Resources > Blog
Tsumugi Healing Arts Blog
Here, you’ll find reflections on health, cycles, and the wisdom of Chinese medicine, written to support your everyday care and deepen your understanding of your body-mind-spirit in navigating each season and life stages, and transition from one to the next.
-
Foundations of Chinese medicine, written simply and clearly for everyday understanding.
-
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water: maps of nature that also live within us.
-
Expansive energy, Heart fire, and living in rhythm with the brightest season.
-
The “fifth season” of Chinese medicine. Earth element, digestion, and transition.
-
-
Rest, stillness, and the depth of Water.
-
Wood element rising: growth, movement, renewal.
-
Gentle herbal steam care for the pelvis. Tradition and modern application.
The Slow Yes: Peristeam for Fibroids, Cysts, and Beyond (coming soon)
Peristeam for Teens’ Menstrual Wellness (coming soon)
Peristeam and Mind-Body Integration: Healing from the Inside Out (coming soon)
Before You Steam: What Every Curious Pelvis Owner Should Know (coming soon)
-
Grounded care for an often-overlooked centre of health.
-
Meeting health with safety, compassion, and awareness of trauma.
-
Quick, practical guides for everyday choices.
We are adding contents constantly!
Please sign up for our newsletter to get wellness tips and content updates delivered to your inbox.
Feeling It All: The Metal Element and the Corporeal Soul in Autumn
Explore the Corporeal Soul—the spirit of the Lungs in TCM. This post reflects on grief, sensory presence, and the beauty of letting go in autumn.
Menstrual Cycles, Perimenopause, and the Power of Letting Go
Perimenopause brings hormonal shifts that often mirror autumn’s quiet wisdom. This post offers TCM insight and gentle support to help you honour this transitional time.
Fall Foods and Gentle Transitions in the Kitchen
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, autumn is the season of Metal—governing the Lungs, skin, and boundaries. Learn how to nourish your body with moistening, warming foods and simple kitchen transitions to support your health this fall.
Nourishing the Lungs: Breath, Sadness, and Defence
In Chinese Medicine, autumn is Lung season—a time to breathe deeply, release sadness, and protect your body from dryness and external stress.
Bowel Movements, Detox Myths, and the Art of Elimination
Fall is a season for letting go—physically, emotionally, and energetically. Learn how TCM supports bowel health, debunks detox myths, and invites a more grounded approach to elimination.
The Spirit of Autumn: Breath, Harvest, and the Season of Letting Go
As the leaves fall, we’re invited to breathe, reflect, and let go. Discover Autumn through the lens of Chinese Medicine—body, mind, and spirit.
Overthinking and Worry in Late Summer
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Spleen governs digestion and mental clarity. In Late Summer, both can suffer. This post explores the mind-body connection and offers gentle ways to ease worry and support digestion.
Supporting Digestion in Late Summer
Late Summer invites us to nourish our digestion and support the Earth element. This post explores how Traditional Chinese Medicine views digestion as the root of energy, clarity, and even pelvic health.
Late Summer in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Late Summer is a season of transition. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it’s a time to support digestion, find centre, and prepare for the shift toward autumn.
Summer Food & Preparation: Eating with the Season in Mind
From chilled tomato salads to warm rice with herbs, learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine guides us in choosing summer foods that cool, nourish, and prepare us for the seasons ahead.
Summer Fashion — TCM-Inspired Tips for Staying Seasonally Smart
Summer may be hot, but modern life often keeps us chilled. From a TCM perspective, protecting your body—even in warm weather—is key to staying healthy. Here are a few simple ways to layer smart, guard your Qi, and stay in balance through the season.
Summer and Menstrual Health
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, ovulation shines like summer—radiant, warm, and full of connection. Explore the unique Heart–Uterus link through the Bao Mai and why emotional wellbeing is vital for menstrual health.
Live Summer Like Summer
Summer in TCM is all about heat, activity, and outward movement—but it also requires rest, rhythm, and connection. Learn how to live with the season instead of against it, and build resilience for the seasons to come.
Summer Health: The Heart Organ in Traditional Chinese Medicine
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Heart is the sovereign of the body—the home of the spirit (Shen), and the source of joy, clarity, and meaningful connection. This post explores how to care for the Heart during its seasonal peak in summer through rest, laughter, and the art of joyful expansion.
Water Element in Chinese Medicine: The Stillness That Moves Mountains
Water element teaches us about rest, renewal, and trusting the deep currents within. Explore its role in Chinese Medicine, emotional themes, physical health, and how to support your Water energy naturally.
Metal Element in Chinese Medicine: The Edge That Cuts Through to the Truth
The Metal element helps us breathe deeply, release what’s no longer needed, and reconnect with clarity and truth. This post explores how Metal shapes the body, mind, and spirit — and how to support it through cycles of grief, refinement, and letting go.
Fire Element in Chinese Medicine: The Spark That Connects
The Fire element teaches us how to connect, express joy, and tend the warmth within. Learn how this summer energy shapes our emotions, sleep, and spirit — and how to care for it when the flame burns too hot (or too low).
Wood Element in Chinese Medicine: The Purposeful Growth
Wood Element energy is about vision, direction, and growth. Learn how this springtime force in Traditional Chinese Medicine shapes our emotions, cycles, and physical health.