049: Chinese Medicine & seasonal living: exploring Health & Well-being in the shift into Autumn

The Other Way

Back for another season is one of your favorite episode themes: Seasonal Living and Health according to Chinese Medicine.
Today's topic? Living in alignment with Autumn with Anne Woods.
Anne Woods is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in San Francisco. Her approach to modern medicine is gentle and empowering. Rooted in ancient healing modalities such as acupuncture and Eastern medicine, therapeutic movement, nutrition counseling, and herbal medicine, she believes we can teach the physical, emotional, and spiritual body to achieve balance. Anne has a passion for helping people with acute and chronic pain, digestive disorders, hormone imbalances, natural skincare, and stress. Her intention is to help people feel vibrant and alive in their bodies so they can live fully, with peace in their heart and mind. She has been teaching yoga for over 14 years in a variety of styles. When she is not in the clinic, Anne enjoys spending time in the ocean, tending her garden, ceramics, and cooking up nourishing dinners with friends and family.

💫 We cover :

• The importance of seasonal transitions
• The difference between summer, late summer, and autumn as seasons according to Chinese Medicine
• The core organs that need to be nourished for the autumn season
• Late Summer & Autumn: element, color, emotions
• Imbalance vs. IN-balance for the Autumn season
• Patterns in Chinese Medicine associated with the Autumn season
• Foods for Autumn - how to bring back balance via nutrition
• Tips for starting a NEW movement routine
• Why breath work is crucial for Autumn
• Why Anne does NOT support traditional cleanses (and what she recommends instead)
• Skincare for autumn
• + SO much more

💫 Mentioned on today’s podcast:

• Episode 1 on seasonal living
• The new BLOG!
• The Garden Wellness shop
• Seasonal Zines

💫 To connect with Anne:

• The Garden SF (wellness clinic)
• Instagram
• Spotify

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Chapters

1. 049: Chinese Medicine & seasonal living: exploring Health & Well-being in the shift into Autumn (00:00:00)

2. Late Summer Transition and Health Considerations (00:00:07)

3. Late Summer (00:09:29)

4. Late Summer and Fall Health Recommendations (00:15:15)

5. Cleansing and Gentle Detox Recommendations (00:28:01)

6. Fall Fitness, Skincare, and Seasonal Recipes (00:33:25)

7. Fall Recipes and Meal Prep Tips (00:42:37)