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A reflection of Spring in the time of COVID
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A reflection of Spring in the time of COVID

coronavirus, Seasonal Changes, Wellness

A reflection of Spring in the time of COVID

By mca_sarah|2022-11-15T14:06:59-05:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: coronavirus, Seasonal Changes, Wellness|Tags: Chinese medicine, coronavirus, questions, reflection, seasons, spring, wisdom|

Since the start of the pandemic, it's felt like everything has changed. And indeed it has. However, the world continues to turn and change its relationship with the sun. And the season continues to offer its infinite wisdom for us to learn from. It is Spring. And with it all the joys of re/birth, creativity and potential, as well as its coordinated emotion of restless frustration. In this time of uncertainty and as our usual rhythm has been disrupted, it may be even more imperative than ever to lean into the laws of nature and the lessons of each [...]

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Perhaps If We Get This Right, We’ll Never Go Back to Normal
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Perhaps If We Get This Right, We’ll Never Go Back to Normal

coronavirus, Seasonal Changes, Wellness

Perhaps If We Get This Right, We’ll Never Go Back to Normal

By mca_sarah|2022-11-15T14:06:59-05:00March 22nd, 2020|Categories: coronavirus, Seasonal Changes, Wellness|Tags: Chinese medicine, coronavirus, pulse-reading, trust, wisdom|

In TCM, pulse-reading is an observational tool that evolved from a time when there was little to no capacity for “internal inspection” (bloodwork, scans, blood pressure readings, etc). It allows the practitioner a sense of how a person is doing in regards to various systems (digestion, immune function, the hormonal picture, one's level of fatigue, and even one’s mood). There have been so many moments in these past few years, when I listened to someone’s pulse * and thought to myself, “We weren’t built for this.” I’ve been practicing for 14 years now. Coming out of the gate [...]

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