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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. Enjoy!
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Foundations of Chinese medicine, written simply and clearly for everyday understanding.
Five Elements: maps of nature that also live within us (AKA. Your Personal Care/User Manual).
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Spring Health:
Summer Health:
Summer Health: The Heart Organ in Traditional Chinese Medicine - Passion, Love, and Expansive Energy
Summer Fashion: TCM-Inspired Tips for Staying Seasonally Smart
Late Summer Health:
Autumn Health:
The Spirit of Autumn: Breath, Harvest, and the Season of Letting Go
Menstrual Cycles, Perimenopause, and the Power of Letting Go
Feeling It All: The Metal Element and the Corporeal Soul in Autumn
Winter Health:
Winter in Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Still Season and the Wisdom of Rest
Staying Warm Inside: Rituals for Rest, Resilience, and Winter Vitality
Cycles, Seasons, and Slowing Down: Fertility, Menopause, and the Winter Body
Facing Fear, Remembering Trust: Emotional Health in the Water Season
In the Winter Kitchen: Slow Food and the Strength Beneath Stillness
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Peristeam: a herbal hydro care for the pelvis.
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Meeting health with safety, compassion, and awareness of trauma.
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Easy and practical guides for everyday choices.
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The Hun: Spring’s Ethereal Soul and the Free Spirit Within
The Hun is Spring’s ethereal soul, connected to our dreams, imagination, and sense of direction. Learn how to care for this aspect of spirit through TCM and gentle seasonal practices.
Movement, Vision, and Planning for the Year
Movement nourishes Liver Qi. This post explores the power of vision, planning, and gentle motion in Spring, with practical tools rooted in TCM.
Spring Foods and Kitchen Transition
Spring is the season of movement, upward energy, and Liver health in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Learn which foods and cooking methods best support your body this season.
Menstrual and Fertility Health in Spring
In TCM, Spring is about more than flowers blooming. It’s the season of fertility, creativity, and the Liver. Learn how this energetic shift influences your menstrual cycle and vitality.
Spring Emotions: Anger, Boundaries, and the Wisdom of the Liver
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, anger is not a “bad” emotion. It’s part of Spring’s call to grow and define ourselves. This post explores the Wood Element’s emotional wisdom, the role of Liver Qi in frustration and PMS, and gentle ways to express and release tension.
Spring and the Liver: Detox & Decluttering, But Make It TCM
Spring is not just for cleaning closets. It’s a season for lightening your physical, mental, and emotional load. Learn how the Liver and Wood element in Chinese Medicine guide a gentler, intentional kind of detox and decluttering.
The Spirit of Spring: Movement, Growth, and Renewal
Spring is a time of movement, vision, and growth. Learn how to align with the season using Traditional Chinese Medicine's wisdom.
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.
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.
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.