5 Seasons: Overview

5 Seasons: Overview

Next If you have already taken one of Kurt’s Tai Chi lessons you have likely heard him relate the movements he is teaching to the 5 Seasons. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) the 5 seasons: Wood (Spring), Fire (Early Summer), Earth (Late Summer), Metal (Autumn),...
Spring: Wood Season

Spring: Wood Season

During Spring we build our Wood Energy, focusing on strengthening our liver in order to flush toxins from our body. As we are exiting Winter, a period of stillness and energy conservation, we must put an emphasis on stretching out our ligaments to improve our...
Early Summer: Fire Season

Early Summer: Fire Season

Transitioning into Early Summer we focus on maximizing our wealth of new, clean energy that was built up in the Spring. Fire Energy in TCM corresponds to the small intestines, which breaks down food into usable components and introduces them into the bloodstream to be...