{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"302. A Big Energetic Pivot: Wood Snake Wisdom to Fire Horse Momentum","description":"We\u2019re continuing an annual tradition on the Healing Medicine Podcast: a Lunar New Year conversation that uses the Chinese zodiac (and the five elements) as a framework for reflection and intention-setting.  Even if this isn\u2019t part of your culture or your belief system, exploring how a different cultural lens can help you see your patterns around transitions and help you endwell, pause to integrate, and begin well.  We\u2019re moving from the Year of the Wood Snake (2025)\u2014slower, observant, inward, \u201cshedding what no longer serves\u201d\u2014into the Year of the Fire Horse (2026)\u2014movement, visibility, courage, momentum, and a louder, more activating energy.  This episode covers: Why Lunar New Year is also called Spring Festival (Chunjie) The 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac (and why there\u2019s no cat) The five elements and how they \u201cflavor\u201d a year (wood \u2192 fire) Wood Snake themes: introspection, boundaries, shedding, somatic signals Fire Horse themes: courage, action, visibility, warmth\u2014and the need for wisdom Transition practices: ending well \u2192 pausing \u2192 beginning well A journal prompt: What are you leaving behind from the Wood Snake year? Invitation: Connect in Nature Retreat (Green Gulch + Muir Woods) Mentioned Invitations: Connect in Nature Mindfulness Retreat (Green Gulch + Muir Woods): www.jessiemahoneymd.com\/retreat-connect-in-nature Nothing shared in this episode is medical advice or a substitute for your own medical care. This is educational content and personal reflection.   ","author_name":"Healing Medicine: Mindfulness, Mindset & Physician Well-Being","author_url":"http:\/\/themindfulhealerspodcast.libsyn.com","html":"