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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. Enjoy!
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Foundations of Chinese medicine, written simply and clearly for everyday understanding.
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Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water: maps of nature that also live within us.
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Spring Health:
The Hun: Spring’s Ethereal Soul and the Free Spirit Within
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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Gentle herbal steam care for the pelvis. Tradition and modern application.
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Meeting health with safety, compassion, and awareness of trauma.
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Quick, practical guides for everyday choices.
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Spring Emotions: Anger, Boundaries, and the Wisdom of the Liver
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, anger isn’t 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.
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.
Earth Element in Chinese Medicine: The Nourishing Place to Land
The Earth element represents nourishment, empathy, and the ability to feel supported. It helps us digest life — from food to emotion — and return to centre.
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.
Five Elements in Chinese Medicine: Living with the Nature That Lives Within Us
Not all bodies work the same — and they’re not meant to. The Five Elements in TCM help you understand your nature, your needs, and how to care for yourself better.