Exploring Winter Solstice: A Time of Deep Yin and Knowing

Winter Solstice marks the moment of deepest Yin (least Energy) in the solar calendar. And in this Covid Winter, the natural quiet and darkness of this time of year is more accentuated than any time in collective memory.

This is the time of year where the Chi (Energy) like fallen leaves, has sunk down into the ground, and so has the energy in our bodies, minds, and spirits. It is a time where we are more capable, perhaps more willing, of feeling that deeper, darker part of ourselves, and learning from it.

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Five Tastes of Food

Food Is Energy: Five Element Eating Is the Source!

You’re born with a certain amount of chi that you inherit from your parents; you get a constant supply of chi from the air you breathe; and you need a constant source of chi from the food you eat. When you eat food that doesn’t have the proper nutritive value, your health gradually diminishes; when you eat a diet that’s balanced, based on the 5 Element Theory of Oriental Medicine, your health flourishes.

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Fire Energy In Summer

Summer is the season of the year when the likelihood of health issues affecting the heart and liver increase. Heart because it is the organ most energized in summer, and liver because it’s tired out from having just finished its lead role throughout Spring, and is in need of replenishment.

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