What is meditation? A wise lady once told me that meditation is sitting in nature, watching birds, being at the beach, walking the dog, listening to your favourite music, being absorbed by something you love, creating an artwork, sitting in a cafe and people watching. Anything which takes you to a place of serenity. It’s …
Yes you heard correctly. In Chinese Medicine there are five seasons: Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Autumn and Winter. According to Chinese Dietary Therapy, foods have a warming or cooling nature, as well as a moistening or drying effect on the body. Food is often considered to be medicinal, for example for the pattern of toxic …
Excessive heat in the body can result in conditions such as hot flushes, night sweating, skin rashes, blood nose, acid reflux or sleeplessness. This can be due to hormonal changes, toxicity from diet or lifestyle (especially alcohol) and can also occur after having an infection such as a cold or flu. It is worth coming …
If you’re not ready to talk about a past painful experience openly and objectively, then it probably means you still have some more healing to do. Talking about your experiences with someone you trust can greatly assist the healing process. It helps you to own your past and accept it as a part of the …
The Chinese talk about Jade as being a very precious stone. It is formed when rocks deep under the ground are subject to intense pressure and heat over millions of years, until they change their structure and form to transform into something entirely different. Hence they are known as “Metamorphic” rocks. The resulting substance is …
Humility is a wonderful personality trait to discover in yourself. It doesn’t seem glamorous or bright and flashy at first glance, but it has the potential to create room for so much more contentment in peoples’ lives. In Chinese Medicine this sort of person would be said to have a balanced ‘Shen’. When you hear …
The below parable from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho explains how important it is to balance hard work and dedication, with beauty, joy and the wonders of the world to get the most out of life. The wise man handed the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil and said, “As you wander …
