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Fall Lifestyle Tips, Part 2
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Fall Lifestyle Tips, Part 2

Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

Fall Lifestyle Tips, Part 2

By JaimeRoslyn|2022-11-15T14:07:58-05:00November 4th, 2019|Categories: Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: breath work, fall, large intestine, letting go, lungs, tips|

In October, Mend Fellow Dana Robinson shared some of her favorite Fall Lifestyle Tips. In this post, we dig even deeper. In the spirit of living in harmony with the season's energetics, consider these tips to help stay in flow and feeling your best. Breathe Deeply. In this season of the lungs, there is no greater tip than finding ways to breathe in more deeply and intentionally. When we breathe deeply and with intention, we are flooding our cells and brains with much needed oxygen. We are also taking in vital qi from the air. The best thing to [...]

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How the Season of Metal Can Affect You
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How the Season of Metal Can Affect You

Mood, Seasonal Changes, Wellness

How the Season of Metal Can Affect You

By JaimeRoslyn|2023-09-20T15:14:19-04:00October 28th, 2019|Categories: Mood, Seasonal Changes, Wellness|Tags: alchemy, emotion, fall, five element, large intestine, lungs, metal|

As you may have noticed, each season is ruled by an element - fall by Metal, winter by Water, spring by Wood, summer by Fire, and late summer by Earth. Each of us is comprised by all of the elements, though at varying degrees. Have you noticed that you resonate with a certain season? Or perhaps feel not at your best in another? Look into the elemental aspect of those seasons and see how it lands for you - Chinese medicine may have an explanation. During the fall, the season of Metal, we’re connected with the emotion of grief, as [...]

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What Really Matters at the End of Life
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What Really Matters at the End of Life

Seasonal Changes

What Really Matters at the End of Life

By sarahhumpal|2022-11-15T14:07:59-05:00October 16th, 2019|Categories: Seasonal Changes|Tags: emotion, fall, grief, Ted Talk|

One key emotion that comes up in, and resonates with, the fall is grief - a deep feeling of loss, of letting go, or the sense of inability to let go. While grief is not a fun emotion, it is healthy, normal, and worthy space and time for feeling and acknowledgement. While we often correlate grief with death, we may feel grief with any passing - even the end of an era that we welcome or when we are excited about starting something new. For example, getting started at the college that you worked hard to apply to and [...]

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There’s No Better Time for a Walk in the Woods
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There’s No Better Time for a Walk in the Woods

Seasonal Changes, Self-Care

There’s No Better Time for a Walk in the Woods

By JaimeRoslyn|2022-11-15T14:07:59-05:00October 15th, 2019|Categories: Seasonal Changes, Self-Care|Tags: Baltimore, fall, hikes, large intestine, letting go, lungs, nature, tips, trails, walks|

It’s officially Fall. We’ve shaken off that vibrant yang energy of Summer and we’re embracing the inward and contemplative yin energy that peaks in Winter. To really fold into the slowing down of the season, try to take as many walks in nature as you can muster. This will help you truly tune in to the Autumnal energetics and reap some health benefits to boot. Recently, researchers have started to look at the physical and psychological benefits of nature-based walking. Studies have shown that walks among the trees helps to: Lower blood pressure Decrease heart rate Lower levels of [...]

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LI4: Our Great Eliminator
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LI4: Our Great Eliminator

acupoint, Acupressure, Wellness

LI4: Our Great Eliminator

By anjuligeorge|2022-11-15T14:07:59-05:00October 7th, 2019|Categories: acupoint, Acupressure, Wellness|Tags: acupressure, fall, large intestine, letting go, Mend fellow, tips, transition|

If you’ve received acupuncture, chances are you already experienced Large Intestine 4 (LI4), at some point. Acupuncturists often use LI4, also translated as Union Valley, because it’s extremely effective for relieving pain, headaches, regulating elimination, and clearing out symptoms in the head and the intestines. Below you will find a little bit more about the magic of this point and how you can use it to support your mind, body and spirit to allow change and let go of things no longer meant for your system. In the beautiful book, Characters of Wisdom, about the translation of the Chinese [...]

