Fall is a time of letting go and cleansing. The season relates to the colon and lungs in Chinese Medicine. Their imbalances get magnified in the fall. Not only is it a good time to cleanse the colon, but allowing the grief that is stored in our lungs and respiratory system is cleansed through the grieving process. We have a tendency to shy away from grief in our culture. It is an uncomfortable emotion for many. Grieving loss is the same as valuing and honoring. Being a plant spirit person who seeks the guidance and wisdom of the plant kingdom I reflect on something I was told in one of my plant explorations. “If you can’t grieve, you can’t love. To the depth you can grieve is the depth you can love.” When you value and honor someone or something it is part of the honoring to grieve its loss. Holding onto the grief and stuffing it away in the shadows keeps us at arms length from deep love.

This season has so much to offer to support us to embrace all of ourselves and the world around us. On the pure physical level it is an ideal time to cleanse the colon and remove the old sludge from our bodies. On the emotional level it is a wonderful time to go inward and feel our grief. Let it move us into a deep cleansing of our soul. Ritualize it and make it sacred. Let it rip. Go for it. Feel the sweetness that pure grief has. Feel how honoring it is of what we are grieving. It will prepare you for planting the seeds and growth of our ever changing life adventure.

I have a good colon cleanse and herb tea tonic in my book that supports you to align with this season and embrace the support that is available this time of year for our human journey.

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