The Winter Solstice, or Dōng Zhì, is a celebration marking the shortest day of the year and the official arrival of the winter season. Dōng Zhì is also an honored festival in China and much...

Words tend to lose weight when they’re overused or thrown around carelessly – that is, without sufficient respect for their actual meanings. We see this often in the alternative health realm (and certainly beyond), which...

This festive hot chocolate will bring a healthy dose of cheer to even the gloomiest day, while also cultivating robust immunity and your inner sense of cozy. Reishi Spore is an especially wonderful wintertime ally...

The demands required of entrepreneurship can feel relentless, and often completely misaligned with both seasonal and personal ebbs and flows. While plenty of people open their own businesses to pursue a sense of freedom, the...

Most people are extremely familiar with the TCM advice to minimize cold and raw foods; however, the deeper wisdom of this concept pertains to the importance of promoting balance. A wider perspective on this advice...

Electuaries are a simple and delicious preparation for incorporating herbs into our daily lives, as a little bit of honey helps the medicine go down! Featuring powdered herbs and honey, this traditional remedy is convenient...

Now that our exposure to daylight has drastically decreased following the turn of the seasons and the recent “fall back” time change, we are officially immersed in the Yin phase of the year that will...

As we progress through the Autumn season, associated with the Lung meridian in TCM, it’s important to cultivate internal balance to the cold, dry, and windy conditions present externally. Common ailments of this season –...

There are five spiritual archetypes in TCM that each correspond to a primary organ and element, offering deeper wisdom into the mysterious forces that characterize our existence, and the Po is the governing force of...