☯️ The Trees are Teaching Us? Are we listening? πŸ‚πŸπŸ§˜β€β™‚οΈ


Hello Reader,

The trees are showing us something profound right now.

As the leaves drift down, we begin to see what was there all along - the essential architecture, the true structure, the bones of being.

This is the gift of the Metal Element season.

In Daoist philosophy, Metal is the energy of autumn, of letting fall what is no longer needed so that what remains is pure essence. Just as the tree releases its leaves to reveal its fundamental structure, we are invited to release what obscures our true nature.

The Metal Element can ask us:​
​What are you ready to let fall away?​
​What is your essential shape beneath all that you carry?

The Metal element governs the Lungs (taking in what nourishes) and the Large Intestine (releasing what no longer serves). Grief is Metal's emotion - the natural capacity to honor endings and carry the appreciation for connection (past, present, and future). When Metal is balanced, we can breathe deeply, release fully, and stand in our truth.

At the Alchemy Healing Center, our treatments honor this Metal season wisdom. If you've been carrying grief - whether from recent loss or old sorrow that's lived in your body for years - our Alchemical approach to healing grief creates the space for true transformation. We understand that grief is not something to fix, but something to honor, to move through, to allow.

The trees don't struggle with their letting go. They trust the wisdom of the season.

Welcome Emiliana!

Speaking of transformation, we are delighted to welcome our newest practitioner at the AHC: Emiliana Patrick, DAHM, AOBTA-CP.

Emiliana's deep appreciation for Autumn and the Metal season infuses her healing work. She incorporates moxibustion using a famous recipe from Qichun, China - a gentle but deeply penetrating warmth that helps prepare you for winter and strengthens the lower back.

Emiliana brings a joyful, intuitive approach to working with essential oils - integrating them into sessions to deepen the healing.

Special Autumn rates with Emiliana (through year-end):​
​First visit: $99 | Follow-ups: $125

Leta is in the Clinic - Let's Talk!

Leta is here and always available to talk about your personal healing journey. If you're sensing this is your season to release something but aren't sure where to begin, reach out. We can explore together what your system is asking for - whether that's the Grieving treatment, Emiliana's deep constitutional work, or another path that calls to you. Sometimes the first step is simply being heard.

To Connect: 413-213-0303 | AlchemyHealingCenter.com

Leta@AlchemyHealingCenter.com

With Autumn's much-needed clarity,

​
Leta, Jaye & the AHC family

17 New South Street, Northampton, MA 01060
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The Alchemy Learning Center combines Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy's life’s work of over 20 years experience studying, practicing, and teaching Alchemy, The Five Elements, and The Nine Palaces all over the world. Together they bring you engaging and comprehensive writings about these and other Daoist and Chinese Medicine concepts.

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