Autumn Energetics and Autumn Tea

Autumn (‘fall’) element is metal (like the downward motion of an axe or sword)
Autumn is the season for reflecting, adjusting and gaining clarity
Drink Oolong tea during the autumn months

Autumn is a time when the core energy becomes heavier and starts to descend downwards, returning back to its source or roots (the kidneys).

Traditionally, autumn is harvest time in China, therefore mentally it is connected with harvesting and the gathering our essence. This phase is to take what is needed and not to start new complex endeavours.

Drink Oolong Tea in autumn

Preventative outlook

Oolong Tea produces a moderating effect (settling the spirit and calming the mind), adjusting and balancing the ‘inner’ body environment so as to prepare it for any future external environmental changes (colder weather). It helps settle the mind from the outward excitements of summer preparing for the brisker days of autumn. It is drunk when the weather is neither too hot nor too cold. Oolong strengthens the Lung functions, soothes the bronchial passages and relieves coughs.

Curative Outlook

Oolong Tea, with its semi-fermented nature, can help break down fat molecules into smaller elements to aid in better digestion. Drunk in accordance with heavier fatty meals, this tea will help detoxify and neutralise acidity in the stomach. It also has antibacterial properties that assist in the elimination of fungus and bacteria that can thrive within acidic conditions of the body.

Skin complications such as eczema, spots and wrinkles are caused by excess heat in the body and can be tempered by drinking Oolong.

Autumn is associated with the lungs and the emotion the lungs harbour is sadness. Oolong has an effect to balance and regulate our inner self and can help provide clarity to our emotional state and allow feelings such as sadness to be put into perspective.

Some people will drink Oolong after work in the late afternoon to help centre themselves after the demanding activities of the day.