When discussing East Asian Medicine with new patients, there can always be some confusion.  This is because the terms used don’t always match up with allopathic medicine. 

I have a confession: I love spring. The freshness in the air, the greening grass, budding trees and flowers. I am not a huge fan of the extreme weather swings, 75 degrees one day with storms and 30 the next with snow showers, much like what we experienced just last night and today. 

In seasons of tension, love becomes one of the most powerful tools we have. It shows up in gentle voices that soften the air, in words of affirmation and in spaces where people feel connected again. As we share in these connections, we learn an undeniable truth: together we hold the power to turn turmoil into peace, and love can create new possibilities.

I've noticed we seem to have this obsession with wellness, being perfectionistic and rigid in our practices. I see this a lot in conversations with others when I'm at the apothecary. That rigidity can actually get in the way of our healing. Now, there is a time and a place for being rigid, but it's when it takes over and consumes us that things can get tricky.

Modern life often pulls our energy out of sync with the seasons. Even when we try to live holistically, it can be hard to escape the holiday rush. January offers a quiet pause and a chance to step into a slower, more restorative rhythm.