TCM systematically traces various patterns of disharmony, which come together to form a comprehensive map of the body’s energetics. This framework supports root cause healing, accounts for a holistic view of our interdependent bodily functions,...

In the holistic framework of TCM, the nervous system encompasses a variety of coordinated organ systems, tissues, metabolic functions, and energetics. As such, its regulation is an excellent reflection of comprehensive harmony—not just on the...

As a comprehensive system of integrative medicine, TCM aims to cultivate healing through wholeness—whether by harmonizing polar forces like Yin and Yang or by helping the body align with its environment. As such, it contains...

It’s deeply inspiring to see a lot more conversation centering awareness about—and support for—the perimenopause and menopause stages, but what about the era that follows? The post-menopausal period begins when there have been twelve moons...

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...

Dang Gui (Radix Angelica Sinensis) is arguably TCM’s most important gynecological herb, exhibiting extremely supportive properties for women’s physiology throughout the various reproductive phases of her life. It is tonifying to the Spleen, Kidneys, Liver,...

In the TCM conception of holistic health, emotions are understood as Qi (vital energy) that moves bidirectionally. Thus, emotions can both affect and be caused by physiological conditions, reflecting an integrated approach that includes the...

From the perspective of TCM, a woman’s transition out of her childbearing years is celebrated as the beginning of a very special era. As the term “Second Spring” suggests, menopause is akin to a renaissance,...

Traversing the cycles of the year to the rhythm of the seasons, we are time and again reminded that each element has multidimensional connections that shape our lives. The Spring season corresponds to the element...