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,...

Fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause are considered deeply interconnected phases of a woman’s life course and natural reproductive cycle in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Instead of viewing these phases as points along a reproductive spectrum, we...

As we quickly approach the Late Summer season that corresponds to Earth in the Five Elements framework, it’s time to begin the deceleration process signifying the transition into the Yin phases of our yearly cycle....

Cupping is one of the oldest, most ubiquitous alternative therapies the world over, and applying this technique to facial massage offers a wide variety of benefits—for beauty and beyond. Because TCM views the whole body...

Dennis von Elgg is a leading Bay Area acupuncturist, renowned practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and an instrumental professor at the Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley, where I was fortunate enough to learn...

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...

Wei Qi: The Invisible Protective Barrier   Recently we highlighted some tonic herb recommendations to support the body in the transition from Spring to Summer, and it struck us that the selections we shared (Astragalus,...

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...

The traditional practice of massaging the face to relieve tension, enhance circulation, and promote healing dates back thousands of years and spans diverse regions of the world, but the facial reflexology tool is a special...