mood booster 007

If there are 10 things right in our lives, and one thing wrong, that one wrong thing will irk us--whether consciously or unconsciously--despite our gratitude for the 10 right things. Stagnant qi pockets (SQP) are like that one wrong thing which puts a damper on our good vibes; to remedy these imbalances, therefore, is kind … Continue reading mood booster 007

joy assister 863

The doctrine of the Five Phases, used frequently in the practice of Traditional Oriental Medicine (TOM) to understand the interconnectedness of all body systems, associates the emotion of joy and the season of summer with the Fire Phase. Thus do we have the subject of today's post. While we tend to think of joy as … Continue reading joy assister 863

preventive wellness tip 970

Today we discuss and demonstrate two beneficial range of motion exercises for the upper extremities' distal joints--the wrist and hand. This post is a logical extension of last month's piece on foundation level exercises for the shoulder and elbow joints. Please don't mistake simple for unimportant! While most of us over the course of a … Continue reading preventive wellness tip 970