From the Heart 
We have a lot of sayings about the heart. We say that a person can have a big heart, or to “speak from the heart.” Expressions like “light hearted” or “heavy hearted” and even things like “you broke my heart.” All of those things, even though we think they’re a figure of speech, in Chinese […]
To Give Meaning – The Spleen Channel
The Spleen is the Yin duo to the Stomach channel whose role is to give meaning to the feeling that we received from the Stomach. Let’s say something happened and you get a gut feeling, you can’t just be with that feeling and say “Okay, well, I have this bad feeling. I’m gonna just listen […]
Food for Thought: The Stomach Channel
Let’s explore the Stomach channel as one of the Primary channels in Chinese medicine. When we talk about the stomach we, naturally, need to talk about food. The Stomach channel, as well as the process of digestion begins at and with the eyes. When we look at food, when we see food, we start salivating […]
Letting Go – The Metal Duo
The Large Intestine channel is all about letting go. This is a partner of the Lung channel which I wrote about in the last post. A central theme in Chinese medicine is balance and relationships. This is demonstrated with the iconic image of Yin and Yang. These two opposites have to co-exist in order for […]
Take A Deep Breath And Let It All Go
Pause now, for a moment, and take a deep, deep breath. Feel it. Breath is essential. And while we breathe all day and night all the time, we often miss how essential it is. Without our ability to breathe we would cease to exist. So it makes sense that the lungs are the first channel […]
The Philosophy of a Balanced Life
Chinese medicine, at its heart, is rooted in philosophy—the philosophy of a balanced life. So this approach to healing is about how to live life; completely balanced, in peace and in true harmony with everything around us. One of the foundations of Chinese medicine is called channels. Channels are where blood and Qi (life force) […]
