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How does acupuncture work?
Most people are very curious about acupuncture when they first hear about it. Sticking needles in people, not injecting medicine, and yet expecting to see improvement in disease is an odd concept to the Western mind. For people like me who aren’t fond of needles in the first place – the idea can seem downright…
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Practical Wisdom learned from the Winter Solstice & Water Element
This article is part of a series that looks at some seasonal themes in classical Chinese medicine. In particular, we are looking at the season’s associations with the five phase elements and how those can help us understand and take care of our bodies. You can read about spring, summer, late summer and fall. Read below to learn…
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Lessons from Metal – Inspiration & Letting Go
This article is part of a series that looks at some seasonal themes in classical Chinese medicine. In particular, we are looking at the season’s associations with the five phase elements and how those can help us understand and take care of our bodies. You can read about spring, summer, late summer and winter. Read…
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The Abundance of Late Summer and the Earth 土 Element of Chinese Medicine
This article is part of a series that looks at some seasonal themes in classical Chinese medicine. In particular, we are looking at the season’s associations with the five phase elements and how those can help us understand and take care of our bodies. You can read about spring, summer, fall and winter. Read below…
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Fire Season – Summer in the time of COVID
This article is part of a series that looks at some seasonal themes in classical Chinese medicine. In particular, we are looking at the season’s associations with the five phase elements and how those can help us understand and take care of our bodies. You can read about spring, late summer, fall and winter. Read…
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Water to Wood – Lessons from the Birth of Spring
The five elemental phases, also known as the five elements, are a key theoretical structure of Chinese medicine. This article is part of a series that looks at some seasonal themes in classical Chinese medicine. In particular, we are looking at the season’s associations with the five phase elements and how those can help us…
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The long, frustrating road to healing chronic disease
“Am I ever going to feel better?” If you’ve struggled with a long-term illness, you may have asked yourself this question. Maybe you’ve suffered with chronic pain, or a challenging digestive disorder, or a recurrent skin problem or some other ailment for so long, you’ve forgotten what it feels like to be well. To be…
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The Lung organ network & resonance with the breath of autumn
As an accompaniment to the movement studio’s focus on the breath this month, we’ll be offering articles looking at the themes surrounding the breath and the lungs through the lenses of our other practitioners, modalities and various perspectives. Enjoy! In Chinese Medicine each anatomical organ is associated with an entire energetic channel network that runs…
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3 Vitals for Beautiful Skin, Part 3 – Probiotics
In this final installment of the 3 Vitals for Beautiful Skin, we’re going to explore a topic that I’m asked about often. We’ve already covered the vitals of Antioxidants and Collagen, why they are necessary for great skin health, and where to find those vitals. In the last article of what’s important for your skin…
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3 Vitals for Beautiful Skin – Part 2 – Collagen
One of my favorite parts of my job as a skin therapist, is to educate people on current skin trends and why they may or may not matter to their specific needs. By “trends,” I’m mostly referring to buzz words and new products on the market. Not everybody needs the same skin care advice,…
