In Traditional Chinese Medicine, there is mention of an intermediate season between summer and autumn known as “Late Summer”, governed by the EARTH element. This element also manifests itself during a two-week period between one season and the next. That is to say, between …
NATURE HAS ALL THE ANSWERS “As above, so below,” says one of Hermes Trismegistus’s maxims in his famous Kybalion. Science seems to be increasingly discovering and embracing the idea that the entire Universe is a hologram – that is to say, each part contains the whole. This led us …
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AYURVEDIC SEASONAL YOGA As winter draws to a close, our Kapha reaches its peak. It is at this time that we accumulate the most Earth and Water. For example, symptoms of spring allergies appear, characterised by mucus, lethargy, heaviness, spring fatigue, listlessness, etc. Would you like to prevent and avoid these troublesome spring symptoms? We offer you …
The Wood Element is associated with the East and Spring, and its associated organs are the Liver (Yin) and the Gallbladder (Yang). It is linked to the colour green, the sour taste and the emotion of anger. Note that spring is the season that brings life into being …
SEASONAL YOGA: SPRING The onset of spring (March–April) is usually marked by an increase in the Kapha dosha, which has been building up throughout the cold and damp winter. The *Charaka Samhita* states that as the Sun begins to grow stronger, it liquefies the accumulated Kapha …
During winter, we are governed by the element of WATER. When in balance, this element promotes calm, inner peace and introspection, but when out of balance it can lead to anxiety (excess) or fear (deficiency). It enhances qualities such as willpower, wisdom and contentment, whilst eliminating the toxins accumulated during the months of …
Whether we maintain or lose our health depends on many factors. Among these, we know that the type of sport or physical activity we do, our diet and our lifestyle have a significant influence. Another factor that Eastern medicine takes into account is the seasons. Each season brings its own climatic conditions …
As the saying goes, spring stirs the blood, and there must be a reason for that. The days are getting longer, it’s getting warmer, animals are breeding, plants are sprouting and many of them are flowering, fruit is beginning to appear in abundance, and so on. In Chinese medicine, spring is the season of …
The cold is setting in, along with the rain, chestnuts, the urge to stay at home, to tidy up, to look within, to enjoy soups, and so on. Every season has its own vibe, its specific characteristics that stir within us a range of needs. In Ayurveda, autumn is Vata, the season when the cold sets in…