Change Is In The Air
According to Eastern Healing Traditions every season, in fact every hour of the day is governed by particular organs.
These organs influence our health in the moment and are keys as to how to stay in balance both seasonally as well daily.
We are now in Autumn.
It is the season of Air.
The Large Intestine and Lungs are the organs of Air.
The Large Intestine is Yang, the Lungs are Yin.
Balance is key as it is symbolized in the above Yin/Yang symbol and keeping our Lungs and Intestine in a healthy balance is key to Staying Healthy This Autumn Season.
We are coming out of Summer and all she brings:
sunshine, warmth, fruits and vegetables, a sense of ease and pleasuring.
With the beginning of Autumn a change can begin to be felt all around.
The days are getting shorter, the nights longer.
The harvest is done and crops are being stored.
With Winter coming soon we know times are going to be a bit harder and more taxing on our systems.
Rain, cold, and wind are coming!
There tends to be a sense of loss with this change from the ease of Summer to the pending hardship that can come with Winter.
Loss and grief are associated with Autumn and with the Large Intestine and Lungs.
It is a time of letting go!
Now is the time of year to check in and see how both your breathing is doing as well as how your colon area is doing.
Is our breath deep and full or are we feeling that it is more shallow and constricted?
Are we feeling a bit scratchy in the throat and perhaps there is a metal taste in the back of our throat?
Are we bloating with eating and feeling more fullness in our stomach area?
Do we feel a flutter, a certain unease in our abdomen?
It is a good time of year for a seasonal colon cleanse.
And a good time of year to revisit any loss, grief, sadness, or regret that is part of our live’s tapestry.
Autumn is the beginning of the “turning in” process.
As days get shorter and nights longer it is a natural transition to spend more inner time with ourselves.
This inner care will make a difference with how our Lungs and Large Intestine are able to cope with the seasonal changes.
It is an important time of year to stay dry and to watch our diet and not move into heavier foods too soon.
On colder damp days you might want to grab your heating pads and have one on your chest and one on your abdomen.
Doing Castor Oil Packs this time of year is an ideal way of keeping both systems working optimally and help with any overload they may be experiencing.
And be sure you are drinking plenty of water.
There is no need for our health to falter with this seasonal change if we are caring for ourselves and taking the time we need for our own well-being.
Together Our Hands Are Joined To Heal One Another…
Alexander Gardener
The Lymph Guy
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Stay Healthy With The Seasons by Dr. Elson Haas is a wonderful book to have around the house to help with your taking charge of your own health throughout the year. It was one of my early reference books and one I still turn to.
The hours of the day the Lungs and Large Intestine govern is 3am – 7am. How many times do we wake up coughing in the middle of the night!
How we care for ourselves in one season has a direct effect on how our health will be in the next. If we ate a heavier diet of breads, cheeses, beans, and meats during the Summer there will be more for our system to clean out to prepare for Autumn. We will be more susceptible to colds & flus.
Chinese medicine has this as being the season of metal, which corresponds to air in other systems.
