19/12/2025
Ōsōji is a traditional Japanese year-end practice of deep, intentional cleaning.
It takes place in December, not as a rush toward the New Year, but as a respectful closing of the one that has passed.
This is not spring cleaning.
And it’s not about perfection.
Ōsōji is done with presence.
Each action is deliberate.
Each space is returned to order as a way of acknowledging what it has held across the year.
In Japanese culture, there is an understanding that environments carry energy.
Dust, clutter, and stagnation are not just physical.
They reflect what has accumulated quietly over time.
The body works in much the same way.
Throughout the year, we store far more than we realise.
Long hours of sitting.
Unfinished stress responses.
Suppressed emotions.
Old tension that was never fully resolved.
By December, this can show up as heaviness, poor sleep, stiffness, low motivation, or a sense of being unsettled without a clear reason.
In Japanese acupuncture, clearing comes before strengthening.
There is no point adding energy to a system that is already congested.
Acupuncture supports the body’s own version of Ōsōji.
It helps move stagnant qi and blood, regulate the nervous system, and allow the body to release what it no longer needs to carry into the next cycle.
This kind of clearing is not dramatic.
It’s subtle.
Quiet.
Deeply effective.
Ōsōji reminds us that preparation does not require force.
It requires attention.
December is a time to clear gently.
To respect what the body has held.
And to make space for what comes next.
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