22/01/2026
In Chinese Medicine, the new year is not just a date on the calendar.
It is a shift in the energy of the universe, a recalibration of rhythm, and an invitation to align your body with the natural pulse of the seasons.
On February 17th, we welcome the Year of the Fire Horse, a year that marks something profound in Chinese cosmology.
The Horse represents the summer solstice, the peak of yang energy, when all plants are full and ripe with fruit. This is the moment when growth reaches its summit, and something quieter begins to stir beneath the surface.
2026 invites us to begin the gentle transition from doing to being, from building to savouring, from constant motion to presence with those we love.
This does not mean stopping.
It means noticing the shift and learning to move with it rather than against it.
Chinese New Year is not about resolutions or force.
It is about resetting your body's rhythm to match the energy unfolding around you.
As we enter the Fire Horse year, the invitation is this: let your heart be vibrant, but do not let it scatter.
Allow creativity and passion to rise, but stay grounded.
Embrace the peak of energy, and then, when June arrives, begin to soften.
This is how Chinese Medicine has always understood renewal. Not as fixing what is broken, but as aligning with what is already moving.
The new year is not a fresh start. It is a recalibration.
What does your body need as this shift begins?
*We want to make a special note and acknowledge the wisdom and teachings of Lillian Pearl Bridges, which has informed the content shared here.
