In Chinese Medicine there are four basic substances we attempt to balance: Qi, Blood, Yin and Yang. Qi and Blood are probably obvious, qi is the energetic material component of the body and blood represents all the blood and menstrual blood of the body. Yin and yang are lesser known substances though familiar concepts. […]
Nourish The Yin: Embrace The Feminine, The Stillness, The Quiet Read More »
For those of you just joining us, I am in the midst of demystifying the Fertility Awareness Method. This method which can be used for pregnancy achievement, birth control or better understanding of the body is an amazing tool to best understand a woman’s health. In my practice lately I am encouraging several of my
Charting 101: Basal Body Temperature Read More »
The amazing feature of Chinese Medicine that continues to astound me is the focus on the spiritual. There is no “soul” or “spirit” in Western medicine. There is no association with specific emotions and specific ailments. But in Chinese Medicine an upstirring of a certain emotion is diagnostic of a pattern and warrants inquiry into
Unfulfilled Desires: Why They Just Won’t Go Away Read More »
If you didn’t see the mysterious spring full moon last night you missed out. It was golden and looming on the horizon in the early evening yesterday. There are some full and new moons that seem to come and go without my noticing much. Other months it feels like everything in me is building and
The age-old joke about women and their “time of the month” is an unfortunate reality for a lot of women. The most popular emotion that women report to me is irritability and it is usually 5-7 days before they start bleeding. It is a truth of life that our bodies are taxed the days leading
Anger/Irritability: Emotions Post #3 Read More »
First of all, thank you for letting me come into your world for six weeks and talk about periods. I certainly enjoyed it and I hope you learned something. Today I want to talk about my theories about the emotional, psychological, and philosophical side of the cycle. What do the behavior changes throughout the month
Female Intuition During the Cycle: G-Y-N Post #6 Read More »
I’m a yoga teacher first and foremost. My yoga background is much newer than my acupuncture training or my doula work or my new fascination with charting the cycle. So I’ve got to give you all the things I’ve learned about temperature and the cycle so you can parse through them as I have to
Temperature: G-Y-N Post #5 Read More »
Apparently everyone does want to talk about periods. I am getting great feedback and lots of questions about what is healthy and what needs some work. I hope that you are feeling empowered either by knowing that you have a healthy cycle or that you too can improve your health. Frequency This is easy. The body
Duration & Frequency: G-Y-N Post #3 Read More »
This is the point in the intake when most people get squeamish and acupuncturists start looking like vampires. Tell me about the blood. Truth be told you can’t tell us enough about the menstrual blood. The Questions Color: Bright red, fresh red, brick red, purple red, brownish, blackish, pinkish, purplish, red fading to brown. We want to
Blood: G-Y-N Post #2 Read More »
PMS or Premenstrual Syndrome is just that, a syndrome. A compilation of ailments joined together because of similar circumstances. We all know the list: Headaches/Migraines Weight Gain/Fluid Retention/Bloating Emotional Disturbances/Irritability/Weepiness/Anger Low Back Ache Cramping Fatigue Insomnia Nightsweats What does it all mean and should we be having it at all? What is normal? Elimination: The body
PMS: G-Y-N Post #1 Read More »