Late Summer and remember to vote for Best Of on Mtn Xpress
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Oh the beauty of Late Summer......of course it a season unto itself within Chinese medicine, culture, and philosophy. We are still in the fullness of Summer, yet we feel, smell, and sense the approach of Fall. The winds of change bring the pivotal shift out of the full heat of summer and and into the more moderately warm and less humid days of Late Summer. This season is under the domain of the Spleen. One of the roles of the Spleen is that of transitioning between the seasons. Healthy Spleen Qi fuels this smooth progression, helping us to stay centered and calm. When the Spleen Qi is flourishing, the mind is clear. The glorious color association of Late Summer is that of yellow.
I would like to suggest an ode to yellow......both poetically and metaphorically within ourselves.
Yellow is in abundance around us in many of the blooming wildflowers right now, such as: St. John's Wort, Goldenrod, Jerusalem Artichoke, Sneezeweed(really it is named that!), and Mullein. It is so bright and beautiful.
Yellow is the color associated with the area of the body just beneath the heart, above the navel. This area is actually called The Yellow Court. It is our center, our sacred place that protects our heart, harboring all the positive, infinite possibilities of who we are. It is essentially the holding place or residence of unconditional love within us. It is helpful to visualize yellow incubating and expanding outward from this area.
Haiku for Late Summer:
open to yellow
while swallowing bright flowers
tranquility smiles
Oh the beauty of Late Summer......of course it a season unto itself within Chinese medicine, culture, and philosophy. We are still in the fullness of Summer, yet we feel, smell, and sense the approach of Fall. The winds of change bring the pivotal shift out of the full heat of summer and and into the more moderately warm and less humid days of Late Summer. This season is under the domain of the Spleen. One of the roles of the Spleen is that of transitioning between the seasons. Healthy Spleen Qi fuels this smooth progression, helping us to stay centered and calm. When the Spleen Qi is flourishing, the mind is clear. The glorious color association of Late Summer is that of yellow.
I would like to suggest an ode to yellow......both poetically and metaphorically within ourselves.
Yellow is in abundance around us in many of the blooming wildflowers right now, such as: St. John's Wort, Goldenrod, Jerusalem Artichoke, Sneezeweed(really it is named that!), and Mullein. It is so bright and beautiful.
Yellow is the color associated with the area of the body just beneath the heart, above the navel. This area is actually called The Yellow Court. It is our center, our sacred place that protects our heart, harboring all the positive, infinite possibilities of who we are. It is essentially the holding place or residence of unconditional love within us. It is helpful to visualize yellow incubating and expanding outward from this area.
Haiku for Late Summer:
open to yellow
while swallowing bright flowers
tranquility smiles