Nourishing Teenage Athletes
The first year that Clara was on a regional volleyball team I realized how very unaware some people are of the nutritional needs--especially those of the young athlete. We [...]
Merry Mints–The Energetics Of Mints
Basil, apple, sage and spearmint; Oregano, catnip, pineapple and peppermint; To many dishes their flavor they've lent; Yet why is one not called merriment? Grandma June grew a peppermint [...]
Class: Well Nourished–Holistic Nutrition & Food Energetics–May 9th-30th
4 Wednesday, May 9-30th, 5:15-7:45, $245 I am passionate about food and how it nourishes us from the most simple to the profound levels of our being. If you [...]
Common Patterns Of Disharmony In Children According To Asian Medicine
Asian medicine (Chinese medicine) is wonderful at working with anyone, no matter what their age or gender. As a practitioner, I find it especially magnificent if I can start [...]
Minted Pea Soup
Pea soup? Oh, yes! Peas are high in minerals, vitamin C, D, protein and folic acid. And they are simply delicious in bright and lively [...]
Peas, Please! A New Look At An Old Food
Peas--it seems that people either love them or hate them. Personally, I love them, and there is really nothing like the taste of peas plucked straight off the vine. [...]
Helping Children Grow & Thrive–Asian Medicine for Children
I am often asked if Asian medicine (Chinese medicine) and Amma Therapy can be used to treat children. The answer is--yes, of course and very effectively. But don't limit [...]
Amma Therapy-Asian Bodywork
A note on semantics: Chinese medicine or Asian medicine? Am I confused? Through much of my career I used the term Traditional Chinese medicine. However, I must recognize that [...]
Oh, Honey! Bees’ Wonderful Gifts
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, [...]
Playing With Pansies–The Energetic And Healing Properties Of Violets
“A vi'let on the meadow grew, That no one saw, that no one knew, It was a modest flower. A shepherdess pass'd by that way-- Light footed, pretty and [...]