I have a new guest blog post up on Mountain Rose Herbs’ blog. Click over to check it out. In the post, I discuss living in harmony with the seasons and the transition from Winter into Spring. I talk about lifestyle behaviors, foods to eat, and easily-obtained herbs to support this idea of living with [...]
恭禧發財! Gong Xi Fa Cai! Wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous Year of the Snake. This is a year of introspection, intuition and discovery. Steady and strong commitment to your hopes and dreams will yield sweet fruit in the Year of the Snake. Focus on strategy and perseverance. Your steps will become leaps. Refer [...]
Dear Friend, I hope Winter is treating you well. Despite a strong personal preference for Summer, I find Winter to be a wonderfully beneficial time of year. Winter is the season of stillness and moving inward. It’s about going deep within ourselves to reconnect with our resources and identity. We lead busy lives. Luckily, nature [...]
In my opinion, the most important take-away message of the key classical text of Chinese medicine, the Huangdi Neijing Suwen, is the importance of living in harmony with nature and the rhythm of the seasons. According to this text, laid out plainly in Chapter 1, it was the sages of antiquity who did this and [...]
Winter is the season of storage. We move inward into the quiet of stillness and rest. The prevailing Qi of Winter is Coldness. We take extra care to stay warm, keeping our low back, feet, knees and necks covered and unexposed to drafts. Coldness also brings stillness. So, we practice sitting meditation and slow-moving yoga or [...]
