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Solar Terms or Seasonal Points for Late Summer and Autumn

Many earth-based wisdom systems recognize the need to participate with, rather than work against, the changing tides of the seasons. When we live in harmony with seasonal change, we foster greater well-being. By observing the natural world, the ancient Chinese created a calendar system with 24 seasonal points based on ...

Ayurvedic Health || Healing Pitta

Ayurveda, the ancient holistic healing system that originated in India, revolves around the foundational concept of the doshas—three fundamental energies that govern all things, including the physiological and psychological aspects of the human body. These doshas – Vata, Pitta, and Kapha – represent distinct combinations of the five Ayurvedic elements ...

Yoga Nidra to Connect with the Lunar Waters

Yoga Nidra, often referred to as “yogic sleep,” is a state of conscious deep relaxation. It is a powerful meditation technique that guides practitioners into a state between waking and sleeping, similar to the “hypnagogic” state. In modern scientific literature, non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) is a similar practice. During yoga ...

Solar Terms or Seasonal Points for Summer

Ayurvedic Health || Healing Kapha

Solar Terms or Seasonal Points for Spring

The Five Spirits of Taoism and Chinese Medicine

Within Chinese medicine and Taoist philosophy, there is a unique concept known as the “Five Spirits”. The five spirits of the Zhi, Hun, Shen, Yi and Po are a model to understand the profound interconnection of body, mind, and spirit recognized in these systems. These spirits are essentially types of consciousness and they can be cultivated ...

Ayurvedic Health || Healing Vata

Ayurveda, the ancient system of holistic healing that originated in India, revolves around the foundational concept of the doshas—three fundamental energies that govern all things, including the physiological and psychological aspects of the human body. These doshas – Vata, Pitta, and Kapha – represent distinct combinations of the five Ayurvedic elements ...

Solar Terms or Seasonal Points for Winter

Many earth-based wisdom systems recognize the need to participate with, rather than work against, the changing tides of the seasons. When we live in harmony with seasonal change we foster greater well-being. Through observation of the natural world, the ancient Chinese created a calendar system that has 24 seasonal points ...

The 24 Seasonal Points or Solar Terms of TCM

As the landscape and climate shift with the changing tides of the seasons, our bodies and minds experience these changes too. Of course, we’ve all sensed these natural transformations that occur during seasonal transition. The lengthening or shortening of days and the fluctuations in weather or climate alter and regulate ...