Chinese medicine relies on four specific forms of intake to determine diagnosis: looking, listening, asking and feeling the pulse…
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Remember when you would leave the house with just your keys and wallet? And if you missed a phone call, a message would be waiting for you when you returned home…
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Lazy is great. Don’t be afraid to indulge in slowing down. We need it!
Society pushes us to wear our stress as a badge of honour, proving how busy we are…
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With my hectic schedule, Sunday has become my bonus day for getting my finances in order. I think about the ease…
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In Chinese medicine, we diagnose disease by using patterns to differentiate syndromes. What does this mean?…
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When a person gets a facelift or Botox injections, you can observe a distinct look to their face. Beneath the skin’s surface, their Qi is suffering! Because a facelift is a dramatic and invasive procedure, it actually…
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TCM stands for Traditional Chinese Medicine. TCM relies on the characteristics of the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. In TCM, we…
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“Qi” translates as a continuous life force, or energy flow. It’s universal. It’s in a constant state of flux, always transforming, neither created nor destroyed; it…
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The concepts in Chinese medicine can seem extremely confusing, wrapped in mystery and complexity. My goal is to simplify and translate the basic principles…
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