We Begin Wednesday in the Classroom . . .
From Snake to Horse: A Journey Still Uncoiling: Welcome to this tender moment between the year of the snake and the year of the horse. Though we've celebrated the Lunar New Year, we find ourselves still dwelling in winter's embrace—still in the year of the snake until Feb 17th, and still wintering through to emergence of spring in March 20th. While the Lunar New Year asks for us to jumpstart with our resolutions and our goals, winter asks us to still turn inward for retrospection, and the energy of the snake asks us to shed the weight of no longer what serves us, so when we enter year of the horse in one month we find strength in our stance for foward movement, and in 2 months, we powerfully gallop into the emergence of spring and new growth. In Chinese Medicine, the winter season belongs to the kidneys, summer to the heart, and spring to the liver. These three organs share a special anatomical and spiritual relations, and from this wednesday to summer, we will cycle with the season, caring for our kidneys, enlivening our liver, and illuminating our heart. From Now until March 20th, this will be our focus . . . Water Element Winter's Invitation: The Season of Deep Waters Winter corresponds to the Water element—the season of stillness, depth, and profound introspection. Winter asks us to descend into our deepest reservoirs of being. This is not a time for outward expansion but for inward cultivation. The Snake year invites us to shed what no longer serves, to release the old skin of identity that blocks our path forward. Before the Horse can gallop, the Snake must complete its sacred work of transformation. Letting go is also the process of making space for what is new. Wintering asks us to listen to our hearts beckoning for what is authentic purpose and geared towards fulfillment and joy, and plant those seeds now. When water touches a seed, life begins, but the work is still undercover, to grow get grounded, rooted, and strong, before coming to the surface.