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Let’s start this blog with the difference between Chinese medicine and regular Western medicine. A Chinese medicine practitioner looks holistic; looks at your whole energetic system. This is the biggest difference with Western medicine, where you, your body, can be reduced to a diseased part. One of the baselines of Chinese medicine, are the five elements; the […]

This being-human is a kind of inn. New visitors every morning: a joy, a depression, a distress. A flash of insight comes, as an unexpected guest. Welcome them, receive them all hospitably. Even when a crowd of grief comes in, who violently smashes your entire household goods. Treat every guest with the utmost respect. Maybe he will clear the lot to make room for extasy. The dark thought, the shame, the venom, meet them at the frontdoor with a broad grin  and ask them to join. Be happy with everyone who comes by. Heaven has sent all of them to serve you. RUMI

Springtime has arrived! Spring is called the wood element in Chinese medicine. Spring stands for new life, new energy, new ideas. Many people like the spring.The temperatures are going up, new leaves growing on the trees. That beautiful delicate green everywhere. During wintertime, nature looked as if dead, but in reality, Mother Nature was restoring her energy. Restoring her energy is much needed […]

We talked so much about stress, that it is now time to find out what you can do about it! So, this month, we have a guestblog for you! Thank you so much, Pepine! TRE, or tension release exercises…how shaking can help you release stress and tension. Have you ever experienced mild shaking or trembling when you had […]

The summer is here! Whoohoo! Mother Nature is in full bloom and the temperatures are going up. In Chinese medicine, the summer is called the fire element. It is the season of abundant energy, expansion, growth and activity. You just have to look outside to understand what is happening in your body. The organs of the summer are the heart and the small intestine. The colour that belongs to […]