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Fall 2008
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Autumn:
a time for reflection and breathing.
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Greetings! The leaves are turning vibrant colors and falling back to the earth, in preparation for the winter sleep. In traditional Chinese Medicine, this season is represented in the body by the metal element, which regulates the lung and large intestine meridians. These two meridians run in the forearms through the thumb and index finger (you know that Hoku point on the webbing between these two fingers? That's the acupressure point: "Large Intestine 4"- a good point to press this time of year to eliminate waste).
If your thumbs are tired, or numb (from too much typing or gathering of harvest), you may be storing too much metal energy in your body. Traditionally, this energy is moved with grieving or by meditation on a pure white light/flame. Even if you do not have something to grieve about, it is useful to celebrate our ancestors this time of year (Halloween/Samhain and Day of the Dead) to move this element through our bodies.
As the metal passes through our bodies and the trees weep their leaves, fill the new, open space with a deep breath in the lungs. Let go of all that is unnecessary. Imagine the blood vessels carrying fresh oxygen and renewed energy to each cell in the body. Allow your skin to open and shed toxins through sweat. Enjoy the season's harvest with ginger, onions, and garlic, to open the pores and cleanse.
Another way to cleanse is to join my Tuesday night Body Temple Movement Class (5:45-7:15 PM) or the Women's only 60- minute version of Body Temple Movement (7:30-8:30 PM Tuesdays) both in Albany.
Or, sign up for some body work to continue the cleanse. (Some of you have some Thanksgiving coupons from last year that should be redeemed soon).
Let me know how I can help your body-mind through this election season, the financial times, and preparing for the upcoming winter and holiday season. Be well, Liz
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