Qingming Festival Health Guide: Spring Conditioning of Body and Mind

"A drizzling rain falls during the Qingming Festival, and the traveler on the road is heartbroken." When Du Mu's poem echoes in our ears, we know that spring is strong and Qingming is approaching. Qingming is not only a solemn time to worship ancestors and sweep tombs to cherish the memory of our ancestors, but also an important solar term for the clearness of heaven and earth, the flourishing of all things, and the renewal of the old and the new. In traditional Chinese wisdom, following the sky and responding to the times is the highest state of health preservation. Today, Destiny Palace will deeply interpret the conditioning of body and mind and the secret methods of opening luck in the Qingming Festival from the perspective of numerology and feng shui, to help you seize the vitality of spring and welcome a whole year of auspiciousness and well-being.

Qingming, the festival of March. According to the "Guoyu": There are eight winds in time. Li Du refers to Qingming wind as the March festival. This wind belongs to Xun, so it is. All things are equal to Xun, and when things arrive at this time, they are all clean and clear.

1. The Qi of Qingming: Chen Month Earth is Prosperous, Liver Wood is Drained

The Qingming solar term is usually on April 4 or 5 in the Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches 15° of the ecliptic longitude. From the perspective of the Ganzhi calendar, Qingming marks the beginning of "Chen Month". Chen is wet soil, containing B wood and Gui water, which is a symbol of the reservoir. During this period, the Yang Qi in nature rises, but the rainfall increases, and the humidity also increases. In terms of the five elements, spring belongs to wood, which corresponds to the human liver. The prosperity of earth in Chen Month will have a certain impact on the dredging function of liver wood. Therefore, the core of Qingming health preservation lies in "Nourishing the Liver and Strengthening the Spleen, Removing Dampness and Promoting Yang".

At this time of year, the Qi field between heaven and earth is clear and active, with both vitality and remembrance. Emotions are prone to fluctuations, on the one hand, the impatience caused by the rise of liver Qi in spring, and on the other hand, the sadness caused by ancestor worship and remembrance. Understanding this time and space background is the premise for effective conditioning and opening luck.

2. Following the Time of Day: Three Key Points of Qingming Health Preservation

1. Diet Conditioning: Light and Moist, to Nourish the Liver and Spleen

During the Qingming Festival, the diet should be light and moist, avoiding big fish, big meat and spicy and stimulating foods, so as not to promote liver fire and damage the spleen and stomach. The focus should be on nourishing liver blood and strengthening the spleen.

• Eat more "sweet" foods: Eating sweet foods such as yam, jujube, and glutinous rice can nourish the Qi of the spleen and stomach and harmonize the liver and spleen.
• Cleverly use "pungent" flavors: Pungent foods such as scallions, ginger, and garlic help to generate Yang Qi, but should be eaten in moderation.
• Seasonal vegetables are the best: Spinach, shepherd's purse, leeks, and bamboo shoots are all seasonal delicacies at this time, rich in vitality, and can effectively soothe the liver and regulate Qi. In particular, the saying that "Qingming snails are better than geese" shows that snail meat is the most plump at this time, and has the effect of clearing heat and promoting water, removing dampness and detoxifying.
• Avoid eating "hair products": For people with old illnesses or skin diseases, the intake of "hair products" such as bamboo shoots, seafood, and mutton should be reduced to prevent the recurrence of diseases.

2. Daily Routine: Go to Bed Early and Get Up Early, Go Outing and Collect Qi

The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine says: "In the three months of spring, this is called development and decay. Heaven and earth are born together, and all things flourish. Go to bed late and get up early, and walk widely in the courtyard." During the Qingming Festival, we should follow the natural law of Yang Qi rising, get up early appropriately, take a walk in the courtyard or park, take a deep breath, spit out the old and accept the new, and absorb the clear Qi between heaven and earth.

"Spring outing" is an important custom of the Qingming Festival, which is not only an entertainment activity, but also an excellent way to maintain health. Walking barefoot on the grass or strolling in the mountains and forests can receive the earth's Qi, release the accumulated turbid Qi and negative emotions in the body, and is an effective way to replenish energy and improve luck.

3. Emotional Counseling: Relieve Depression and Be Open-Minded

Qingming is a festival of intertwined emotions. Tomb-sweeping activities can easily lead to sadness and depression, and the vigorous liver Qi in spring can easily lead to emotional irritability. If the emotions are not smooth and the liver Qi is stagnant, it will affect health. Therefore, special attention should be paid to emotional regulation at this time.

• Face Emotions: When cherishing the memory of ancestors, appropriate grief is a normal emotional expression, there is no need to over suppress it, but also to get out of it in time to avoid prolonged immersion in sadness.
• Communicate with others more: Traveling and chatting with relatives and friends can effectively relieve inner depression.
• Cultivate interests: Listening to some soothing music, practicing calligraphy, painting, or tending flowers and plants can help calm the mind and cultivate sentiments.

3. Destiny Palace Exclusive: Qingming Feng Shui Luck Opening Secrets

Feng Shui emphasizes "riding on vitality", and Qingming is the time when "vitality" is flourishing between heaven and earth, which is an excellent time to adjust the home and personal Qi field.

1. Home Feng Shui Layout

• Open windows to absorb Qi and revitalize: Choose a sunny morning, open all the doors and windows in the house, and let the fresh air and sunlight of spring flow into the room to dispel the dullness and filth of a winter. This is called "Nawang Qi" in Feng Shui, which can effectively improve the overall fortune of the house.
• The East and Southeast stimulate Wenchang and Wang Caiyun: In the fleeting Feng Shui, the East and Southeast are usually related to wood, which is the prosperous orientation in spring. Placing lush broad-leaved plants in this orientation, such as fortune trees and lucky bamboo, can not only beautify the environment, but also promote career luck, academic luck and wealth luck.
• Clean up clutter and remove obstacles: Take advantage of the Qingming holiday to thoroughly clean the house, especially the entrance, entrance hall and corners. Removing accumulated clutter is equivalent to removing obstacles on the road to progress, allowing good Qi to circulate smoothly.

2. Personal Luck Opening Methods

• Wear five-element accessories: Choose corresponding accessories according to the personal Bazi chart's favorite gods. For example, people who like wood and fire in Bazi can wear wooden bracelets or red and purple accessories to enhance their own energy.
• Flying kites to remove bad luck: Flying kites is one of the traditional activities of Qingming. In Feng Shui, kites flying high symbolize rising step by step. When the kite flies to a high place, cut the kite string, which means sending away pain, troubles and bad luck together.
• Dress colors to increase luck: During the Qingming Festival, wearing more green, cyan, blue and other colors corresponding to the vitality of spring can help you better integrate into the natural Qi field and improve your personal luck.