01/09/2025
It’s transition time. We are in late summer and heading towards autumn, my favourite time of year. The Chinese call this time of year the fifth season. The light is slowly changing and the heat is trying to hang on, but it is slowly diminishing. It is a time for organising, planning, taking stock. You only have to notice nature to see how to be. The squirrels will start collecting and storing nuts. It’s also a time of abundance, harvest is happening, the trees and hedgerows are full of fruit.
Take time to rest, digest and look back at the year so far, as the seasons change, so must we. Time to reflect and plan, in small pieces, don’t take on too much.
The organs that are connected to this time of year are the spleen and stomach, the main organs of digestion. To support and follow the seasons, you can consider eating yellow/earthy foods, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, carrots and seasonal produce, choose warm over cold. With foods available all year round it can be hard to know what should be in season.
The emotions involved with spleen and stomach are worry and overthinking, although with these we think it’s all mind related, this will affect digestion too. Most of us know the feeling in our tummy when we worry. The mind and digestion are closely linked. Take care of yourselves as we move through this season, how we look after ourselves now can potentially affect us in the coming seasons. Time to slow down ☯️
