Autumn Care
autumn care
While we celebrate autumn’s abundance, the cooler temperatures it brings can cause low energy, mood dips, or seasonal affective disorder.
Here are some suggestions for mindful practices.
Mindfulness & Wellbeing
Sipping a warm, spiced tea while listening to soft music helps your body relax. In Autumn, it’s good to switch to warming herbal teas like chamomile, ginger, cinnamon, and turmeric. These support digestion, circulation and the immune system.
Your health depends on maintaining a balanced diet including plenty of fresh seasonal produce – and autumn delivers in abundance. As well as apples and pears, you can enjoy feijoas (their high levels of vitamin C support your immune system), persimmons, kiwifruit, grapes and quince. As for vegetables, carrots, parsnips, beetroot, kumara and squash are all rich in vitamins and ideal for soups, roasts and stews.
Gentle yoga, breathwork, or walking in nature can help you stay centred and present. Aromatheray comes into its own in autumn, also.
Body Care
Treat yourself to a hydrating bath to sooth dry skin and relax your muscles. It will promote relaxation, of course, and improve your circulation.
A massage with warm oil will help your body retain moisture, calm your nervous system, and protect you against dryness.
Skin Care
While the autumn sun may be weaker, skin protection is still critical as UV exposure is still a threat. Keep sunscreen in your daily routine.
Massage
Autumn’s lower temperatures often make your hands colder, your joints stiffer and your circulation more sluggish. That’s when Thai massage is particularly beneficial because it warms, balances, and ground the body. Or you may prefer an aromatherapy massage, which will support better sleep and help you manage stress and fatigue.
I do hope you take time to adopt and enjoy your autumn self-care routines.
Sarisa Nasinprom
The co-founder and director of Sa-Ni Spa
Article source: Verve Magazine (2025, April).
