Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash On Tuesday, December 21st, those of us in the Northern Hemisphere will experience the shortest day and the longest night of the year, known as the Winter Solstice. It is also the first day of winter and the day that has the most Yin energy.  Such seasonal shifts are important in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), as the seasons affect us in mind, body and spirit. Yin being the dark, cold, inward, feminine aspect as opposed to Yang’s bright, warm, energetic masculine energy. These two energies are constantly at play and are at the [...]