Between the Shadow and the Soul
Solar Term 12 | July 22 – August 6 I don’t tolerate the heat very well. As the days get hotter I seek higher and higher altitudes to escape the heat. This week I was fortunate to spend time in the high mountains riding my mountain bike through alpine meadows filled with blooming wild flowers, […]
How Listening Heals your Digestion
Solar Term 11 | July 6 – July 21 When people ask you about your happy place, what comes to mind? Take a moment to visit it in your mind’s eye. What qualities does it bring up in you? My happy place is a spot by the Methow River in Washington State. What first comes […]
Looking through the Lens of Nature
The quality of nature that is significant in early summer is spreading. We can see this quality in flowers as they bloom, the petals gently spreading wide. Tree branches will spread out a bit further and reach towards the sun. It is found in birds spreading their wings to fly. And it is found in you as […]
The Goal is to be Healed
The purpose of Eastern Medicine is to restore and maintain harmony. By harmonizing the opposites that exist in our minds, bodies, and spirits, balance in life returns. We become centered. We move effortlessly through the transitions of life unencumbered. When you are healed, you are the living embodiment of these concepts: Balanced Stable Adaptable Conscious […]
Turning Points and Transitions
After a time of decay comes the turning point. The powerful light that has been banished returns. There is movement, but it is not being brought about by force. The movement is natural, arising spontaneously. For this reason, the transformation of the old becomes easy. The old is discarded and the newly introduced. Both measures […]
The Healing Journey
The journey to wellness is a process that is guided by the path to wellness and dynamic balance. We move from being dysfunctional to functional. Then we look at the quality of your function. The final phase is effortless function. Based on where you start in the journey, this is where we expect you to […]
The Healing Path
As a practitioner, I contemplate healing and the healing process. I ask broader questions about healing such as “what is healing?” and “how does healing happen?” In addition, I ask more specific questions about each person that I am treating, such as “what needs to be healed? “how do I harness it their healing potential?” […]