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Grief, Metal & the Lung: Emotional Properties of Fall
"The best skill at cards is knowing when to discard." - Baltasar Gracián I write this in the month of October, which happens to be...
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Nov 3, 20202 min read
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The Spirit of the Season: A TCM Perspective on Spring
"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice." - William Jennings Bryan In the energetic cycle, spring is the season of...
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May 25, 20202 min read
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2020: Year of the White Rat Forecast & Predictions
“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished; that will be the beginning.” – Louis L’Amour On January 25th, 2020, the...
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May 25, 20202 min read
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A Stirring Transition
“Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to...
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May 25, 20202 min read
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Year of the Pig
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.” – T.S. Eliot On February 5th we usher...
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May 25, 20202 min read
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Return to the Source: A Fall Reflection
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Just as the earth...
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May 25, 20202 min read
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Navigating Transition in the Season of Change
“…I don’t just wish you rain, Beloved – I wish you the beauty of storms…” – John Geddes, A Familiar Rain Spring is a season of such...
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May 25, 20204 min read
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Year of the Yang Earth Dog
“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” – Mother Teresa On February 16th we usher in the...
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May 21, 20202 min read
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Spirit of the Season: Autumn, Grief and The Po
“Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.” – John Green, The Fault in Our Stars In Chinese Medicine theory, every season has a...
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May 21, 20202 min read
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The Body Clock: Channel Theory and our Daily Energetic Cycle
“Everything turns in circles and spirals with the cosmic heart until infinity. ” – Suzy Kassem Do you always wake at the same time of...
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May 21, 20203 min read
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Vision, Action and the Element of Wood
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney In Chinese Medicine theory, every season has a corresponding element, spirit, sound,...
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May 21, 20202 min read
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Pratipaksa Bhavana: Turning Negative Thoughts Around
“If you can sit quietly after difficult news; if in financial downturns you remain perfectly calm; if you can see your neighbors travel...
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May 21, 20202 min read
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Year of the Yin Fire Rooster
“A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he’ll never crow. I have seen the light and I’m crowing.” –...
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May 21, 20202 min read
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Autumn, Alchemy, and the Element of Metal
“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have...
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May 21, 20203 min read
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Nurturing Spirit in the Season of the Heart
“Coming, going, the waterbirds don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.” – Dogen, On Non-Dependence of Mind In Chinese Medicine Theory,...
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May 21, 20201 min read
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Go with the Flow: Find Your Spring Groove in the Year of the Red Fire Monkey
“The only way to make sense of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan W. Watts February 8, 2016 marked...
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May 21, 20202 min read
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Eat For the Season: A Spring Recipe to Soothe the Liver and Keep the Qi Flowing
“Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.” – Thich Nhat Hanh...
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May 21, 20202 min read
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Endings and New Beginnings
As we say goodbye to 2015 and usher in the new year, we are presented with an opportunity to reflect on the past and evaluate how we’d...
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May 21, 20202 min read
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Spirit, Will & Destiny: Harnessing Your Power This Winter
Fate whispers to the warrior “You cannot withstand the storm” and the warrior whispers back “I am the storm” – Author Unknown In Chinese...
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May 21, 20202 min read
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Food As Medicine: Treating Fall Dryness from the Inside Out
“The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause...
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May 21, 20203 min read
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