Listen and wait. Winter is the most yin time of the year – the most receptive season. Practice reserve. Spring has not yet come. We are still dreaming our dreams. Practice listening to the stillness. Practice waiting in the void. Join our email for seasonal retreats, nature connects https://follow.it/drsaritaelizabeth?action=followPub
Continue reading →Discover hidden potential. Winter is the season of potential. The essence of the kidney is likened unto a seed. A seed hidden by soil or leaf litter or snow or ice. A seed in dark potential storing and protecting all of the necessary information and instructions to grow at just the right time. This is not the sprouting of the seed for that is spring. We all have latent abilities that arise situationally or can be developed. What are yours?Within the science of ourselves and the universe our potential, systemic energy is stored and dependent upon relative relationship forces like … Continue reading →
Mindsets and patterns dictate our actions. Our actions create our outcomes. The fall season is the time for self-reflection and honest evaluation of our daily mental habits. Our habits are responses or reactions to the stories that we tell ourselves. Moment to moment awareness, returning to the breath and interrupting our mind talk with inquiry creates pause. Change begins in emptiness. Emptiness is where possibility lives. When you are ready for transformation, learn to pause. Come back to your breath. Stay with your breath for 3 cycles. Then ask yourself. What are the other possibilities? What may also be true? … Continue reading →
Shine on you crazy diamond! Allow your inner light to shine through as we move into days of diminishing daylight. Our moods may change with less light. Diamonds form from elemental carbon between 237,000 – 1.3 million times atmospheric pressure deep within the earth. Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe according to mass. This makes carbon rather ‘ordinary’. However the brilliance of the diamond is acquired from intense pressure to ordinary carbon. Like carbon, our extraordinary-ness is derived from our ordinary-ness plus stress. The practice of being present moment to moment helps us appreciate the extraordinary in … Continue reading →
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 →
In Chinese culture the circle shape is associated with the Metal/Fall season and represents oneness, unity and being fulfilled. Perhaps one of the most common circles we encounter in our daily lives are mirrors. It is in a mirror that we can physically reflect on ourselves, however it is possible to reflect without a mirror as well. Look for circles today, but more importantly, reflect on what makes you whole. One self-care practice that I invite my patients to incorporate into their daily lives is looking into their eyes in the mirror daily upon waking and speak ‘I love you’ … Continue reading →
Catch the last convertible sun rays to boost your vitamin D stores. March-October 20 minutes of sunstrike between 10-2 on your precious skin equals approximately 4000 IU. The immune system is ruled by the triple burner 🔥🔥🔥 ministeral fire. Living in the dynamic flow of the seasons reminds us to stock up while we can. Let the sun kiss you. #elementwisdomcards #vitamind #fire #fivelements #naturopathicmedicine #sun
Continue reading →If standing up for myself, burns a bridge…….I have matches. We ride at midnight. #selflove #fire We reach a point along our journey that we will no longer tolerate unjust or harmful behaviors to ourself or others be them with individuals or within systems. Being a silent bystander or participant creates an environment in which our silence may be interpreted as agreement. The cultivation of prayer, awareness, reflection and discernment lends insight. Sometimes insight comes on as a holy flame. Sometimes we ride with our tribe. Sometimes we ride alone. Burn It Up🔥 #fire #boundaries #stemwomen #relationshipcoaching #naturopathicmedicine #elementwisdomcards
Continue reading →Choose integrity in relationships ever single time. If they have been holding you secret- run. If you have been holding shadow secrets – shine your light. Is it ‘jealousy’ or is it intuition? Cut the drama. Cut the cord. Claim your honor. Pierce the Matrix. If you need support, contact me. Let acupuncture release your inner Viking.
Continue reading →We have just crossed into the Water (Winter) season in the beginning of January. Didn’t winter start on the solstice (21st)? Actually the solstice marks the midpoint of 18 transitional days ruled by the Earth (Transition) season. So use those Earth (Transition) Card Decks 4 times a year for seasonal support. On my first clinic of the season, I opened a deck Water/Winter element wisdom cards and choose this card to start off our season. I chose the card – You are resilient. After a year like 2020, I happily receive this affirmation. Last year, I completed the Element Wisdom … Continue reading →
