The longest night of the year, The Winter Solstice, is happening this Friday night, December 21st.   This is a wonderful time to mimic what our natural world is showing us to help support balance within. The darkness has been building all winter,  like every year, and...

In Chinese Medicine, The Lung is the Organ system that rules the Autumn. What does this mean, you may be wondering? If you are, then please read on 🙂 It is a turning point in the energetic on the planet where fluff, unneeded, dead and dying things fall away more...

The First Tele-Class is being held Tonight! 🙂 In the famous words of Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in...

The Flip side of Fear and Overwhelm 2016 I personally believe has been a year filled with ups and downs, immense challenges and breakthroughs, and countless tests to our character and strength – for all of humanity. With the energy of the Winter and the New Year...

Focus and Freedom. What do Focus and Freedom have in common? These are 2 very tangible benefits that having more control over your mind and thoughts can produce. Learn more in my final two videos on the beginning practices of Meditation here: Meditation 101 Part 2:...

We all know that the fall is the time for out with the old and in with the new. Time for endings and new beginnings. Often times our external surroundings can be an exact mirror to our mental clarity. Take a moment and look around your home. Do you see piles of...

The Fall is quickly approaching. It is the season related to Letting things Go that dont serve, and Welcoming in New Beginnings. This season in Chinese Medicine is governed by the Lung. When you think about the lungs, they do this constantly, through inhaling and...

The Earth is Spinning– Are you? The late summer in Chinese Medicine is centered around the Earth Element. The energy of the earth is soothing, nourishing, grounding, centering. It is peaceful calming and provides us life. Historically, it is the time to harvest all of...

Today I caught myself getting so excited about the sunshine and then immediately feeling annoyed and angry that the wind was blowing so strong and loud. (I am not such a fan of wind! 🙂 ) I have to say, my reaction to this mild weather did intrigue me as weather is...

The way we handle obstacles in our lives can serve as a window of insight into our self-esteem, our strength, the level of our ability to grow through past conflicts, and our connection to our purpose. When faced with an obstacle such as metaphorically walking along a...

The emotion associated with the season of Spring is anger. As mentioned in my last newsletter, Spring is the time for growth, and wherever growth is constrained, anger arises to help find a way around the obstacle lying in the path. One term for anger in Chinese,...

The feeling of Spring is officially in the air, and new beginnings on the horizon. As some things come to an end, the longer days and more sunlight usher in new possibilities that have been brewing just underneath the surface. Chinese medicine defines Springtime as...

First off, I hope you are staying safe and warm! I myself learned some huge lessons during this blizzard that I wanted to share with you! Growing up in Ohio I am used to alot of snow and very quick action to take care of it so life goes on as usual. Needless to say...

I sincerely hope your year is off to a fabulous start! Ringing in the New Year can mean many things to many people. One way to create new opportunities and positive change in 2016 is to let go of the “old things” we have been holding onto. This can be done easily in...

My teacher, Founder of Tai Sophia Institute, the very first Acupuncture school in the US and “Grandfather of American Acupuncture, Bob Duggan, would always describe our bodies, our body systems, our organs, as each person sitting around the dinner table during...

Fall is in the air, schedules are back to normal, kids are in school and it is like a mini- re-set button we all get to press. For this is the season of inspiration and spiritual connection, as well as letting go of useless limiting habit patterns that have kept us...

Did you know that you have a thin layer of skin surrounding your heart? This is called your Pericardium and it serves as a protector for your heart and among other things, has the role of being the “gate keeper” in deciding what can go to the heart and what cannot. In...

When we experience difficult or unpleasant situations in our lives we should work to eliminate the problem at its source. When we pull weeds from our garden without its root, it starts growing back even stronger — if we do not work to eliminate problems from their...

Spring time, according to chinese medicine, is about manifesting new beginings and making decisions that are just and benevolent, that serve yourself and society. It is about putting things in their proper order and carrying out the necessary plans to create positive...

Each season has a specific energetic movement, as well as gifts and qualities that are inherent to its nature. These gifts are openly available to us to guide us gently back into the rythym of the earth and to uncover and nourish specific aspects of our being if we...