WATER ELEMENT // The season of winter is part of the 🌊Water phase in Chinese Medicine. To unify with winter, one should cultivate the Yin… become more receptive, introspective & storage-oriented. Salty and bitter flavors are both good for winter, and the organs of the Water element are the kidneys and bladder. The Water emotion is fear & the color is that of the deep sea. It’s interesting that in Ayurveda the winter season is mostly Vata - a drying season. Watery & moist foods naturally balance dryness and these are exactly the types of foods best eaten during this phase. Soups, stews, moist chewy grains, steamed foods, congees, nut milks, butter/ghee, seaweeds, fish… these are great examples of foods that will nourish you through the Water phase.
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Making some cod 🐟tonight with garlic, lemon, dill, chervil, dulse flakes (salty flavor/ sea foods) + quinoa (bitter/moist) + steamed chard (bitter/moist) to tell my body Hey. I hear you. I haven’t forgotten where we are. 🙏 .
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(((( Remember your body is just a tiny microcosm of nature. 🌱🌎 ))))