Warm To The Core
Let's warm your core up! The Asian cultures have a long tradition of dressing to protect the abdomen and the lower back and with good reason - the Kidneys [...]
Cinnamon Simmered Chicken
Chicken simmered slowly with cinnamon sticks and soy sauce. Nice and warming on a cold winter’s day, this will make your house smell fabulous. You [...]
Chew On This! Why Chewing Is So Important
I have made it a rule to give every tooth of mine a chance, and when I eat to chew every bite 32 times. To this rule I owe [...]
Fabulous Fiber
“Eat your muffin, it’s full of bran—it will make you move.” I’m not sure which was more bothersome at 14, eating the dry, flavorless muffin being presented to me [...]
April’s Etsy Store
I like to create. Besides my Energetic Temperature Of Foods Charts I am working on several other charts and ebooks that will be available to download from my Etsy [...]
Autumn–Eating With The Seasons
Eating in Autumn Autumn corresponds to the Metal element in the 5 Element theory of Asian (Chinese) medicine and rules the Lungs and Colon. To embrace Autumn choose [...]
Autumn’s Energetics–The Season Of The Metal Element
Autumn's arrival shifts the Qi that had been expanding outward (Yang) in the Summer to begin to shift inward (Yin). We glide through Late Summer at the equinox and [...]
The Lungs In Asian Medicine–The Delicate Organs & Minister To Emperor
Breathe, baby breathe. As I write this Boise and much of the Northwest is weighted down under heavy smoke from wildfires. I have been cautioning clients, friends and family to [...]
Why I No Longer Use Moxibustion In My Practice
Long story short - Moxibustion creates smoke and in my modest 24+ years of Amma practice I've seen Lung pulses decline and Lung pathologies sky rocket. Weighing the options, [...]
Addressing Hypothyroidism With Asian Medicine
Feeling burnt out or exhausted? Impaired thyroid functioning may be part of the problem. A little gland located in the neck, the thyroid produces hormones that play a role [...]