The FALL SEASON

Fall is the time of transitioning from Yang to Yin energy and is marked by its association with the Metal element. Metal energy emphasizes clarity, refinement and maturity, as well as learning and discerning; organization, setting limits and protecting boundaries; and separating what’s necessary from the wasteful.

Imbalances in the Metal element may lead to an over-valuation of material objects, a need to fill the empty space where our internal sense of value should reside. We lose our sense of a higher purpose and get lost in “what could have been.”

The Lungs, a celestial conductor of Qi, orchestrates the symphony of respiration and in its association with fall, creates a time of inhalation and exhalation. We take in the pure, crisp air and eliminate that which is not pure. Fall then becomes a time of letting go and making room for what is to come. As the breath flows freely we are revitalized and liberated from the weight of grief.

A conduit of release, the Large Intestine meridian invites surrender, enabling not only the expulsion of physical obstructions but also the unburdening of emotional baggage.

Frequent/mild respiratory symptoms, dry skin, constipation, loss of sense of higher purpose, over-valuation of material objects, a need to fill the empty space where our internal sense of value should reside, grief/sorrow.