A Space for Insight and Reflection

I'm Bronwyn Ayla, L.Ac. — a licensed acupuncturist and Reiki Master Teacher who has trained over 1,000 practitioners since 1998. The autumn equinox marks the season of the Metal element in Chinese medicine. Metal governs the lungs and large intestine, and its movement is contraction — an inward, downward turn that mirrors the natural world as leaves fall and light recedes. The lungs take in what is purest; the large intestine expels what is no longer of value. Together, they

If progress has been successful since spring, one can get so eager it’s easy to forget there is a need to calm down, stop and rest. It’s won

During autumn, our environment becomes more and more yin. As harvests are finishing up, a pleasant stillness arrives. It is the time of the