Nourishing Your Qi During the Winter Months
“When one stays in the darkness long enough, one begins to see.” -C.G. JungWinter is a time of stillness and quietude, when nature’s energy has turned in during this most inward-looking of all the seasons. We call it the most Yin of the seasons. Trees have dropped their leaves, the sap of the tree has retreated to its roots, outward signs of life have disappeared and the landscape can be covered in snow. There is still work going on, but is in-doors. In this state of rest, energy is collected and held in reserve. It’s cold and dark, which are the qualities that preserve and store. It is this concentrated, internal force of winter that enable a seed to burst forth in Spring. A time for internal work, we use this season for rest and the filling of our reserves, gathering strength for the year ahead. Abundant reserves within us … Continued