Month: September 2024

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Are You Ready For Fall? (Living With the Seasons According to Chinese Medicine)

Autumn is upon us and the longer I practice Chinese medicine, the more the wisdom of our venerable medical ancestors resonates. Do you pay attention to the seasons and shift your lifestyle in a mindful way along with their rhythms? Most people do, to a certain extent, but it’s more an instinct than a choice. … Continue reading Are You Ready For Fall? (Living With the Seasons According to Chinese Medicine)

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Late Summer: Health, Happiness, & Strategies

~~~~~ Mid-August through to the fall equinox on September 22nd is a period of neither-this-nor-that.  It’s not really summer, not any longer; but it’s not yet fall, either.  Instead, at least according to Chinese medicine, it is a fifth season known as late summer.  This is a transition period between yang (spring and summer’s expansive … Continue reading Late Summer: Health, Happiness, & Strategies