Tai Chi and Qigong
AUTUMN - ASCENDING YIN
Let go - Slow down - Breathe - Nurture Spirit
Organ - Lungs/Large Intestine. Element - Metal
As we move into the Yin phase of Autumn its a time for slowing down and appreciating our bountiful harvest with gratitude, nourishing both body and spirit.
We learn to embrace 'letting go' as part of the earths cycle of change and transformation. This taking in and letting go is happening all the time in the body and in our lives.
In Qigong we can work with the duality of the breath which is a wonderful balancing practice.
Bringing in new, fresh energy as we inhale and letting go the old stale energy as we exhale.
A balanced Metal element in Qigong leads to appreciation of what we have in our lives rather than what we don't have. Seeing the beauty of the autumn colours or having time with a friend helps us to be present in the moment.
Qigong helps us to honour what we have and gracefully let go of what is ready to fall away.
Letting go of physical tension makes way for spaciousness and relaxed flow.
In our Qigong practice for autumn we focus on the breath -
breathing in fresh new Qi and letting go old stale Qi.
We relax, let go of tension to make way for a spaciousness in our movements.
Through Qigong we invest in the preciousness of this human body. Like polishing a rough diamond to let it shine our practice lets in light to reflect our inner radiance.
