Today we call in the vernal equinox with renewed energy, strength and vision. As we transition from Winter to Spring, we move from formlessness to form, contraction to expansion, Yin to Yang, and the Element of Wood. We welcome back dearest Colin Hudon, herbalist, acupuncturist, practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and founder of Living Tea for a wisdom-steeped dialogue on how to work with the energies of Spring in the year of the Wood Dragon. In Taoist medicine, Spring is associated with the liver, gall bladder, and the wood element, which represents growth and an unstoppable force of energy. This is a time of rebirth, flexibility, perserverance, resilience, and letting go to grow. It is a season rooted in vision, creativity, planning and concrete action.   In this episode we cover how the wood element manifests in our inner and outer worlds, how to learn from conflict and limitation, the power of observing emotions, how to recognize and repair elemental imbalances, when to detox, how to crystallize and execute clear vision, and ways to support our systems through the seasonal shift with diet, meditation, mindfulness and tea. Colin shares some exciting new offerings from Living Tea.  Thank you Colin! Listen over a bowl of Living Tea ~  enjoy 15% off all tea nourishment from livingtea.net with the code SOUNDFOOD  CONNECT Colin Hudon: IG | Website | Events Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter)   MENTIONED Living Tea Ascension The Way of the Five Seasons Five Spirits Mountain Gate Woodworks The Five Elements Living Tea Seasonal Tea Club Living Tea Spring 2023 Tea Club Living Tea Winter Wellness Blend Living Tea Happy Heart Aphrodisiac A Life of Tea Retreat Spring Vitality Course Tao Te Ching Puerh Teas (Nitsa’s Faves) EP. 84: Finding Sanctuary in Luminosity with Tracee Stanley   YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: EP 69: CYCLES OF THE COSMIC TAO with Colin Hudon EP 38: THE FIFTH ELEMENT | When Summer Ripens into Autumn with Colin Hudon EP 10: THE TAO OF LIVING TEA with Colin Hudon   NOURISH This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners: Offer a donation to us here LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off regenerative plant protein from Mikunafoods.com LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment livingtea.net SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic **P.S. We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY**!