10/06/2026
Lungs & Grief: a TCM Perspective on Transmuting & Honoring our Griefš¤šļøāØš
In Chinese medicine, Autumn belongs to the Metal element and the Lungsāthe organ connected with grief, breath, and our capacity to take in and let go.
The Metal element reminds us that grief is part of being humanāthat our capacity to love is inseparable from our capacity to mourn.š¤
Grief is a natural and necessary path through which healing happens. When we numb out and resist discomfort it holds us in the discomfort. Pain is a messenger that something has changed and that we must change too, and as humans we are wired to adapt and change...