Embracing the seasons with acupuncture for holistic wellness: SPRING

Big Hill Spring Park. Alberta Canada

Spring: Awakening & Growth

It’s spring as I write this—an amazing time of awakening and new growth. The air is warming, the soil is softening, and sleeping animals begin to stir. Nature stretches out of winter’s stillness and into expansion, reminding us that we, too, are part of this great rhythm. But what does this season mean for our internal systems? What opportunities does spring offer for our journey of wellness, longevity, and Becoming?

Spring is governed by the Wood Element, which represents growth, movement, and flexibility. This is the season of the Liver and Gallbladder, organs responsible for the smooth flow of qi, blood, and emotions. Like the sap rising in trees, our own internal fluids need to wake up, expand, and move freely to nourish the body and support its highest potential.

Acupuncture supports the body's natural efforts to move with ease, helping to unstick and mobilize accumulated lymph, interstitial fluid, and blood that may have stagnated during colder months or periods of inactivity.

Unlike conventional approaches that focus on isolated symptoms, Chinese Medicine offers a more comprehensive, holistic perspective, providing a strategic course of action for living harmoniously through the seasons. Each season presents unique opportunities for balance, and acupuncture, herbs, tuina, and guasha act as powerful tools in optimizing mobility, mental health, and longevity.

By integrating these time-tested practices, you’re not just maintaining wellness—you’re activating a deeper potential within yourself. These perspectives become an integral part of your journey to Becoming, allowing you to move fluidly, think clearly, and align fully with the rhythms of nature.

Supporting Your Superhuman Spring

1. Expand Your Body – Deep stretching, loose clothing, and intentional movement help stimulate circulation and wake up the connective tissues. Spring, governed by the Wood Element, offers the perfect opportunity to warm and reawaken body fluids that had slowed during winter’s deep rest.

   
   

   As the body transitions, you may notice changes in sleep patterns or frustration surfacing more easily—both signs of energy beginning to move upward and outward. Wearing loose clothing allows for unrestricted flow, while practices like Tai Chi, Yoga, and Pilates work harmoniously with the warming fluids and awakening tissues. These movements ease the body gently yet powerfully into a flexible, resilient, and unbreakable frame, preparing you for the dynamic energy of summer.

   
   

2. Eat to Awaken – Spring calls for light, fresh greens and small meals to prevent stagnation and gently stimulate digestion. Treat the digestive tract as if it has been asleep, allowing it to gradually wake up rather than shocking it with heavy or excessive foods.

   
   

   Encouraging regular bowel movements—through fiber-rich leafy greens—helps release trapped emotions, toxins, and stagnant fluids while supporting hormonal and nutritional balance. The digestive system plays a crucial role in hydration, metabolism, and detoxification, making it a key ally in waking the body for the season ahead.

   
   

   Keeping meals small and simple prevents overburdening the system, ensuring that every step of digestion, from teeth to toilet, flows smoothly.

   
   

3. Move Like the Wind – Dynamic movement is essential for fluidity and responsiveness. Whether through brisk walks, dancing, or martial arts, the goal is to keep everything moving—no bone, tendon, muscle, or fascia left untouched.

   
   

   The more varied and dynamic your movement, the more opportunities your tissues have to be bathed in nourishing blood and fluids. Movement becomes a form of internal irrigation, ensuring that circulation reaches every corner of the body, refreshing the mind, and energizing the spirit.

   
   

4. Align with Your Vision – Spring is a time of momentum, action, and clarity—a perfect season to refine your focus, purpose, and goals. Practices like journaling, visualization, and acupuncture align the mind and body, removing internal resistance and creating momentum toward transformation.

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   Having purpose and drive shifts the entire mental landscape, reminding the body and mind that movement has meaning. Attaining milestones—no matter how small—has profound effects on mental clarity and motivation.

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   This is a season for deep honesty—to strip away illusions, rip off the Band-Aid, and move through the barriers that stand between you and your aspirations. Spring thrives on truth—embrace it, and let it propel you forward.

   
   

Spring invites us to move, cleanse, stretch, and dream. The same force that pushes a seed through the earth also moves within you. Will you allow yourself to grow?