In these Covid-19 times, one silver lining for me has been seeing nature take back her power, as us humans are staying indoors. Pollution free cities, animals roaming the streets, pops of colour returning. And of course, forced isolation is making me miss the outdoors even more - how beautiful nature is, just in Her glory! It makes this change of season all the more gorgeous.

🍂 In Chinese Medicine, Autumn is about the metal element, and is a time for us & the earth to move from the height of summer energy, and begin turning inwards to the Yin of coolness and winter.

Even though we're staying indoors a little more right now, have you taken time to notice the leaves changing? The weather allowing us to relax and rug up? Have you found any pockets of time to slow down, as the season is? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

PRIORITIES FOR AUTUMN

🍂welcome the new pace of this slower season, and the sense of reflection it gifts

🍂 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘰 of the things you no longer need to keep carrying right now. Declutter, resolve old issues, find calm

🍂 this is the time of the Lung and Large intestine TCM organs, which are in charge of respiration, digestion and elimination. So focus on your 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 (simple: full in and out breaths, mindfully) and up the warming, nourishing and 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 foods (think home-cooked warm stews with ginger, pepper, bone broth, garlic and chilli)

As a friend recently said, "Metal allows us to shine” so enjoy stepping into the layers of this new season, and adopting the rhythm of the world around us. She really does know best!

Stay tuned for a wee Autumn yoga practice coming here shortly. Stay in the loop to know when it's live xo