Spring energy is upward. There should be no surprise in finding that Wood is the element of Spring in Chinese Medicine. It is green. It is swirling, dancing, sometimes dipping down then springing back. It has to be bendable, flexible, seeking suppleness over rigor. It is twisting and we access it by twisting, casing off the old shell and surging upward and downwards -- simultaneously striving for the sky and laying our roots. A beetle, underground, molting and then squirming up, pushing off the Earth to extend fatigued wings that have never flown. A bear waking up, stretching, starting a morning ritual to shed off an entire winter’s accumulation of grogginess.
Spring is when we need to start moving. Get going even if getting going is not what you want to do. Let out a groan and a sigh. Rub your feet that have been bound up in boots for so many months. It’s not a bad time to get some shiatsu, while you are at it. Lay the plans for the year’s growth, plans and goals. Eat a few more sour and bitter things -- chew well and really get the flavor. Anger is also associated with Spring in Chinese Medicine. With all the swaying and all the ups and downs, it's easy for spikes of anger to come. Make an effort to take a few nice slow breaths a few times a day, particularly when there are anger spikes. Increase general activity level, but stay centered.
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interesting that passover specifically includes bitter food.
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