Happy Spring Equinox!
Spring is associated with the Wood Element, in Chinese medicine. Wood governs the Liver and Gallbladder meridians, anger, compassion, dreams, vision, change, goals, decisions, and aligned forward momentum.
What does spring feel like in your body?
🌿 Eat fresh wild spring greens, such as baby dandelion, plantain, dock, chickweed, chives, mallow, nettles, and mustards.
🌿 Move your body. Take long walks along the beach. Enjoy a regular movement practice, such as simple walking, and/or breath-integrated practices like yoga, qigong, and dance.
🌿 Nourish life (yang shen 養生) through healthy rest, movement, connection, nutrition, and creative expression. And of course, come in for acupuncture + herbs! 😍
UPCOMING EVENTS & RETREATS
⭐FREE Mountain Rose Herbs online event 3/11, 1-4 PM
⭐Nature, Art, Movement & Ritual: Embodying the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine. Big Sur, CA. Cliff-side hot springs, epic views, delicious meals, and pure nourishment. Rooms are selling fast, so if you're thinking of attending, then register today!
Summer Solstice: Awakening to the Light backpacking trip
Women of Color Camp-Out in one of the most beautiful places on Earth
RESOURCES
- Get your vaccine & check Covid updates at VenturaCountyRecovers.org
- Plant your spring herb garden with Strictly Medicinal Seeds
- Get weekly beauty in your inbox with The Marginalian, Emergence Magazine, On Being, and Isolation Journals
Blossoming peace,
Jiling Lin, L.Ac. 林基玲
acupuncture . herbs . yoga
This is Jiling's March 2022 newsletter.
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