The energy of summer feels like a party! This is the time when our energy is expanding as it should and when socializing and dancing feels best.  Summer is also a time when imbalances associated with heat feel extra irritating....

Summer Solstice is an important day for generating love and health in Chinese medicine. Yang is expansive and this is the most expansive day of the year! Today, June 21st marks the most Yang day of the year. We are...

When Raphaelle Elk with Harpers Bazaar reached out asking if would share my thoughts about breast health and health in general I was delighted! Sharing my thoughts and the full interview with you below! A selection was used in their...

15 minutes of topless gardening could be the best thing you do for stress and anxiety all summer! I understand that this might not be easily done for a variety of reasons, like neighbors, access to a private outdoor space,...

There are six Chinese medicine meridians that flow through the breast area influencing the health of the breast. The Liver channel ends below each breast with offshoots circling the breast. You can see how when this channel is out of...

Before I made my formulas available to the public, or prescribed them in my clinic, I brewed them for personal use. Access to this means of wellness meant I could also support my family. A thoughtful and thorough cultivation of...

Our modern world can take a tax on our bodies… Leaving many overstimulated, yet unsatisfied. Energetically, Spring offers newness. It is palpable, and the potential is thrilling.Creating a Spring-altar provides a tangible way of harnessing that “new”. There are no...

Fragrance is medicine. In Traditional Chinese Medicine there is very little difference between spices, perfumes, herbs, and incense. Fragrance contains the essence of the plant and can activate the mind and body in powerful ways. When using a plant’s essential...

1. Polarity - Engage and feed the magnetic poles that draw us together. A playful tension is created in opposition and allowing this free flowing movement during sex merges the two into one. Yin and Yang are not separate, the are on...

Massage has been a tool used for healing and to maintaining health in Taiwan and in Asia in general for centuries. In general, massage helps to move stuck Qi and promote the flow of Blood through the tissues. Healthy Qi...

There are a few channels in Chinese medicine that travel through the breast. The one that tends to effect breast health the most is the Liver channel.

Orgasms open the door to knowing our deepest selves. They give us the opportunity to surrender.  It is rare that we find time in our high pressured, accomplishment driven lives to completely let go. When we stop controlling our outer world we can start receiving. The act of receiving is a Yin quality, it is very regenerative.

As women, how we take care of ourselves physically and emotionally during the decade leading up to menopause, called peri-menopause, greatly determines how we will experience the menopausal transition.

Libido Vita brings together ancient Chinese medicinal herbs that when alchemically combined awaken the heart, activate the libido, and encourage a powerful sense of wellbeing.

During the season of the lung we are given a special window to heal the skin. When the skin is healthy there is a radiance.

It is spring and time to emerge! This is the natural time of year when we want to expand. We don’t want to carry any old baggage on our new adventures. Harness the natural energy of this season to detox. ...

Winter is Kidney season which means it is the time of year when we need to protect this energy so that it isn’t further damaged, but it also means this is the perfect time when treatments can be more effective....