pain reducer 389b: changing how we relate to the worrying mind

In pain reducer 389a we explored the idea that chronic, persistent, unhealthy states of worry--a form of mental-emotional stress--can be a component of physical dis-ease states. To restore the system to health in such cases, then, requires that we uplift the mind-heart from the habit of chronic, persistent, unhealthy worry. Of course this is not … Continue reading pain reducer 389b: changing how we relate to the worrying mind

joy assister 863: repost

originally published July 2018 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 … Continue reading joy assister 863: repost