In our practice today we focus on the Kidney/Bladder meridians, the element of water and the season of winter. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this season/element are the peak of the Yin cycle - the time of turning inward, connecting to ourselves deeply, and flowing with our natural rhythms.
Flowing with grace can be hard. Sometimes we want to fight our way upstream, or sometimes we don't want to divert from the larger body of water, but listening to our inner guide can help us flow gracefully in our own rhythm of life.
Poem by Danna Faulds
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