Oriental Medicine offers practical wisdom for adjusting to seasonal change. One of the basic concepts in Oriental Medicine is the Five Element system of correspondences. Each element having an associated season, emotion, taste, organ, etc.
Author: Ramone
Staying Healthy in Spring: The Oriental Medicine Way
Early Spring is the time to start rebuilding the strength of your Kidneys—which are somewhat depleted from their Winter work.
The Wood energy of Spring: A time when the health and vitality of your Liver and Gallbladder will become the focus of your body’s attention.
Healing Sounds For Seasonal Health: Resonant Rhythms of the Seasons
While we may not like the sound of a lot of things we hear today, from the news, and others’ apprehensive approximations of the state of affairs, that does not mean this moment is not resonant with what we need to hear to live healthy, fulfilling lives. For thousands of years, people everywhere have turned to sound and color as a source of healing. Without even realizing it, humans are naturally drawn to colors and sounds that nourish the mind and body. This is why most people have a favorite color and song.
“The Shortest Day,” by Susan Cooper: A Poem For People
And so the Shortest Day came and the year died
And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world
Came people singing, dancing,
To drive the dark away.
Exploring Winter Solstice: A Time of Deep Yin and Knowing
Winter Solstice marks the moment of deepest Yin (least Energy) in the solar calendar. And in this Covid Winter, the natural quiet and darkness of this time of year is more accentuated than any time in collective memory.
This is the time of year where the Chi (Energy) like fallen leaves, has sunk down into the ground, and so has the energy in our bodies, minds, and spirits. It is a time where we are more capable, perhaps more willing, of feeling that deeper, darker part of ourselves, and learning from it.
