Meridians, Points + Chinese Medicine
Healing the Heart – Mind with Rose Medicine
Summer is in full swing here, and I’ve been enjoying the arrival of swifts and swallows swooping through the air, the lengthening evenings, and warm air. This time of year it’s a delight to make medicine with wild rose which is plentiful and popping up everywhere in meadows and ditches ...
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Calm Heart & Clear Mind | Healing the Shen with Food as Medicine
Within Chinese Medicine, we use the term Shen to describe a person’s spirit or consciousness. This spirit is said to be visible in the spark of our eyes, and its energetic health determines how we connect with ourselves and each other. The Shen, and more generally the Heart-Mind system, is ...
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Pericardium and Triple Burner Meridians for Yoga
In Chinese Medicine, the Pericardium and Triple Burner (San Jiao) 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, ...
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How to Decode and Heal Your Emotions – The Traditional Chinese Medicine Way
Traditional Chinese Medicine is an ancient system of healing that has been used by physicians for over 2500 years. The practice of Chinese Medicine includes acupuncture, herbal medicine, various forms of massage and bodywork, physical exercises, and food therapy. It’s a holistic system that can be used to address all ...
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Awakening Vitality: How to Reduce Sluggishness in Late Winter and Early Spring
Here in the Pacific Northwest of Canada, the snow in the mountains is quickly melting, the rivers are running, and the forest is turning greener than ever. Something vigorous is coming to the surface in the natural world. After the challenge of cold weather and winter storms, the sap in ...
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Ren and Du Meridians for Yoga
In Chinese Medicine the body is thought to contain channels of energy. The subtle or energetic body is made up of these channels, meridians, or nadis. These channels act as pathways where Qi or Prana flows. There are fourteen main meridians. Twelve meridians are associated with individual organs and two ...
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What are the Five Elements in Chinese Medicine? and How do the Five Elements Work?
The theory of the 5 elements is a foundational concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The five elements are used to describe cycles, dynamic qualities, or patterns, and this translates into an understanding of health and disease. The Chinese yogis and physicians observed the natural world to find patterns and by ...
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4 Digestion Supporting Tips a Chinese Medicine Practitioner Wants You to Know
You probably know that even with a healthy diet, you won’t get the nutrition you need if your digestion isn’t working at its optimum. Many Earth-based medical systems, such as Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda, place digestion at the center of health. These systems recognize that high-quality whole foods can be ...
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How to Build and Nourish your Blood with Holistic Medicine
Blood provides energy and vitality. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it’s considered a yin fluid; it creates a feeling of grounding and presence. Blood is vital for overall health and well-being. Suppose you’ve been diagnosed with low iron or anemia, or you have low energy, paleness in your face or tongue, ...
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How to use Chinese Medicine in your yoga practice
Did you know that Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda (the sister science of yoga) were almost certainly influenced by one another? Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda are two of the oldest continuously practiced and recorded medical traditions in the world. They are both a product of their individual cultures, but at their ...
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