The Almanac — Today
Beginning of Winter
The solar terms pace the year in twenty-four steps. Beginning of Winter is the one we are living in right now — the season for slow cooking, warm bowls, and earlier nights.
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Solid dots are behind us; the ring marks Beginning of Winter, the term we are in now. A term-by-term guide arrives with the Almanac in a future season.
The Practice
Every tradition starts with a practice
A constitution quiz is on the roadmap. Until it arrives, the most honest entry into yangsheng is the routine itself: twelve gentle minutes, no equipment, any weather.
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