A welcome change from the cold of winter, we’re afforded the luxury of sun, warmth and wind!
Ruled by the element of Wood, Spring is the time when the energy of the earth and our bodies rises upwards, like trees growing from the Water of winter. With it, there are feelings of expansiveness, a new-found energy and ambition for projects and conversely frustration, irritability and the potential for Wind to carry into our bodies unwanted pathogens such as Cold, Heat and Damp.
If you have looked after yourself with rest, nourishment and quiet over winter, you should enjoy new feelings of motivation, and an urge to start new projects and enter a new active phase of life! This won’t be without frustration as you encounter hurdles and challenges, but leaving your winter clothes on in the mornings, up to the point where you break a light sweat will help to move the Qi which easily stagnates due to the sheer amount available to you during this time.
Enjoy lemon, lime and a small amount of mint in your water to consolidate fluids and move the uprising Qi of the Liver and Gall Bladder to make way for more Qi to be created. Skip the mint if you’re a restless sleeper who feels hot at night or sweats when you sleep!
Covering the neck and nape with a scarf in winter will help to prevent hayfever symptoms, stiff neck and one-sided headaches due to external wind invasion.
Wearing pants and long dresses on the warmer days will prevent falling ill from the seasonal wind, as many people succumb to respiratory illness as a warm day can quickly get cool, with plenty of wind, the combination of which can constrict the blood vessels on the surface of the body, reducing the immune cells from easily accessing the mucus membranes – this can lead to rapid, unchecked proliferation of viruses and bacteria which your body will have to fight internally.
If you are suffering seasonal allergies, Chinese Medicine may be able to help relieve the symptoms.
If you’ve neglected that all important rest over Winter, your body will be particularly susceptible to frustration and wind invasion – keep your car windows up and book an appointment to restore your body for Spring today.
