Autumn, the season of the Metal element, is a time when nature shows us how to release and let go. Metal is often associated with grief, but really, grief is love with nowhere to go. At its core, the Metal element is about connection: to ourselves, others, ideas, and even our values. Throughout history, we’ve created rituals to honor our endings, yet, in today’s fast-paced world, especially in Western society, we’ve lost touch with this essential practice.

In this Metal Element Workshop, we’ll not only honor and process your grief but also help you uncover your deepest values: the compass that can guide you toward a life of greater integrity, meaning, and balance. Together, we will explore how releasing what doesn’t serve you can create space for aligning with what truly matters, so you can live with a renewed sense of clarity and purpose.

• Who is this workshop for?

  Would you like to reconnect with your true self and core values?

  • Are you holding on to past sorrows that keep you from fully living in the present?

  • Do you feel like your grief is not worthy of space, or that you should simply “move on”?

  • Is your grief so overwhelming that you don’t know where to begin, or are you unsure of what you truly value anymore?

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• What will I learn from this workshop?

  Description In this workshop, you’ll learn to:

  • Honor and acknowledge your grief as a transformative force

  • Release what’s blocking your path to personal freedom

  • Identify and reconnect with your core values

  • Create a life that feels aligned with your true self, full of integrity and purpose

• What can Metal do for us?

  When your Metal energy is in balance, life feels inspired and meaningful. In Chinese medicine, the Lungs and Large Intestine are the organs connected to this element, guiding the cycle of taking in and letting go. But holding onto baggage such as shame or grief interrupts our emotional flow. It’s time to release what no longer serves us, reconnect with our values, and live from a place of purpose and integrity.

• Do I need experience in the Five Elements?

  Not at all! Just bring yourself, and an open mind.

• What can I expect from the day?

  • 10am: Settling In & Overview

  • 10:30am: Q&A

  • 11:30am: Break

  • 11:45am: Qi Gong Session

  • 12:15pm: Large Intestine Meditation

  • 1pm: Break for lunch - sourdough bread & dips

  • 2pm: Qi Gong

  • 2:30pm: Metal Coaching Session - What do you value? What do you want to let go of? What inspires you and what do you want more of in your life to give you deeper meaning?

  • 4pm: Break

  • 4:30pm: Closing Q&A and Lung Meditation