When you harmonize with nature, life becomes lighter and more beautiful. How to align yourself with the 24 solar terms, as shared by Miori, a therapist for the body and the seasons.

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As we age,
there are moments when we suddenly feel changes in our bodies.

Your back feels heavy when you wake up in the morning.

Your posture in the mirror
looks smaller than it used to.

You notice tension in your shoulders.

Your breathing is shallow.

You feel a little unsteady on your feet.

For no apparent reason,
there are days when your heart feels restless.

At such times, we tend to
think things like:

“It’s because I’m getting older.”

“It’s because my body has become weak.”

“It’s because I haven’t exercised properly.”

But is that really true?

Your body
is not trying to give you a hard time.

It might just be
quietly letting you know its current state.

“Won’t you rest a little?”

“Won’t you take a moment to realign?”

“Please listen to my voice once more.”

Your body is always
speaking to you in a small voice.

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I
preside over the Institute for Living in Harmony with Nature,
and I work as a “Therapist for the Body and the Seasons.”

I studied the body as a physical therapist,
observed breathing and posture through yoga and Pilates,
and have received wisdom on how to harmonize one’s entire life through natural healing and seasonal self-care.

However, in my long experience working with the body,
what I have come to feel is most important
is not complex knowledge or special techniques.

It is
not blaming your body.

And,
aligning yourself with the flow of nature.

Our bodies
are not disconnected from nature.

In spring, there is a body that awakens.

In summer, there is a body that expands.

In autumn, there is a body that lets go.

In winter, there is a body that stores energy.

Just as nature is never the same,
our bodies also change little by little every day.

Therefore,
it is okay not to try your hardest in the same way all the time.

For today’s body,
there is today’s way of realigning.

For today’s breath,
there is today’s depth.

For today’s self,
there is today’s beauty.

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I have shaped this philosophy into the
Amazon Kindle series
“100 Habits to Realign with the 24 Solar Terms.”

This series is designed with the concept of delivering 100 “one-minute habits” to gently realign the body and life in accordance with the 24 solar terms calendar. Using the first volume, “Posture,” as a template, the project is designed to create a world of “seasonal reading therapy” across all 100 volumes.

The theme of the first volume is
posture.

However, the posture I want to convey here
is not just about keeping your back straight.

How you stand.

How you sit.

How you walk.

How you breathe.

And,
how you look at yourself.

All of that is posture.

In the manuscript for the first volume, I write that posture is not just “keeping your back straight,” but rather your relationship with your body, your relationship with your breath, your relationship with yourself—in other words, the very way you live your daily life.

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From here on,
I will talk about why I arrived at the concept of “body and seasons.”
Why the 24 solar terms?
And what is the “way of realigning” that I truly want to share with women in their 40s and beyond?

This is not just a health method.

It is not forced exercise,

strenuous beauty routines,
or a way to defy aging.
It is a way of thinking that allows you to make friends with your body again,

without denying your current body,
while aligning with the flow of the seasons.
For those who read on,

I believe you will feel the following:
“My body can still respond properly.”

“Getting older is not just about scary things.”

“From today, I will try to cherish myself a little more.”

I hope this serves as such a quiet catalyst.