Spring & Comparison – A Seasonal Perspective
Spring has shifted the internal climate.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this is the season of the Wood element — growth, direction, forward movement.
Spring amplifies what wants to move.
If comparison or jealousy has surfaced recently, consider this:
Wood is direction.
Wood is momentum.
Wood is growth that wants to move.
If your direction feels blocked, comparison sharpens. If your reserves are low, expansion feels unsafe.
Before reacting, ask:
Is this a direction issue — or a capacity issue?
One requires movement the other rest.
Respond accordingly. One aligned action. Or one deliberate restoration. Growth is not a race. It is seasonal.
Why this may feel stronger this year
Wood feeds Fire and is controlled by Water.
And the year of the Fire Horse (from Wood → to Fire) amplifies things.
In Fire-heavy times, if your foundation (Water/Kidneys) is low — exhaustion, insecurity, burnout — Fire feels like pressure instead of inspiration.
So if you feel out of balance with the early intensity of Fire. Feel the pull of activity in Spring unrelenting.
Nourishing the Water element, ourselves through softness, and slowing down with intention will help return to more balance.
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Mini-Practice – "Spring Qigong - Follow-Along"
Let your Breath guide your Movement!
This practice helps strengthen ligaments and tendons, eye sight, and the organ channels for Liver and Gallbladder, the organ system of the Wood element. Feel free to repeat each form more than indicated for a longer meditative practice or keep it short for some balance on a busy day.
In Case You Missed It
This newsletter is a glimpse into my current blog post, have a look at Serenity Musings on my website for some deeper insights.
Spring brings vitality through movement. I hope to welcome you to a class or our Circle soon to help you navigate this season. Until then, stay warm, move without rush, and protect your inner water.
With the best of wishes,
Thyra-Valeska
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