Praising what once was - how we honor Death
Every year for the last decade, I've facilitated a Day of the Dead gathering at my home. This isn't a tradition I was raised with in my...
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Lungs and the Tiger (notes with Heiner Fruehauf)
*notes from classicalchinesemedicine.org The Healthy Tiger Inside: Key Qualities of Lung Physiology Power and vitality of the physical,...
The function of the lungs in Chinese medicine
The lungs are situated in the thoracic cavity and have the throat as their door and the nose as their outlet. They are a yin organ, and...
Reborn, breathing again - the source point of the lungs (Tài Yuān - Lu9)
Tài Yuān, Great Abyss or Great Deep Pool, is the 9th point on the lung channel. It's the source point of the lungs, the influential point...
The points of autumn - Meridian Gutter (Lu8) and Merchant Yang (LI1)
Jīng Qú, (經渠) or Channel Ditch (Meridian Gutter), the 8th point on the lung channel, is a point I haven't historically used much in the...
Acupuncture - The Ancient Art of Chinese Healing
Acupuncture - the use of needles to promote healing in the body – is an ancient therapy dating back about 5,000 years to the period of...
What kind of headache is it? Busting the cluster.....
It's rare that I can't cure a headache or greatly reduce its severity and pain in the clinic. In fact, it's only happened once. In my...
The wisdom of letting go
Autumn is a season of wisdom, the wisdom that comes of age, of lived experience and the recognition of the approach and imminence of...
Nourishing Life Qi Gong - a love letter
Hello Qi Community! Master Qingyu Wang, (pictured in the photo below), is the oldest lineage holder of the Jin Jing Gong school of Qi...
Time to take radical action
I'm devastated by the latest news of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. My impulse has been to reach out to hold your hand and the...
Leaky gut, leaky skin, or both?
Theo, a sweet 10 year old, came to see me with her mom this week. When I asked what she was looking for help with, she pulled down her...
The Art of Mending What's Broken
Blessed day! Happy April and the New Moon! Today, in honor of the newness, I want to share some things I've been thinking about with you....
Having strange symptoms this Spring?
A friend wrote me this past week reporting some strange symptoms she was experiencing: "On Tuesday night I woke up during my sleep with a...
Dr Kelly and Qi Gong influencing Art(ery) by Allison Katz
When the lockdown started, and Kerstin invited me to join the group, I was amazed at the simple but life-changing aspect of turning...
Tapping in and Finding the Sweetness
We're just passing through the window of the spring equinox here in the Hudson Valley of NY. We've been collecting sap water from our...
Birthing Your Own Medicine Drum
Join us for a magical day making your own medicine drum. Drum doula Mia Luz, a woman of Swedish and Puerto Rican descent, will share the...
Turn around and face your fear (or any other emotion that's hounding you)
Many years ago, rather early in my practice, a 45 year old white woman named Freya came in to see me. She was a teacher, musician and...
What are you grateful for?
Can you make a list of 5 things from this past year? Here's mine to stimulate yours: I'm grateful: 1) to continue to teach and feel...
The letter you've always wanted from your doctor
It's great to meet you. There's a lot we can do together to help you feel better. I want to remind you that getting back to place of...
10 thyroid secrets your doctor doesn't know about
By and large, I continue to see patients who've been told their thyroid function is normal and have only had their TSH tested! In this...