Novelty and Emptiness

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Novelty serves to fill a void, or sense of emptiness, in our…

Nourish (or Deplete) Your Blood

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I've been turning over the idea of living life with more Blood:…

Living with “the Blood”

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One of my favorite new TV shows, Mozart in the Jungle, is partly…

Doing What Needs to Be Done in an Era of #notokay

A month ago I started a new course on Chinese Medicine and one…

Elimination Diets: A Chinese Medicine Perspective

In February of this year, I began a journey with an acupuncturist…

The Too Small Pot: Expand your Roots

  I have a plant that sits next to my computer. It is in…

Destiny, Intention, Concentration

In Chinese Medicine, there is a concept of the "heavenly mandate"…

How To Meditate

Lately it seems that a lot of talk around me is about meditation. …

This Much I Know…

When something happens to you, your responsibility is not in…

Books for Getting Started with Herbs and Homeopathy

I've been meaning to share a list of "getting started" books…

Prima Materia

Prima materia: the common, elemental substance or "first matter,"…

Some Thoughts on Traumatic Discharge and Release

As I delve into learning more about trauma and PTSD, I am learning…