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By Hannah Davis In San Francisco, tree-lined streets will soon glow in shades of orange, red, and brown, the sun will slip below the horizon earlier each evening, and the summer fog will begin to loosen its grip. All these external signs tell us that we are passing into the season of Autumn and, if we are mindful, we might notice internal signs of the change as well. Humans often see themselves as living in and among nature, but decidedly separate from it. Traditional Chinese

By Hannah Davis On September 22nd the sun crosses directly over the Earth's equator marking the official first day of Fall, aka the Autumnal Equinox. In TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Fall marks a turning point from Yang energy of Summer (outward & active) to Yin energy of Winter (inward & restful). The Autumnal equinox signals a time to turn inward, slow down, and align our bodies with the changing season. There's much to love about this time of year; the orange and red