“Breathe in… and breathe out… at your own comfortable breath pace. Allow your shoulders to soften and feel your rib cage rise and fall. [Pause] Breathing in and breathing out at your own comfortable breath pace, notice the sensation of your body against the mat. Feel your lungs expand. Follow the sensation of your … Continue reading Your Lungs, East and West (Two Perspectives on This Vital Organ)
It’s getting harder and harder to mark the shift of seasons. Climate change may mean that summer goes on much longer than you expected where you live, or winter seems never-ending and that much more dramatic. But change they do, and my question for you, dear reader, is: are you ready for a new … Continue reading Transitions (Getting Ready For a New Season)
Our bodies are in an ongoing conversation with our minds and vice-versa. Sometimes, we listen and we hear. Other times, one or the other side does not get the message across until some damage has been sustained. As a practitioner of Chinese medicine (CM), I hold that we reflect our environment and our environment … Continue reading Mind and Body: A Conversation
Have you thought about your microbiome lately? Stop for a second and look at your abdomen. There’s a whole world inside there, if you ponder it. The pathway that starts at your mouth and ends via your undercarriage is one road to follow for a successful health journey and there’s more to it than … Continue reading Gut Health for Mind, Body, and Soul
All roads lead to Rome, as the saying goes, and how you get there is as individual and unique as you are. Maybe you want to improve your health and feel and/or look better, but how? People who are trying to set up their wellness program may opt to work with an acupuncturist, a … Continue reading Achieve Your Wellness Goals (How To Get From Here To There)
Do you feel like you are in control of your own wellbeing? Or are you left with a sense that your only option right now is to react to whatever comes down the pike? In other words: whatever may be, whether it lifts you up or knocks you down, will be…and that is that, … Continue reading Wellbeing and Fortune’s Wheel: Some Things to Consider About Change
How is your midsection? Functionally, appearance-wise, and/or in terms of gut feelings, how are things going for you in your core? If you are experiencing sluggish digestion or bloating, abdominal massage could help you. Someone who feels the sense of anxiety or grief settling in their gut can benefit from abdominal massage. People who … Continue reading Chinese-Style Abdominal Massage Can Change Your Life (Seriously, It’s Amazing)
~~~~~ 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
Mindfully going with the flow of the seasons is wise, healthy, and surprisingly easy once you make it a habit. As the summer heat increases, being attentive to weather and time change is a matter of safety, too. It is hot here in Austin pretty much all year long, but from about May to August, … Continue reading Living With The Seasons According To Chinese Medicine: Summer Tips For Health And Happiness
~~~~~ While it may be common for psychotherapists to undergo therapy themselves, my question after reading a recent article on therapist burnout (“Demand for Counseling Soared […] “) is whether or not acupuncture and other modalities of Chinese medicine are on the radar for these hard-working professionals. I have had several therapist patients, as I … Continue reading Holistic Health: Some Thoughts For Therapists Regarding Self Care
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