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Summer’s Bounty: Diet Tips for Staying Balanced in the ‘Great Yang’ Season.

The Great Yang season is upon us. Yang energy is bright, fiery and hot like the midday sun. Yang is the counterbalance to Yin. Yin is expressed in the cooling, calming energies of life. Together, Yin & Yang, like night & day, represent the dynamic balance between the opposing, but complementary forces that make up all of existence.

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Nourishing Transition: Eating Right for Late Summer

Late Summer is a time of transition, when we move from the most Yang time of the year to the beginning of Yin time. The earth is preparing for its next season. The 2-3 weeks between each season is the time associated with the Earth element, and a time to ‘return to center’ to prepare for the shift. In Chinese

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Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month: TCM Tips for Bright Eyes & Healthy Vision

“The eyes are the window to the soul” as the saying goes. This couldn’t be held more true in Traditional Chinese Medical theory as we look to the eyes to diagnose the quality of the shen, or spirit. Clear, bright eyes tell us the spirit is vital and strong, whereas dull eyes that lack spark suggest emotional struggles.

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