

The two parts that make up the zodiac need to find harmony and balance. Understanding the nature of these forces and influences will help you navigate a prosperous New Year.

The Wood element will have a powerful influence on ALL zodiac signs, along with Year of the Snake characteristics.

The Snake zodiac has a fixed element of the Fire element and embodies those characteristics of Yang such as shedding skin or burning away the old self and transforming to something new.

In the 5 elements cycle, Wood is the Mother of Fire.   Therefore, Zodiac signs with the fixed element of Fire will feel power with their endeavors. Looking at  health, wellness and abundance in the Year of the Wood Snake:

Wood is an element associated with Yang. It is the energy of Spring with upward movement of growth and reaching towards the light while at the same time deepening roots into the soil. 

Through the leaves  trees use light energy to exchange carbon dioxide in the air to the oxygen we breathe and the root system reaches deep into the soil to absorb water allowing it to grow and expand. 

If there is not enough moisture trees die and the wood fuel fires, or rots and is reabsorbed into the earth.

Wood element in Chinese medicine is known as Shao Yang;  “lesser Yang ''. It describes the movement of Qi in the body for diagnosing stages of health or illness.  It is the transition of movement between external (Yang) and internal (Yin) and vice versa.  Consider a Liver detox

The Wood element is associated with the Liver and Gallbladder (Organ & Meridian system) which is planning and execution.  Wood is responsible for the smooth flow of qi and blood. When emotions are out of balance, the Qi is not flowing and there is stagnation. Treating our “Wood” will help move energy, supporting calm and flexibility in our thinking and offer perspective. If left untreated, the results are irritability, anger and poor decision making.

Our ability to transition, change direction and grow,  such is the movement of Spring.  Wood is a sign of life and vibrancy. 

Snake Zodiac: has the fixed element of Fire while as an animal it is considered Yin, demonstrating the Yin and Yang balance within a Zodiac sign.  

The Snake is both feared and revered, known for its healing and transformation symbolizing immortality, its ability to shed its skin, and be transformed anew.  We can use this as the overarching theme of 2025, shedding old paradigms and beliefs that keep us stuck. The element of Wood can provide Yang energy for growth, and firm roots for stability.  This is an opportunity for awakening kundalini energy, spiritual and inner transformation.   

To find out how the year of the Wood Snake will impact your Zodiac Sign take the Quiz here.

Focusing inward,  cultivating body mind awareness, empathy and intuitive psychic ability. 

Snakes move with their belly on the earth, therefore, their nature is considered Yin. Though their fixed element of fire is their ability to shed their skin “burning away” the old to transform.  

Quiet, charming, graceful, for the most part they like to live in peace.  Snakes are highly intelligent and wise, they can take in information whole, then “digest it over time.” They have the ability to sense what is happening around them and make new plans to avoid problems. 

The snake is the symbol of medicine and immortality.

In the Greek tradition, the snake symbolizes medicine (Asclepius) and in many cultures is associated with healing knowledge. 

In TCM, shedded skin of the snake is used in certain herbal formulas for skin conditions as well as more serious nervous system conditions.  

Snakes are masters of conservation of energy. They exert effort only when necessary and take advantage of the conditions of their environment, such as warming their body with the heat of the sun and slowing their metabolism in the cold. Snakes can be brilliant, healers, as well as artistic, and creative. 

Summary:  Snakes are natural empaths and have the ability to adapt, feel the vibration of those around them, and make great healers and spiritual guides because of their sensitivity to vibration and energy. Because they do not have limbs they rely on their gut feelings and kinesthetic sensory to inform their intellect. The challenge for the snake is to interpret accurately and not rely on instinct alone, it can lead to poor choices. This is especially true where money is involved.

The empathic ability of the snake can also be channelled and expressed creatively through music and art. 

On the surface the snake appears calm and laid back but appearance is not always what it seems. The reptilian brain of fight or flight, can kick in causing them to take  defensive posture, and in turn unpredictable.  Snakes may be less “proactive,” with a preference to lie quietly, waiting for an opportunity to appear, and then to strike.

They can also become overly sensitive and misread intentions and react without thinking especially if they feel “tread” upon or threatened. This can lead to relationships fraught with emotional drama. 

The snake will seem like they want to be alone, but want the warmth and comfort from others, and to be taken care of,  to feel understood and loved.

Health:  Absorbing the vibrations of their environment is exhausting and the snake can suffer from over stimulation and stress related illnesses and conditions like Seasonal Affect Disorder(SAD), anxiety and depression as well as digestive problems like acid reflux and skin problems. Emotional swings such as withdrawing or lashing out.  

Be mindful of the change in seasons and weather gets warmer, this is because the fixed element of Snake is Fire and with the influence of Wood, to feed the flames over stimulation can cause burn out.  Adjust activities accordingly to avoid extremes. Sunlight is important for vitamin D, but make sure to use sunscreen.