Autumn & the metal in you

Metal - the element of dignity & separation

In traditional Chinese medicine Let go to the Metal element - the element of fall, clarity and the border.

Metal does not stand for coldness - but for distinction, for form, for the silent Recognizing ends.

Its organs are:

• the lungs: it takes in what is good for you - and lets go of what burdens you
• the large intestine: it eliminates what your body no longer needs - physically and emotionally

When letting go is blocked, TCM speaks of stagnation in the metal functional circuit - an energetic holding on.

⚠️ Typical signs of stagnant metal qi:

• Tightness in the chest, shallow breathing, frequent sighing

• the feeling of "not being able to close"

• Emotional rumination, brooding, resentment

• Constipation or the feeling of "not emptying"

• dry skin, irritability, exhaustion for no reason

• Sleep interruption during the lung period (3-5 o'clock)

The body often already knows that something is over - before you admit it yourself.

🌿 TCM tools for letting go in silence

1. write what you can't say

The colon excretes what you don't need - words are part of it.
📜 Writing ritual in the evening:

• "What in me is heavy today?"
• "What can go?"

→ Write by hand. Fold the paper. Let it rest - or deliberately give it away (e.g. burn it, tear it up, bury it).

2. Activate the colon 04 point

A powerful point for releasing tension - and mental clinging.

• Between thumb and index finger
• Press gently with your finger or use the AkuPen stimulate
  ⚠️ Do not use during pregnancy!

👉 Instructions: www.meine-tcm.com/akupunkturpunkte/akupunkturpunkt-di-04

3. Freeing lung qi - through breathing & food

• Gently extended exhalation (e.g. 4 in - 8 out)
• Warm, moist dishes: Pear compote with black sesame seeds, miso soup, boiled rice
• Avoid too much raw food, sugar, hot and dry spices

The lungs love softness. Anything that gently moisturizes and warms them heals them.

4. Touch your body where it holds

• Massage over the breastbone (Shanzhong, Ren May 17)
• Tapping along the arms (lung & large intestine meridian)
• light self-touch: "I recognize that it was enough."

Sometimes the pain only goes away when you stop fighting it.

5. Nature ritual: The leaf moment

Go into the forest. Find a leaf.
Hold it in your hand - as a symbol of what you are still wearing.
When you're ready, drop it.
Not dramatic - just dignified.

Letting go doesn't need a spectacle. Only a genuine yes.

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✨ Conclusion

Letting go is not a loss.
It is a decision.
A silent farewell.
A quiet "thank you" to what was.
A first "welcome" to what may become.

"It was enough."
And that's exactly why:
May it go now.