Our colleague, and friend of BIOM, Michael Max, L.Ac and Chinese Medicine Herbalist, has written this useful article about how to stay healthy during cold and flu season. A good read, filled with good information. “As the length of the days slips away and sunlight begins to fail earlier in the day, it is important […]
Category: 5 Element Theory
Healing Sounds For Seasonal Health: Resonant Rhythms of the Seasons
While we may not like the sound of a lot of things we hear today, from the news, and others’ apprehensive approximations of the state of affairs, that does not mean this moment is not resonant with what we need to hear to live healthy, fulfilling lives. For thousands of years, people everywhere have turned to sound and color as a source of healing. Without even realizing it, humans are naturally drawn to colors and sounds that nourish the mind and body. This is why most people have a favorite color and song.
Five Element Theory and You: Staying Healthy in Spring
Oriental Medicine offers practical wisdom for adjusting to seasonal change. One of the basic concepts in Oriental Medicine is the Five Element system of correspondences. Each element having an associated season, emotion, taste, organ, etc.
Maximize Your Health In The Year Of The Wood Dragon: Practical Tips And Guidance
This Year of the Dragon began on February 10, 2024. It begins a different energy than the Water Rabbit, the Dragon’s energetic predecessor, who has now recededed into its twelve-year rest in the zodiac when it will appear again. But now is the time of the Water Dragon!
5 ELEMENT CHART: ANCIENT DIAGNOSTICS FOR HEALTH AND WELL BEING
We’re all aware of the cost of energy these days; from the price we pay at the pump to fuel our cars, and what we pay to heat and cool our houses. Most of us are aware of energy every morning by how we feel when we lift ourselves out of bed and how we feel when we lie down again at night to go to sleep. How much energy we have, or don’t have, for everything we need and want to do each day is the energy Oriental Medicine refers to as CHI or HEALTH.
