The east wind is coming, and with it a warm spring of countless blessings.
Today is Major Cold (Dahan), the coldest time of the year and the last of the twenty-four solar terms.
The period from Major Cold to the Beginning of Spring marks the turn from old to new in the year's cycle of seasons — a precious chance to tune the body, the breath and the mind.
Everything we prepare now will shape the balance of body and mind in the new year. If you hope the new year will run in an unhurried, grounded, relaxed and peaceful way, this is the time to start planting seeds of slow living in your daily life.
We can
breathe slowly, and let the body loosen and relax
breathe slowly, and let the mind settle its thoughts
breathe slowly, and let our spaces be clean and airy
breathe slowly, and let our relationships be whole and blessed
breathe slowly, and let life come into focus again
breathe slowly, and let life align with life
At Major Cold, all is still and nothing stirs;
the east wind is coming, and with it a warm spring of countless blessings.
In these days, let us together
breathe slowly
align slowly
all is well
With gratitude and blessings, the Slow Living Education Society of Taiwan
