Autumn Equinox 2022
A warm welcome to old and new visitors !
here in the northern hemisphere school is back, the days are moving towards autumn after an exceptionally hot summer. We are reflecting on the summer and preparing another cycle.
I am already receiving shiatsu clients in my space here in Verrières Le Buisson as we accompany the seasonal shift somatically.
Classes will begin again next week (from Monday 12th September) for my individual and group classes. Classes open to all are :
Monday 12H30-14H (in English and online only)
Monday 7.30pm – 8.45pm (in French and online only)
Wednesday 9.15am – 10.30am (in French, in studio at Verrières Le Buisson and online).
I have two workshops for you this month :
– a spring/wood element dive for those in the Southern hemisphere (or for those who just want to move their liver !) Saturday 17th September 2022 8H – 10H30 Paris time in ENGLISH (14H – 16H30 WA time) only online
A southern hemisphere September workshop to prepare the body for SPRING , beginning the stimulation and nourishment of the spring meridians – the liver and the gall bladder, using gentle movement and self massage from the yoga, shiatsu and developmental movement traditions.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, meridians are tonified by movement, massage and dietary changes about a month before the season shifts, reflecting the movement in the natural environment.
In the spring, changes are afoot in the plants long before we see the flowers opening, and so it is in the body.
The immense force of the spring is represented in the liver and gall bladder meridians and the element of wood. it is a powerful physical force, connected with easy physical and emotional flow, inspiration and creativity.
This workshop is appropriate for all body types and ages. It will be given online on the 17th September 2022, 2pm – 5pm West Australian time, 8am – 11am Central European Time. AU$50
and: late summer/autumn workshop (en français) Sunday 18th September 14H – 17H Paris time online and in studio at 25 rue de Longchamp Paris. 75016.
In the late summer and early autumn , the body regroups and lives the change from the social, joyous summer months. Letting go into the shorter days and cooler weather, the coming of winter, can be both touching and reflective, and not without a tinge of sadness as we let of another summer. Lung and large intestine meridians are those associated with autumn, they express physically and emotionally our interface with the world around us. Our capacity, or lack thereof, to exchange with the world around us. The grounding earth aspect of the late summer helps us prepare for the subtle autumn experience.
Through movement, self-massage (“do-in”), and seasonal dietary changes, we nourish the body to move with the seasons. Please join me for this unique workshop Sunday 18th September 2022. (See “reservations” to book and receive your link or info, or contact me redearthcentre@yahoo.com)
I’m very much looking forward to seeing you at my studio or online,
Love
Louisa
(photo Raphael’s rock sculpture )