As we enter the autumn season, it is an excellent time to honour Lord Ganesha and work with our Lungs/Large intestine meridians; release the old, grief and sadness and contemplate our courage in every challenge of our life.
The beloved Hindu elephant-headed god who was born in September month said to be in the fourth day after the new moon. Ganesha's mystical energy has the faculty to remove every obstacle and bring good fortune. It is custom to place a statue of Lord Ganesh in the entrance of a house or a new business to ensure success and happiness to any new venture.
To honour him, The Ganesh Chaturthi Festival takes place every year in Mumbai in India.
"The festival begins with the installation of huge elaborately crafted statutes of Ganesha in homes and podiums, which have been specially constructed and beautifully decorated. Artisans put months of effort into making the statues. It's forbidden to look at the moon on this first night as legend had it the moon laughed at Lord Ganesha when he fell from his vehicle, the rat. On Ananta Chaturdasi (the last day), the statues are paraded through the streets, accompanied by much singing and dancing, and then immersed in the ocean or other bodies of water.
In Mumbai alone, more than 150,000 statues are immersed each year!
Once a statue of Lord Ganesh is installed, a ceremony is undertaken to invoke his holy presence into the statue. This ritual is called the Pranapratishhtha Puja, during which a number of mantras are recited. Following this, a special worship ceremony is performed. Offerings of sweets, flowers, rice, coconut, jaggery, and coins are made to God. The statue is also anointed with red Chandan powder. Prayers are offered to Lord Ganesha every day during the festival. Temples devoted to Lord Ganesha also organize special events and prayers.Hindus worship idols, or statues, of their gods because it gives them a visible form to pray to. They also recognize that the universe is in a constant state of change. Form eventually gives away to formlessness. However, the energy still remains. The immersion of the statues in the ocean, or other bodies of water, and subsequent destruction of them serves as a reminder of this belief. It teaches that everything is temporary in life and that it's sometimes necessary to let go of things we love."1
Similarly, like the leaves of the trees falling, or the statues of Ganesha immersed in the water, you can engage with a renewed state of mind and let the unnecessary energy of the year leaving you, getting ready for the rejuvenating and calming winter energy. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the autumn season is associated with the metal element of the pair lungs and large intestine meridians. The exercises related to the Lu/Li meridians are the selection of choice to engage yourself in the healing art of letting go.
Located in the upper torso, the Lung Qi connects to the pure celestial energy of respiration of heaven. The Qi of the Large intestine located in the lower body connects to the earth and relates to the stale, turbid energy of the self.
By giving attention to our respiration, with conscious inhalations, the lung meridian helps to maintain a good vitality, and permit us to be open to new experiences. The exhalations from the lungs, working in pair with the large intestine, help us to let go, stop holding onto the past and eliminating from our soul, mind, and body the depleting energy of sadness and grief.
If you feel the blues of the autumn season. Upon awakening, practice this wonderfully healing therapeutic Qi-gong exercise:
1.Centering in your heart
-Stand with your legs wide open to the sides. Hands in prayer pose in front of your heart. Inhale open and lift both arms overhead joining them in prayer pose. Exhale, draw them back down to your heart slowly.
2.Lungs Qi-gong exercise
-From this stance, Inhale 
to prepare hands in prayer pose on your heart, exhale, "push" both arms sideways as if you were pushing walls, hands activated, fingers pointing up towards the sky.
-Inhale, bring your hands back to prayer pose in front of your heart. Exhale, press them away again while sounding "sssiiiiiiii", purging your Lu/Li of stale energy. Repeat 3 to 9x
3.Makko-Ho stretch
-At the end of your exercise, arms extended to the sides, complete your cleansing practice, by clasping your hands in your back body. Inhale to prepare, exhale, bowing down, keeping your hands together and feeling the stretch along your arms directed toward the sky. Stay here for three deep breaths, breath out through the mouth. Inhale and gently come back up standing. Repeat the centering in your heart exercise. Let go of your hands gently and bring your feet together.
Remember that every grasp of air, every inhalation is a life-giving force entering your body. Imagine that with every inhale you are inhaling pure Qi, the Qi of the universe, of creation. With every exhale, release turbid, heavy, stale energy. Smile to the trees, the sun, the sky...And right at this moment, realise that all is well. Happy Autumn.
Love & Light - Nathalie Dubreu
1-Festival Source: https://www.tripsavvy.com/ganesh-chaturthi-festival-guide-1539292