If you spend enough time around acupuncture, you eventually hear the question: Is Qi just a poetic way of describing nerves? The short answer is no. The longer answer is more interesting. Qi and Neurophysiology describe human function using entirely di… [READ MORE]
Why Your Gut Might Be Smarter Than Your Last Group Text If you’ve been following health trends over the past decade, you’ve likely heard the phrase “the gut is the second brain.” Meanwhile, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) smiles politely and thinks,… [READ MORE]
If you’ve ever cracked open a classical Chinese medical text and wondered whether you were reading timeless wisdom or the world’s oldest metaphorical inside joke, you’re not alone. Decoding Chinese Medicine texts has become something of a sport among p… [READ MORE]
The Link Between Emotional Trauma and Physical Pain “Is Your Qi stuck?” is a question acupuncturists ask more often than we ask about exercise habits, caffeine intake, or whether you’ve been sleeping on a mattress last purchased during the Carter admin… [READ MORE]
Sound has always played a vital role in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). From ancient healing chants to modern therapeutic music, practitioners have long recognized that vibration affects the body, mind, and spirit. Today, we use the same principles… [READ MORE]
Exploring TCM’s Role in Post-Viral Recovery For many people, the lingering fatigue, brain fog, inflammation, and digestive trouble that appear after a COVID infection can feel like a second illness entirely. These persistent symptoms—now widely referre… [READ MORE]
If you’ve ever wondered why your acupuncturist asks you to “stick out your tongue” as casually as a pediatrician handing out lollipops, you’re not alone. This is the ancient practice of tongue diagnosis in Chinese medicine, a method that turns your ton… [READ MORE]
If acupuncture meridians were characters in a movie, the twelve primary ones would be the charismatic leads—handsome, dependable, always in front of the camera. Meanwhile, in the shadows lurk the extraordinary vessels: mysterious, powerful, and slightl… [READ MORE]
TCM and Biohacking Biohackers love a good gadget—sleep rings, glucose meters, red-light panels big enough to interrogate an alien. But lately, many are discovering something unexpected: a 3,000-year-old medical system that works without Bluetooth. That… [READ MORE]
Dream interpretation in Chinese medicine is far more than deciphering random images from the sleeping mind—its recognizing reflections of your body’s internal landscape. For thousands of years, Chinese physicians have viewed dreams as subtle messages f… [READ MORE]
