Seasonal Nodes : Major Cold

January 20th is the start of the Major Cold Seasonal Node. The days are slowly getting longer, and in the morning the birds are singing more than they were even just a few weeks ago. The bird songs were a reminder that Major Cold is the last node of the traditional Chinese year, and we are now only days away from the Lunar New Year, and about two weeks away from the solar New Year and the Beginning of the Spring seasonal node.

Ancient MedicineDiane MayerJanuary 20, 2020Seasonal Nodes, Chinese New Year, Winter, Cold, Chinese Medicine

Seasonal Nodes : Minor Cold

After Winter Solstice there are only two more Seasonal Nodes in the Chinese calendar before the Chinese Solar New Year and the beginning of Spring - Minor Cold and Major Cold. What is more important is that now is the time of year when the potential for sustained cold is very real as, even though we are moving into Spring, January and February are usually the coldest months of the year.

Ancient MedicineDiane MayerJanuary 6, 2020Seasonal Nodes, Chinese New Year, Winter, Cold, Chinese Medicine