Just as change is the only constant, there are unbroken patterns that exist within the ebb and flow of reality, within the mind’s ever-fluctuating inner landscape. Keep in mind that life is a continuous circle: always shifting and evolving, dying and being born again.
Perhaps you’re going through something difficult, or lost in a feeling of chaos. As the energetics are a clearing and transformation, releasing the older, we can use twists as a cleansing technique which helps us approach the center line more aptly, arm and heart openers to lengthen and lubricate the metal element meridian and spread wide the ribcage, and side body lengtheners to make more space for the lungs.At the Autumnal Equinox, it’s important to take a moment to go inward. Becoming present and grateful for what’s arriving here and now.Īffirmation: I am at peace with impermanence.Ī metal element practice is one to support the lungs in its optimal functioning. They release attachments and form new bonds without fear of loss.Įy lesson The key lesson for metal is to let go of seeking and attachment, forgiving oneself and others and releasing the past. Slumped shoulders (widows hump- the somatic demonstration of grief)Įmotional symptoms hopelessness, pessimism, prolonged grief, isolation, remote distant behavior, inability to let go, hoarding.Ī balanced metal element constitution allows the process of grief and letting go of the past in order to gain wisdom. Physical symptoms of imbalance: sighing, shallow breathing, respiratory issues. Sometimes this is demonstrated in difficulty in letting go of emotional pain and dealing with grief. Metal types can have a difficult type discerning what is of value and of service, and what to let go of. Instead of being proud we have unrealistic unbending rigid expectations of ourselves and others- a perfectionist paradigm. Metal element out of balance is blocked from fully expressing oneself. It is the time for letting go of what is no longer essential, slowing down, drawing awareness inward and storing up what is needed for winter. Trees drop their leaves, flowers wither, and all of the dried up plant byproducts are absorbed by the earth to become minerals and nutrients that will be used for future growth. Autumn is the turning point from the yang of summer, back toward the yin of winter.Įverything begins to slow down, dry up and draw inward. The central trunk organizes its nutrients so that it’s ready to distribute them and flourish in the spring. Season: Fall (in the spirit of letting go & clearing, like leaves falling off a tree, all which is peripheral falls away as the Prana is reserved in this season for the central channel or trunk of the tree. Often to suppress emotion we hold breath, tighten the throat, clench jaw and belly-all to prevent feelings from arising. Deep, slow abdominal breathing activates para-sympathetic to relax body and mind. Tension blocks the flow of energy through the body and the flow of feeling through the psyche.įull chest breathing stimulates sympathetic nervous system supplying the body with energy for action. Resisting change by trying to hold on to something, or clinginess, is tension forming. The exhales support a letting go and a clearing out. Through the lungs, we distribute oxygen to every cell of the body, and remove CO2 from blood to expel it. The lungs are designed to move things through the body: inhales beckon the kinetics of the system to gather back into itself, consolidate. Uch of the freedom we experience hinges upon the openness of the lung meridian- easy breathing as the chest rises and falls, spread proud openness across the collarbones, space to move around with the arms and also how much is within arms reach, what type of support can we find if we ask for someone to lend a hand. The Lungs support our capacity for transitioning and surrendering for true transformation
Metal Element. The metal element governs our ability to take in life, absorb what is good for us and let go of the rest, making space for the new.
Metal Element & the Lung Meridian: Creating Spaciousness for Transformation
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