TCM conceptualizes the transition from spring to summer as a significant shift in the balance of Qi (life force energy) and the body’s relationship to our external environment. As we continue to experience building Yang...

San Jiao or “Triple Burner” is a Yang organ that’s exclusive to TCM; with no Western counterpart, it is quite elusive to popular understanding. Considered an extraordinary organ—a category characterized by more abstract function and...

As the days lengthen and temperatures start to climb, we begin crossing over into the Yang phase of the year, though we are wise to remember that we remain in the domain of the liminal....

A spike in seasonal allergies during the fall season is a common reality for many, causing the body to become inflamed and the immune system to experience an overly defensive reaction to external irritants. An...

Tending to the preservation and cultivation of our Jing, or “essence,” is crucial to human development, quality of life, and even longevity. As the most foundational of the Three Treasures conceptualized by the Taoist sages,...

The Chinese tonic herbs have long been considered to be “spiritual growth herbs” by Taoist and Zen Buddhist masters precisely because of their support in helping us evolve through extremely stressful conditions, enhancing our ability...

Traditional Chinese Medicine can aptly be understood as the art of radiant health – a state of optimal well-being and vitality founded upon balance in the physical, emotional, and mental bodies. Thus, the cultivation of...

Traditional Chinese Medicine offers a framework to understand our place in the web of life, drawing connections between Earth and the body’s life force that can be seen as a magnificent and all-encompassing dance. The...