Systems that Heal
A SeASONAL letter
The Letter - Autumn
The body is intelligent.
Five letters a year, one for each season of the Five Element calendar. What your body is adapting to right now, why it matters, and where to put your attention first. The understand behind the care, so what changes stays yours.
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The question is never what's wrong with the body. It's what conditions the body is responding to.
Dr. Courtney Jonson, PhD, LAc, CGP
what each letter holds
What this seasons asks of the body, read through the Five Elements lens and the physiology underneath it.
The Season
Five Element Medicine
One pattern I see often in clinic this time of year, and the conditions that tend to sit beneath it. Context over single markers.
The Pattern
Systems Medicine
One or two things worth sharing before the season turns. Food, rhythm, sleep, and the nervous system come first.
The Practice
Self Stewardship
Five Seasons, Five Letters
Written by Courtney
