Fall is in the air, schedules are back to normal, kids are in school and it is like a mini- re-set button we all get to press. For this is the season of inspiration and spiritual connection, as well as letting go of useless limiting habit patterns that have kept us operating as if we are living in the past. The two organs associated with this season respectively are the Lungs and the Large Intestine. This post will focus on the Lungs 🙂 Spiritually, the Lungs receive from the Universe (or the Heavens). This sense of deep fulfillment of receiving is most poignantly felt when our own soul, spirit, or essence has been touched. This does not come from material possessions (where things get used up or possessed), but instead from spending time in nature, receiving a heartfelt compliment from someone you truly trust and admire, or listening to a particular piece of music or a reading. When your soul (your Lung qi) is open to receiving, this creates a beautiful feeling of vitality. When your Lung qi is weakened this feeling and openness can be blocked. This can lead to a deep desire to fill this “void” ; to deeply desire to experience connection and meaning in life; to feel truly alive.
I invite you to take a few moments each day– particularly in the early morning– when both your Lungs and Large Intestine are at their strongest, to consciously breathe deeply. Inhale a gratitude you feel in your life that fills your soul. Exhale appreciation back out to that particular thing/person/idea etc. . Continue this cycle of thought in connection with your breath. This early morning time is a sacred time. These moments when you first wake up can create the tone for the rest of your day. To awaken with gratitude and deep breathing is to feel your soul filled from the very first moments of the day. This in turn will create a feeling of wholeness and completeness in which a desire to fill up any type of “lacking” mood or emotion will be energetically released and diminished. You may come to find old habit patterns will be given up, or the desire for them will be lessened due to this new satisfying feeling you will have connected yourself to.
I wish you many happy starts to fulfilling days ahead. 🙂