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The Winter Solstice: A Time of Self-Care & Celebration

By JaimeRoslyn|2023-12-21T11:05:23-05:00December 13th, 2022|Categories: Seasonal Changes, Self-Care|Tags: 2022, celebration, Chinese medicine, Dongzhi, rituals, winter, winter solstice, yin/yang|

Photo by Marina Leonova from Pexels What is the Winter Solstice? The winter solstice marks the perfect time for celebration, reflection, and self-care. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this is the day when the Earth’s axis tilts the furthest away from the sun, creating the shortest day and longest night of the year. While the solstice marks the start of winter, it also signals the beginning of more light ahead. The Winter Solstice in Traditional Chinese Medicine During the winter solstice, Yin will be at its peak. This is the time of year in which [...]

Toward Gender Inclusivity: The Queerness of Yin and Yang

By Aurora|2022-11-15T14:05:39-05:00June 21st, 2021|Categories: Gender|Tags: nonbinary, yin/yang|

Photo by Patrick Perkins on Unsplash As a person of non-binary gender, something I felt deeply drawn to in studying the underlying theory and clinical application of yin and yang is that they are, in themselves, non-binary concepts. While yin and yang can be seen as two ends of a spectrum (yang = light/yin = dark, yang = active/yin = passive, yin = dense/yang = airy, etc.), they are inherently fluid and relational as the edges of one can only be delineated in relation to the other. And even in that, the edges are constantly forming and reforming. Which [...]