Happy Spring Equinox!
Spring Equinox is on March 20. Associated with the Wood Element in East Asian medicine, in the spring we wake our 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, miner's lettuce, self-heal, chives, mallow, nettles, and mustards.
🌿 Move your body. Take long walks along the beach. Enjoy a regular movement practice, such as walking, and/or breath-integrated practices like yoga, qigong, and dance.
🌿 Nourish life (養生 yang shen) through healthy rest, movement, connection, nutrition, and creative expression. And of course, come in for acupuncture & herbs! 😍
UPCOMING
Embodying Elements workshop | Learn classical elemental associations with each of the Five Elements (五行), along with lifestyle medicine for supporting seasonal wellness. Get 10% off with discount-code JILING10
Equinox Ecstatic Dance | Dance into spring at the Pharm! Sliding scale. All welcome; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Nourishing Life Retreat @Esalen | Embody the Five Phases (五行) through yoga asana, intuitive movement, creative expression, and nature connection.
POEM
春有百花秋有月，
夏有涼風冬有雪，
若無閒事掛心頭，
便是人間好時節。
— 無門慧開，《無門關》第十九則
Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,
a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.
If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things,
this is the best season of your life.
— Wumen Huikai (無門慧開). From “The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry,” translated by Stephen Mitchell
RECOMMENDATIONS
- New Interview: Centering BIPOC Traditions, Khetnu Nefer
- Upcoming Ventura Event: Equinox Ecstatic Dance
- Fun Read: Spring Equinox Traditions
- Plant Your Garden: Strictly Medicinal Seeds
❤️ May your garden grow with beauty, in peace
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