Autumn Wellness
Ancient wisdom emphasizes the significance of balancing our energy throughout the seasons. In spring and summer, it's the best to nurture our yang energy/Qi, representing vitality, warmth, and an outward disposition. As autumn and winter approach, focus on nurturing our yin energy/Qi, which embodies calmness, a feeling of ease, and fluidity. Autumn is the best season to heal lung conditions and grief related issues.
Autumn winds can create a desolate atmosphere in nature, leading to pessimistic and melancholic feelings. Therefore, people shall pay special attention to mental health. Engaging in healthy and recreational activities such as playing musical instruments, Qigong, calligraphy, painting, gardening, hiking in the woods or bird watching can help uplift the spirit.
1. Maintain emotional tranquility: First and foremost, keep your inner self calm and your mood cheerful. Share and release any sadness or grief proactively during the season change of autumn. At the same time, cultivate a peaceful and serene mindset, allowing your energy to flow.
2. Establish a regular daily routine: In autumn, it's advisable to go to bed and wake up early. Going to bed early aligns with the contracting nature of yang energy, while waking up early allows your lung energy to expand. Avoid prolonged periods of lying in bed, as it can deplete your vital energy.
3. Health maintenance considerations: Prevent excessive physical exertion, which can deplete yin fluids. Consume nourishing foods that replenish yin, such as Yin Er and red dates, lily and Goji berry, honey and walnuts, cornmeal, Asian pears and sweet potatoes.
Regarding your diet, try to minimize spicy foods like onions and ginger and include more sour fruits and vegetables to support liver health, such as sesame, honey, pineapples, and probiotic products, which are gentle on the stomach. Cooking porridge with lotus seeds, coix seeds, and dried lily can help cool down heat and moisten dryness. Other herbs are gentle and nourishing such as : Shan Yao, Mai dong, prince Ginsen etc.
May you have a happy autumn season!
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