One of the things we love most about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is its profound depth and wisdom. Four years of intensive study in Acupuncture college was just a primer for a life-long journey into the intricacies of this ancient, elegant system of healing and health maintenance. That’s right… health maintenance! Cultivating simple habits that…
The Summer season’s long warm days and the outward (Yang) activities it inspires have left many of us feeling scattered and tired. Each year, it seems that Autumn come just in time. Its energies are in harmony with pulling inward and gathering together on all levels. It is a time to begin storing fuel, food,…
Late Summer & The Seasonal InterchangesDid you know that there is actually a fifth season that occurs five times during the year? Late Summer, according to the Chinese lunar calendar, is a short season occurring approximately the last month of Summer which is the middle of the lunar year. This is truly a midpoint when…