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Heaven follows the momentum of the Tao; Earth follows the laws of Heaven; Human beings follow the laws of Earth. In this ordering of Universal energy, we are both followers of and co-creators in the flow. With our life-force we create momentum and thus destiny. Through our Jing, Qi, and Shen we bring the presence […]
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✍️Wendy Brown, Lic. Ac.Unsurprisingly, some people initially express some concern about needles that are used in acupuncture treatment. On occasion, the concern may verge on a phobia of needles in general, which would likely deter the person from seeking acupuncture treatment that they may derive great benefit from, […]
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Xi Wangmu’s Instructions to The Yellow Emperor Drinking and gobbling up food, your body will never be light. Fretting and worrying, your Spirit will never be pure. Craving sounds and sights, your Heart will never be calm. Without calmness of Heart, your Spirit will never be numinous. Not numinous of Spirit, the Tao cannot work […]
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✍️Wendy Brown, Lic. Ac. With chill in the air it is of particular importance to recognize our need for nourishing foods. Along with the cold, autumn brings the seasonal influence of dryness. Fall is a time of contraction; when our bodies and the natural surroundings tighten and contract to maintain warmth. Rather than salads, raw […]
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The Heart never stops storing impressions and yet it also knows emptiness. From birth, we have the capacity to know things by creating distinctions, differentiations, divisions, partiality, and thus duality; and yet also the Heart presence knows unity. In its experiencing, the Heart keeps moving, and yet also knows stillness. When the mind is used, […]
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✍️Wendy Brown, Lic. Ac. According to the Lingshu, a classical text in Chinese medicine known as the Celestial Pivot, the adverse influence of wind was considered so great that the sages ‘avoided the winds like avoiding arrows and stones.’ Like the sages mentioned in the Lingshu, we are all cautioned to avoid even subtle exposure […]
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Xing Ming Gui Zhi 性命圭旨 [1615], Taoist texts bearing theory on innate nature and the preservation of life force through inner alchemy. “Physical form and Spirit are together marvelous disciples of the Way; Innate disposition and lifespan are mutually perfected.” • Thesis by Daniel Burton-Rose, 1998 • http://www.charleschace.com/pdfs/Xing_Ming_Gui_Zhi-BurtonRose.pdf
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✍️ Wendy Brown, Lic. Ac. In Chinese medicine we are taught from the perspective of cosmological wholeness. Humans are understood to be integral aspects of nature, embodiments of the same life force and flow as everything else in the natural order of the universe. From this holistic perspective, the wisdom of Chinese medicine advises that […]
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When Lǐ Qīngyún 李清雲 was 105 years old, he traveled to Pingliang County in Gansu province of Tibet to collect herbs. In the Kunlung mountains Li met a hermit who was much older than he. Li asked the elder for the secret of long life, and the old hermit laughed, saying, “Why are you asking […]
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Rest and exercise should compliment one another. Rest with little physical exertion tends to be harmful to the body; long-term sitting being harmful to the muscles, and lying down for extended periods harms the Qi. It can be concluded that even with good diet and rest, but without physical exercise, the entire system is burdened. […]