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Metal: Experience the Sunset

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on by

Experience the sunset.  West is the direction of the metal season and honors endings and letting go of things that no longer serve us.  Check the sunset time daily.  Today the sun sets at 4:49 pm. Watching every possible sunrise and sunset was one of the first practices that trained me into the deep transformations of seasonal wellness practices. Settle in for the show.  Feel yourself. Lovingly pause the stories and narratives of the day. Savor the magnificence now:  the beauty, the difficultly, the ordinariness, the extraordinariness.   Visit element-wisdom.com for more information about Element Wisdom Cards and how this self-care … Continue reading →

Metal: Dry brush your skin today

Dr. Elizabeth Cox, ND, LAc Posted on by

Want a Fall wellness routine that is easy as it gets?  Dry brush you skin just before you get in the shower. Brush in long strokes from the extremities toward the chest. This helps move the lymph along it’s pathways and supports your immune system. Brush through the joints not to the joints. Lymph is concentrated in the joints, in the belly, groin, arm pits and sides of the neck. The skin is an expression of the lung. Tis the season to get brushing with a natural bristle brush. Go on…..love yourself a little more today and brush off the dead skin … Continue reading →