Seasonal Wellness, Herbal Medicine + Nutrition
Seasonal Wellness, Herbal Medicine
+ Nutrition
Food as Medicine || Using the Five Flavours of Chinese Medicine
“If people pay attention to the five flavours and blend them well, Qi and Xue (Blood) will circulate freely, and breath and bones will be filled with the essence of life.” Huang Di Nei Jing Earth based medical systems like Traditional Chinese Medicine recognize high quality whole foods can be ...
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Yin Yoga Sequence for Late Summer
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yin Yoga for Late Summer When sequencing a yin yoga practice you can plan a series of postures that relate to a specific theme. Some examples of themes include an area of the body, a specific action or movement, a contemplative practice, or a Chinese Medicine ...
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Late Summer Self Care: The Golden Season of Nourishment
Here in the valley where I live the abundance of late summer is on full display. We still have more weeks of hot weather, but I can already feel the shift towards the earth element. My garden basket is brimming with late summer tomatoes and basil, and the squashes are ...
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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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Yin Yoga Sequence for the Summer
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yin Yoga for the Summer When sequencing a yin yoga practice you can plan a series of postures that relate to a specific theme. Some examples of themes include an area of the body, a specific action or movement, a contemplative practice, or a Chinese Medicine ...
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Yin Yoga Sequence for the Spring
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yin Yoga for the Spring There are many possibilities when sequencing or theming a yin yoga practice. Some examples of themes include an area of the body, a specific action or movement, a contemplative practice, or a Chinese Medicine meridian. According to Chinese Medicine, spring is ...
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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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Yin Yoga Sequence for the Winter
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yin Yoga for the Winter When sequencing a yin yoga practice you can plan a series of postures that relate to a specific theme. Some examples of themes include an area of the body, a specific action or movement, a contemplative practice, or a Chinese Medicine ...
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8 Foods to Reduce Inflammation Today
Inflammation is probably something you’re familiar with by now. Maybe you’ve experienced an infection of some sort, a sore throat, or a hot and painful joint. All of these are examples of inflammation in the body. Any condition ending in itis could have inflammation, such as arthritis or diverticulitis. Inflammation ...
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