diet and lifestyle

Mar

2015

Living in Simplicity

Zangetsu 残月, a Chinese master during the Tang dynasty, wrote the following advice to his students:

• Live in the world, yet not by forming attachments to the dust of the world.

• Poverty is your treasure. Modesty is the foundation of all virtues. Never exchange it for an easy life.

• Let your neighbors discover you before you make yourself known to them.

• To a sincere student, every day is a fortunate day.

• Pass each day in peaceful contemplation and leave results to the great law of the Universe.

This is the way of the student of Zen and Tao.

Rural Chinese families and all of their possessions by Chinese photographer Huang Qingjun 黄庆军

Photos copyright the artist

Courtesy 798 Photo Gallery

Oct

2013

Prompting Healing with Acupuncture

By receiving the necessary course of needling, taking herbal formulas regularly and adopting key lifestyle modifications, we integrate, change and feel better deeply. Acupuncture treatment stimulates our physical body and roots the essence of our spirit, dissolving obstruction and eliciting regeneration. Clarity, strength and homeostasis are basic, cumulative effects of acupuncture that set a course for true healing. Lasting changes and safe, holistic medicine are prime reasons for seeking acupuncture treatment. As with any modality, one must commit to the process of healing, and with acupuncture treatment, though gradual, it is potent and effective medicine that integrates body-mind-heart and spirit.