Have you ever had one of those lingering, deep-seated coughs that just slowly wears down your reserves of strength? Those are often the last hanger-on…
Category: Yangsheng
The art of Yang-Sheng or “Nourishing Life”, is based on the ancient philosophy of living in harmony with the world and yourself. This beautiful term includes not only healing exercises and meditations but also any practices that contribute to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance. Nor is yang sheng restricted to personal well-being. To nurture life is to live in a way that cares for the life around us, all of nature.
The suggestions here are written with the intention of using easy to obtain ingredients and resources. Nose and throat hygiene Immune enhancing diet
Ginger root tea is the base for any flu-fighting medicinal tea I make (with one exception: sore throat. Ginger’s too hot for sore throats.) Ginger’s…
Spring is a season of new beginnings. It evokes thoughts of renewal and growth, and is often a time when we look at starting to…
Although this year’s has been incredibly mild so far we are now well into the Winter season, which in Chinese Medicine is associated to the…
A classic traditional remedy to nourish the Jing (essence) and strengthen the Kidneys is the use of bone marrow. A perfect winter food, bone broth…
Come the dark days of winter, everyone can feel a bit down from time to time. But for some of us, these shorter, colder days…
Autumn is the season for discarding the old and stale in our lives to make way for the new and vibrant. Nature lets go of…
The seasonal cycle has moved into late summer, leaving behind the high heat of summer for a season full of the warmth without the intensity…
We are now at the peak of summer, with the sun at its zenith, shining longer and warmer on us than at any other time.…