Many Rivers Holistic Medicine

🍂 Embracing the Wisdom of Fall 🍁

As the leaves slowly change colors and fall to the ground, we are reminded of one profound and obvious message that fall carries—letting go.

But what's less obvious is how we let go. What happens when we hold onto disappointment, hurt, and anger, whether in relation to ourselves or someone else? How do we relate to feelings of resentment? Do we carry the weight of ill will towards ourselves or others in our hearts?

I’m pretty sure we all feel these things. Blame towards systems, cultures, institutions; resentment towards family, friends, and even ourselves.

This fall, I invite you to embark on a journey of release and renewal, closely linked to the symbolism of the season. In Classical East Asian Medicine, Fall is associated with the Metal Element and the Lung and Large Intestine—breathing (inspiring!) and, well, bowel movements.

When we're weighed down by resentment, old wounds, or just other people’s ideas of how the world should work and who we should be, we can't fully breathe in the goodness that life offers. We're left feeling, quite literally, like crap.

I didn't really learn how to skillfully let go until my early thirties. And let me tell you, I was full of crap and I wasn’t very happy or inspired. Learning about forgiveness was a huge key for me.

I know, forgiveness is a loaded term in our society. It means a lot of different things to different people. I'm excited to explore one way we can approach Forgiveness that is helpful and nourishing, and practice with you as we delve into the Metal Element in our upcoming Fall Humming with the Seasons class.

Learning to forgive has profoundly transformed my life, and I'm incredibly passionate about sharing this invaluable skill with others.

🎉 Celebrating Professor JR Worsley's 100th Birthday (9/14/1923 - 6/2/2003) 🎂

Professor JR Worsley - Though we never met, you're undeniably my teacher. Through your videos, I've come to carry your voice and wisdom within me. Studying with Judy Worsley, I've felt the profound impact of Worsley Classical Five Element Acupuncture in the clinic and learned to respect Nature and Natural Law as a Way of Life. Thanks to the Worsley Institute, I've had the incredible opportunity to engage in the most rewarding life path, among an amazing community of practitioners. Thank you, Professor Worsley, for your impact on my life. 🙏

Today marks a century since JR Worsley's birth. His acupuncture journey began in the 1950s across Taiwan, Singapore, and Korea. With blessings from his mentors, Master Hsui and Master Ono, he began teaching in the UK in 1971 and later the US.

Professor Worsley's gift lay in distilling acupuncture's complexity into a deceptively simple essence. Staying true to his teachers, he emphasized direct transmission through oral tradition, observation, and clinical training. He bridged cosmological concepts with clinical practice. He taught that practitioners were Instruments of Nature, and our simple yet lifelong challenge is to develop our innate senses of sight, sound, smell, and touch. 🌿

He viewed five-element acupuncture as more than practice. It was a Way of Life. Nature was the ultimate teacher, and treatment aided nature's ability to constantly move away from and return to center in endless cycles.

As we celebrate Professor JR Worsley's 100th birthday, let's carry his teachings forward. Honor nature's wisdom, embrace uniqueness, and delve into the Spirit of the Points. We uphold the legacy of this remarkable teacher, whose influence transcends time and place.

What aspect of nature's wisdom inspires you most? 🌿