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- All
- Ayurveda
- Chinese Medicine
- Digestion + Immunity
- Health
- Herbal Medicine
- Interviews
- Meditation
- Meridians + Points
- Movement, Yoga + Somatics
- Nutrition + Recipes
- Seasonal Wellness
- Stress, Fatigue + Mood
- Yin Yoga
5 Helpful Remedies for Menopausal Symptoms
Throughout life you continually use and produce hormones. With the onset of menopause this balance changes. While the transition into menopause is normal, many symptoms women experience are extreme and reflect a system that needs balancing. Menopause is considered a “second spring” in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It’s considered a time ...
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Cool Down in the Summer with these Quick Tips
In Chinese Medicine, every season is related to an element and an organ system. Read on to learn a few tips about the summer or check out the summer seasonal cycles video. Heart, Small Intestine, Pericardium, San Jiao: The season of summer is related to the fire element, the Heart, ...
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A Meditation to Pause and Relax
Do you ever feel like you need to pause? I know I do. When I first began practicing yoga and meditation, relaxation provided almost immediately positive results. I felt a shift in my life, mind, and heart. Sometimes we need some downtime! In fact, setting aside quiet time to reflect ...
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Free Mindful Yin Yoga Video
The terms yin and yang come from Taoism and have been adopted by yoga practitioners to describe types of movement. The name “yin yoga” is simply a term used to describe a practice that activates “yin” type tissues of the body through “yin” type movement. During yin yoga, postures are ...
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The Energetics of Spring
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine every season is related to a corresponding element and organ system. The season of spring corresponds to the wood element and Liver energy in Chinese Medicine. The wood element in the cycle of the five elements is where manifestation begins to form from deep seeds ...
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4 Self Care Practices to Support Your Day
Self care doesn’t have to be complicated and time consuming. I have a busy life too, and I know how taking time out for self care can end up feeling like one more thing on the to-do list. There’s a way though, to create self care habits that don’t interrupt ...
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Understand the Thermal Nature of Foods According to Chinese Medicine
Identifying the thermal qualities of hot and cold is a fundamental distinction used during diagnosis and treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda. This observation of thermal nature also exists within other holistic medical systems like Western herbalism and ancient Greek medicine. Within these systems, foods, herbs, spices, and disease ...
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Nourishing Miso Soup
Miso is a fermented paste usually made from cooked soybeans, koji, salt, and a grain such as rice or barley. Most likely, you’ll find several types of miso in the refrigerated section of your local health food or grocery store. Every variety of miso has a different flavour; from rich ...
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7 Ways to Help Insomnia Tonight
A restless sleep can be an incredibly stressful experience. Sometimes, no matter how much you want to doze off, your body and mind just don’t seem to cooperate. You probably know by now that sleep is an important part of overall health. The effects of losing sleep can show up ...
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Summer Salad Dressing Recipes
As the seasons change more local produce becomes available, and that means more salads. I love bringing more salads into my diet during the spring and summer. The combinations of salad ingredients is virtually endless, and it’s easy to eat a unique and delicious salad every day. Making your own ...
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