by Annalise | May 11, 2017 | Chinese Medicine, Energy
Winter is almost upon us and prevalence of colds and flus’ is on the rise. It seems general expectation is to just “solider on”, however pushing symptoms to the side can often prolong the illness. Lets take a look at some natural remedies for...
by Annalise | Mar 15, 2017 | Chinese Medicine, Diet, Emotions, Energy, Summer
In Chinese Medicine theory there is a fifth season – Late Summer. Melbourne seems to be experiencing an endless summer at the moment. Late summer is a transitional time between Summer and Autumn; the mornings are cool, the days are not so ferociously hot and...
by Annalise | Feb 15, 2017 | Chinese Medicine
Today we are handing the blog over to Phoebe Noble. Some of you may already know her smiling face from around the clinic – at the reception, preparing your herbs and working on Sundays doing massage. Through all of this she’s also been studying Chinese...
by Annalise | Feb 2, 2017 | Chinese Medicine, Chinese Zodiac, Emotions, Health, Philosophy
Happy Year of the Rooster to you all! January 28th marked the start of the two week celebrations for Chinese New Year. In China the belief is that as you enter a new year it is a new beginning. It is traditional to clean your house, pay off debts, purchase new...
by Annalise | Jan 23, 2017 | Chinese Medicine, Emotions, Summer
This is the fourth season in our blog series on Emotion – the Emotions of Summer. You can read the past seasons here: Autumn, Winter and Spring. Chinese Medicine associates Summer with the colour red, the element Fire, the Heart and Small Intestine organs and...
by Annalise | Dec 19, 2016 | Chinese Medicine, Diet, Diet Therapy, Digestion, Herbs, Seasons
In Chinese Medicine theory our Qi, or vital energy, travels through the body’s internal organ system in a cyclic ebb and flow. Peaking every two hours it flows from a Yin organ to the paired Yang organ and on again to the following yin organ, maintaining...