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.

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Spleen and Stomach Meridians for Yoga

In Chinese Medicine, the Spleen and the Stomach are paired. When looking at the organs through the lens of Chinese Medicine, it’s important to remember that Chinese Medicine is concerned with relationships, interactions, and functions more than physical location. So whenever the organs are discussed in Chinese Medicine, what’s usually ...
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Liver and Gallbladder Meridians for Yoga

In Chinese Medicine, the Liver and Gallbladder are paired. When looking at the organs through the lens of Chinese Medicine, it’s important to remember that Chinese Medicine is concerned with relationships, interactions, and functions more than physical location. So whenever the organs are discussed in Chinese Medicine, what’s usually being ...
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Lung and Large Intestine Meridians for Yin Yoga

In Chinese Medicine, the Lungs and the Large Intestine are paired. When looking at the organs through the lens of Chinese Medicine, it’s important to remember that Chinese Medicine is concerned with relationships, interactions and functions more than physical location. So whenever the organs are discussed in Chinese Medicine, what’s ...
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How to nourish Kidney Qi in the winter + audio meditation

“The highest good is like water. Water is good at benefiting the ten thousand things, and yet does not contend with them. It dwells in places the multitudes detest, therefore, it is close to the tao.” Tao Te Ching Eastern medical systems such as Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda view the ...
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Seasonal Cycles :: Deepen into Winter

At this time of year, water turns to ice, and plants store their energy in their roots. Winter is considered a time of reflection, deep receptivity, and a time of building potency. The season of winter asks us to slow down and store up. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, this ...
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Seasonal Cycles :: Release into Fall

Today I walked in the forest. Surrounded by soaked verdant leaves I listened to the crows talk to one another and observed the earth heavy with dark soil and moss. And now I’m here, at home, with the comfort of a hot teapot, wrapped in blankets as I listen to ...
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Wellness Wednesday :: Seasonal Practices for Spring

Many wisdom and medical systems looked to the natural world as a way to find balance. Right now in the northern hemisphere the sprouts will soon be bursting through the rich dark soil. The spring is a time we can find clarity around our direction and vision, we can invite ...
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What is Cupping and How does Cupping Work?

Recently, the practice of cupping received an uptick of interest in popular culture, so I thought I would provide some general information on the practice here. I use cupping on patients in my Chinese Medicine practice, and I’ve received plenty of cupping myself! History of Cupping Cupping therapy has been ...
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Wellness Wednesday :: Building Immune Strength

The season of fall is a time when the strength of our immune system can be especially important. In fact, ancient eastern systems named the season of autumn as the time of year when protecting our immune system was particularly important. In today’s video I discuss how to keep your immune ...
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Acupressure for Yin Yoga

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (and many other eastern healing arts), the body contains channels of Qi or prana. These channels are generally called meridians in Chinese Medicine. The word “meridian” comes from the word “jing luo”. Translated, this means something that travels through, or something that connects, like a ...
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