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Yoga to Restore Body and Mind

This practice is focused on restoring the body and mind. Use it when you feel tired or need extra support. We’ll practice some slow, somatic movements on the floor and a few standing and restorative yoga poses to aid deep rejuvenation. For this practice, start on a soft surface, such ...

Solar Terms or Seasonal Points for Late Summer and Autumn

Many earth-based wisdom systems recognize the need to participate with, rather than work against, the changing tides of the seasons. When we live in harmony with seasonal change, we foster greater well-being. By observing the natural world, the ancient Chinese developed a calendar system with 24 seasonal points, based on ...

Ayurvedic Health || Healing Pitta

Ayurveda, the ancient holistic healing system originating in India, revolves around the foundational concept of the doshas—three fundamental energies that govern all aspects of the human body, including its physiological and psychological components. These doshas – Vata, Pitta, and Kapha – represent distinct combinations of the five Ayurvedic elements (earth, ...

Yoga Nidra to Connect with the Lunar Waters

Yoga Nidra, often referred to as “yogic sleep,” is a state of conscious deep relaxation. It is a powerful meditation technique that guides practitioners into a state between waking and sleeping, similar to the “hypnagogic” state. In modern scientific literature, non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) is a similar practice. During yoga ...

Solar Terms or Seasonal Points for Summer

Many earth-based wisdom systems recognize the need to participate with, rather than work against, the changing seasons. When we live in harmony with seasonal change, we foster greater well-being. By observing the natural world, the ancient Chinese developed a calendar system with 24 seasonal points, based on the sun’s annual ...

Solar Terms or Seasonal Points for Spring

The Five Spirits of Taoism and Chinese Medicine

Within Chinese medicine and Taoist philosophy, there is a unique concept known as the “Five Spirits.” The five spirits of the Zhi, Hun, Shen, Yi, and Po are a model for understanding the profound interconnection of body, mind, and spirit recognized in these systems. These spirits are essentially types of consciousness that can be cultivated and ...

Ayurvedic Health || Healing Vata

Ayurveda, the ancient system of holistic healing originating in India, revolves around the foundational concept of the doshas—three fundamental energies that govern all aspects of the human body, including its physiological and psychological functions. These doshas – Vata, Pitta, and Kapha – represent distinct combinations of the five Ayurvedic elements ...

Solar Terms or Seasonal Points for Winter

Many earth-based wisdom systems recognize the need to participate with, rather than work against, the changing tides of the seasons. When we live in harmony with seasonal change, we foster greater well-being. Through observation of the natural world, the ancient Chinese developed a calendar system with 24 seasonal points, based ...

The 24 Seasonal Points or Solar Terms of TCM

As the landscape and climate shift with the seasons, so do our bodies and minds. Of course, we’ve all sensed these natural transformations that occur during seasonal transition. The lengthening or shortening of days and fluctuations in weather and climate alter and regulate patterns of plant and animal life at ...