According to Chinese medicine, the two leading causes of disease are negative emotions and diet. Both diet and emotions represent different kinds of “Qi” to the body. Diet is important because it supplies the physical substance from which the body continually recreates itself. Emotions, too, are a kind of diet for the subtle energies of […]
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So what is Qi? According to the Chinese, Qi is the energy that creates and sustains the universe. It is said to be present in inanimate objects, like rocks, as well as in living things like plants and animals, as well as in the subtle states of immaterial things like the air, light, sound and
Here’s some tips on how to embrace the mystery of life and access your true value. Most people are focused on achieving. We’re recognized and rewarded for what we do rather than how we behave. In The Road to Character David Brooks calls Western culture “the Big Me,” a social fabric and mindset obsessed with
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The Year of the Red Monkey: Get Fired Up About 2016! Ancient Eastern traditions recognize the first day of the New Year as falling between January 21st and February 20th. When the first new moon, a new year unfolds. This past Monday, February 8th, was the beginning of the Chinese New Year. New Year
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Gun hey fat choi! Happy Lunar New Year! Ancient Eastern traditions recognize the first day of the New Year between January 21st and February 20th; when the first new moon rises during that time, a new year unfolds. Today, February 8, is the beginning of the Chinese New Year. (Remember to admire the new moon
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