When we digest well and consume a diet that is constitutionally appropriate and nourishing, the Spleen is able to harvest an abundance of energy known as gu-qi and send it to be combined with the kong-qi that is harvested through the Lung function. This becomes our daily energy currency/ true human Qi.
Once created, this Qi is sent to the body's exterior to provide Wei Qi, the Yang expression of our true human Qi that is associated with surface immunity, that provides protection from pernicious elemental invasion from wind, heat, damp and cold. This true human Qi is also distributed through the inner meridians to nourish the inner Organs (the Yin expression). If the Lung and Spleen systems are functioning well, the body can operate solely on this daily Qi currency, rather than drawing on its deeper Jing reserves. Running on Qi, not Jing, in our daily lives is a key factor in the longevity of our health and happiness.
During Autumn we focus especially on supporting the Lungs so that we can get in a flow with the natural order, enable us to optimise the energetic and physiological aspects of Lung function that is so important right now, and prepare us for the descent to the still Yin of Winter where we allow our experiences of the past year to become wisdom.
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