Musing Thoughts
The Pitfalls of Winter and How to Avoid Them
Jan 17, 2023
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The Earth element in Chinese medicine corresponds to what we might think of as the ending of each season and is related to the concept of transformation. Although the Earth element is often...
Extraordinary Sources for Winter Nutrition
Dec 29, 2022
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Chinese medicine’s health “encyclopedia,” the Neijing Suwen, translated as ”The Medical Classic of the Yellow Emperor,” says that the corresponding relationship among...
Transcending the Emotion of Fear
Dec 22, 2022
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Energetic Winter
The Kidneys are the Root of Life, Regeneration and Vitality
During the winter months all things in nature wither, hide, return home, and enter a resting period, just as lakes and...
Emotions of Energetic Winter
Dec 15, 2022
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Along the trail’s edge
beside a sparkling river
in the willow shade,
I lingered to take a nap—
lingered, and I’m still here.
—A Japanese Zen Poem, translated by Sam Hamill
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