Traditional Chinese Medicine and Herbal Medicine
Traditional
Chinese Medicine and
Herbal Medicine
Holistic medicine recognizes that health relies on a complex system of relationships in the body, mind, and environment.
Understand patterns of imbalance and find reliable solutions to empower your health with these videos and articles.
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 created a calendar system with 24 seasonal points based on ...
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Solar Terms or Seasonal Points for Summer
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 created a calendar system with 24 seasonal points based on ...
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Solar Terms or Seasonal Points for Spring
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 created a calendar system with 24 seasonal points based on ...
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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 to understand the profound interconnection of body, mind, and spirit recognized in these systems. These spirits are essentially types of consciousness and they can be cultivated ...
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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 created a calendar system that has 24 seasonal points ...
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The 24 Seasonal Points or Solar Terms of TCM
As the landscape and climate shift with the changing tides of the seasons, our bodies and minds experience these changes too. Of course, we’ve all sensed these natural transformations that occur during seasonal transition. The lengthening or shortening of days and the fluctuations in weather or climate alter and regulate ...
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Supporting Summer: Seasonal Recipes for the Fire Season
In Taoist philosophy and Chinese Medicine, yang reaches its fullest expression in summer. Energetically, summer is a time when we can shed some layers and blossom. The risk of spring frost is long gone, and now for a brief window of time the natural world opens its wings wide and ...
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The Hearts Guardian – Acupressure and TCM for the Pericardium
The organ system is central to understanding the Chinese Medicine (TCM) view of the body, mind, disease, and health. But remember, Chinese Medicine organs have energetic attributes and functions that are pretty different from how conventional medicine maps the body-mind. When looking specifically at the organs of TCM, what’s usually ...
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3 Powerful Mushrooms You Should Start Using Today
The medicinal use of mushrooms has a long and hefty history dating back many thousands of years. Within Traditional Chinese Medicine many mushrooms are revered as potent longevity and immunity tonics. In recent years, mushrooms have gained massive popularity in the west and can now be found in all kinds ...
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5 Ways to Thrive During Fall and Winter with Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda
There is a gradual slowing down and turning inward this time of year. Trees lose their leaves as the days become shorter and darker, and plants draw energy inward in preparation for winter. It is a time for focusing, gathering, and simplicity. The wisdom traditions of Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda ...
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