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Spring = Wood
COOKING TIPS:
Light and faster cooking methods such as steamed, quick stir fry and salads.
Leafy bitter greens (eg rocket and bok choy), lemons, vinegars, citrus, green apples etc.
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.
- There is a transitional time between Summer and Autumn known as late or Indian Summer.
- This element is the centre of the 5 elements, it harmonises the energy between each season.
- Late Summer is a celebration of abundance from a plentiful harvest and the sweetness of life!
- Yoga to support the function and health of our stomach (cycles eg eating) and our spleen (nourished blood for greater desire for life and less worry/anxiety).
COOKING TIPS:
No food will nourish you properly when this element is out of balance. Chew your food really well to absorb and assimilate the sweetness/goodness of your meals to aid digestive strength and regulate blood sugar levels. Use sweet, rounded earth coloured root vegetables such as:
pumpkin, carrots and sweet potatoes. Include adzuki beans and millet.