Self-Care Tips for Fall
In Chinese Medicine theory there are five natural elements that exist within us.
Fire
Earth
Metal
Water
Wood
Each have associations with particular areas of life, certain emotions, personalities, shapes, colors, seasons, and organ systems in the human body. Understanding the five elements allows us to bring harmony in our home and in ourselves.
Fall welcomes in the metal element phase. In preparation for Fall, our focus turns to strengthening the metal element’s organ system pair, the Lungs and Large Intestine (Colon), and practice that which we observe in nature: letting go.
Fall’s Associations in Chinese Medicine:
Element: metal
Yin organ: lungs
Yang organ: large intestine
Emotion: grief/sadness
Climate: dryness
Color: white
Sensory organ: nose, sense of smell
Tissues: skin
Qi: Wei (Immune System)
Yin organ time: 3-5am
Yang organ time: 5-7am
Virtues: purity, self worth, receptivity, inspiration