What is health? Is it merely the absence of disease? Or can getting “sick” and having “symptoms” also be a sign of health - an indication of an appropriate response to an insult or toxin of some kind, whether emotional, environmental, climatic, energetic, relational, dietary, airborne, electromagnetic, thought-based, beliefs, etc? In this episode, I [...]
In Chinese Medicine, healthy digestion and assimilation of nutrients belongs to the Earth element. It is the foundation for vibrant health and wellness, and so our medicine has many practices and lifestyle tips that support this essential function. “Symptoms” (or body messages!) like gastritis, indigestion, stomach pain & bloating, ulcers and acid reflux are [...]
Chinese Medicine is a holistic framework that views all of space-time as one interconnected web: humans are woven into the fabric of the cosmos, and our health and vitality is influenced by the cycles of the heavens, the seasons, the sun and the moon. Recognising the importance of these cycles - and the benefits [...]
Have you ever felt scattered or ungrounded after a shocking, frightening or distressing event? Or felt so stressed that it changed your breathing pattern? So angry that your chest and head felt hot? So worried that your stomach was twisted up in knots? So sad that your chest felt heavy and dull? In Chinese [...]
One of the fundamental tenets of Chinese Medicine is that it listens closely to the messages (symptoms) of the body-mind-soul, and uses that vital information to support the individual in moving towards their fullest expression of health. It recognises that we are all unique, and so the treatment approach will be unique each time [...]
Where I live, we are currently in the very depths of Winter - the season of the Water element, which rules the Kidney and Bladder. These channels can be most easily imbalanced by external Cold, and so at this time of year we can more often see "cold-like" presentations. Luckily, we have a whole [...]
Today I invite you to join me in a thought experiment - a journey of imagination, and perhaps, a dreaming into being of a new world. I think that it’s really important to ask these questions and consider what is possible, because: A) it’s a big part of the actual scientific method - not [...]
In this episode, I share my own journey with Chinese Medicine: both the profound healing I received and my path to practicing this amazing medicine. Throughout my journey in this medicine, I have seen time and again that healing is always possible, symptoms are messages that are happening FOR us (not to us) and [...]
In this episode, I chat with Monique Telfer of Meta Pilates. Monique is a teacher of DNS - Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilisation - a school of movement that has been absolutely life-changing for me in resolving life-long pain, and in supercharging my strength and movement. I've always been active and have loved many different types [...]
With the weather getting cooler where I live, I am seeing more and more sniffles and cold-like presentations around me. I am also hearing people talk about “catching” something from each other or spreading “germs” and.I wanted to share a different perspective that is the view from ancient Chinese Medicine texts (up to 2,500 [...]