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Fall Lifestyle Tips
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Fall Lifestyle Tips

Allergies, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

Fall Lifestyle Tips

By Dana Iscoe|2022-11-15T14:07:59-05:00October 2nd, 2019|Categories: Allergies, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: breath work, fall, large intestine, letting go, lungs, Mend fellow, tips, transition|

Fall has arrived! The heat of the days lasts longer, we may be going into or leaving our daily commitments in the dark of evening or morning, and the light just looks...different. With new routines, commitments, and the rush of the holidays coming up, it can be daunting to look ahead at Winter, and hard to savor the present moment of the yearly cycle. Here are some tips for taking care of yourself this Autumn. Get real about what you are letting go of. As we leave the abundance of the harvest season, it can be a time to [...]

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What Chinese Medicine Has to Say About Fall
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What Chinese Medicine Has to Say About Fall

Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

What Chinese Medicine Has to Say About Fall

By JaimeRoslyn|2022-11-15T14:08:00-05:00September 25th, 2019|Categories: Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: emotion, fall, grief, large intestine, letting go, lungs, sadness, transition|

Excerpt by Emma Suttie, D.Ac, AP at Chinese Medicine Living Fall is the season when Summer days become shorter and the leaves begin to change, presenting us with their beautiful colours before they fall off the trees to prepare for the coming Winter. The cooler air signals us to start putting away our Summer clothes and get out warmer wares for the coming cold weather. It is the time of year that we go from the relaxed and carefree attitudes of Summer to the more serious and introspective energies associated with Fall. Fall's Associations in Chinese Medicine Element – [...]

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Back to School: Lessons from Chinese Medicine on Navigating Transition
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Back to School: Lessons from Chinese Medicine on Navigating Transition

Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

Back to School: Lessons from Chinese Medicine on Navigating Transition

By anjuligeorge|2022-11-15T14:08:00-05:00September 5th, 2019|Categories: Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: breathwork, fall, Late Summer, Mend fellow, tips, transition|

The expanse and warmth we can feel in the season of Summer can give us a more loose concept of time, so when the calendar rolls around to September, we are often pressed to jump back into the routines and plans and the transition can be overwhelming for many. As we experience the last surges of heat before Earth cools herself for the Fall, we too are cooling-off from the thrills of summertime. While some folks are lamenting the loss of light, fun and freedom, others can feel exhilarated by the return of structure and order that the autumn [...]

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The Sun Sets On Summer
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The Sun Sets On Summer

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The Sun Sets On Summer

By JaimeRoslyn|2022-11-15T14:08:00-05:00August 28th, 2019|Categories: Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: fall, Late Summer, transition|

The light is starting to change. The kids are heading back to school. Leaves are beginning to drop from the trees. It’s not yet Fall, we are still in Late Summer. In Chinese Medicine, these in-between days are recognized as a transition time and they bring their own set of challenges. For example, we know it’s time to let go of carefree and active summer days, and this saddens us. We may begin to crave focus and progress, but lack motivation and feel cluttered in our thoughts. This is also a time of nostalgia, reflection and drawing inward. We [...]

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Winter Reflections
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Winter Reflections

Acupuncturists, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

Winter Reflections

By jessicaresch|2022-11-15T14:08:19-05:00January 10th, 2019|Categories: Acupuncturists, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: Chinese medicine, fall, seasonal changes|

Chinese Medicine & Winter In Chinese Medicine, healing is about finding balance and it closely follows the type of energy present in each season in nature. It is a natural law that if each of us can shift how we live our lives to more closely match what’s going on outside in the natural environment, then we will actually have more internal balance and ultimately better health. With that, there are five distinct seasons in Chinese Medicine and we call these the five elements. These five elements serve as descriptors for the flow or cycle of the seasons [...]

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