by Annalise | Jan 27, 2015 | Chinese Medicine, Chinese Zodiac, Energy, Philosophy
Thursday February 19th 2015 marks the beginning of the new year in Chinese astrology, the Year of the Wooden Sheep. You may also hear 2015 referred to as the year of the ram or goat as the Chinese translation “yáng” is the same for all these animals....
by Annalise | Jan 16, 2015 | Chinese Medicine, Diet, Energy, Sleep, Stress
Sleep, as any new parent or person suffering from sleep deprivation will tell you, it is essential for normal day to day mental and physical function. While we have a tendency to focus on the numbers of hours of sleep we have, it’s more about the quality of...
by Annalise | Oct 8, 2014 | Energy, Exercise, Happiness, Health, Stress
So much of Chinese philosophy is grounded in balancing yin and yang, and this goes for exercise too. Often times if we are a yang personality, or we’ve had a particularly stressful day, we are drawn to more energetic forms of exercise. Getting the heart rate pumping...