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Winter is the time of year to store energy, stay warm and eat nourishing foods. It is time of conserving and "storing" energy. Traditional Chinese medicine recommends dietary and medicinal "reinforcement" with proactive acupuncture. Stay warm by consuming warm soups to help warm the body's core and to keep the body nourished. Going to bed early and attaining seven to nine hours of deep, restorative, undisturbed sleep, staying warm and expending less energy than in summer helps support the body to overcome the winter cold.
According to traditional Chinese medicine stress and unresolved trapped emotions can work together to weaken the immune system and to allow external factors to affect the body. Proactive prevention and treatment employing acupuncture, along with fire cupping eliminates tension, promotes relaxation and supports balance.
It is helpful to engage in daily soul, mind, body cultivation methods such as yoga, meditation, Qigong, Tai Chi, exercise and others since it steps up the metabolism and boosts immunity.
Letting go of what no longer serves oneself is essential to living in the power of this present moment, rather than dwelling on the unchanging past or the unknown future.
To forgive and release oneself, everyone and everything of any conscious or unconscious thoughts, words or actions ends self defeating patterns and retrieves usable energy.
Surrendering the ego, everything and everyone to the Source of all things seen and unseen ends the power struggle, along with any and all the popcorn thoughts that consume usable energy. This in my opinion is the best way to self love, self compassion, self respect, and pure autonomy.
Continuous attitude of gratitude devotion supports life creation positivity: since positive thoughts, lead to positive choices, which lead to positive behaviours, which lead to positive experiences, which lead to positive emotions and feelings, that can inspire more positive thoughts and the cycle of positivity continues.
Winter is the yin season in nature; it is inactive, cold and damp. During the winter months it is important to cultivate metabolism to help transform nutrition into energy for daily activities. Insufficient and inactive qi usually leads to inefficient metabolism and accumulation of fat in the blood, liver and other parts of the body. Winter is a time when many people tend to reduce their activity. The appetite changes from light and cooling food to rich and warm or even hot food to keep the flow of qi active. Avoid raw foods during the winter as much as possible, as they cool the body and can reduce or damage metabolism.
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