Sotai Therapies adopts the incredible meridian-based healing arts of Japan and China along with the Five Element theory – Elements relating to the seasons and then corresponding to the relevant organs.
- Autumn arrives as the trees lose their leaves and the climate becomes cooler and dryer.
- The process of contraction begins in the environment and within our own body. – Often we are more susceptible to colds/flues as a result
- Autumn is when we shed the abundance of summer and we can let go of grief and “old baggage.”
- Yoga for cultivating vitality and optimism using your breath (lungs) and for efficient elimination – balanced judgement and decision making (large intestines)
COOKING TIPS:
Millet, amaranth & buckwheat, nuts and seeds, white vegetables (cauliflower, daikon, cabbage, onions)
Pickling & preserving is most beneficial to the bowels.
Miso soups will enhance the good flora in your gut & generally a little more cooking is best as the weather cools.