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The Five Element Theory is based on the idea that different forces combine in nature to create harmony and balance. The five elements are Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, and Wood. In Chinese medicine, the Five Element Theory is an approach to understand imbalances within...

The Five Element Theory is based on the idea that different forces combine in nature to create harmony and balance. The five elements are Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, and Wood. In Chinese medicine, the Five Element Theory is an approach to understand imbalances within...

Although I created this video at the end of September, before the unimaginable turn of events in Israel and Gaza, it can be a particularly relevant resource to help us ground ourselves as we attempt to digest the indigestible. The Earth Element Reset helps support our digestive health and our ability to think clearly.
Repeat this reset daily (or as often as you wish) for a week or more, to relieve some of these Earth Element imbalances

The Five Element Theory is based on the idea that different forces combine in nature to create harmony and balance. The five elements are Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, and Wood. In Chinese medicine, the Five Element Theory is an approach to understand imbalances within the body. When elements become unbalanced, symptoms and diseases start to develop.

If only resolving problems were as simple as this absurd Bob Newhart sketch suggests! And yet… there ARE some very simple ways to help bring down stress and anxiety of all kinds.

We all started out as children – vulnerable and needy. Even if we were lucky enough to have nurturing caretakers (& many of us were not), all of us have had times when our needs were not met, or not met enough. Times we were overwhelmed with disappointment, sadness or fear, grief or worry – times when no one was emotionally attuned enough to offer us the empathy, comfort, protection, or reassurance we needed.

We survived; we grew up and became adults. And yet, unless that hurt child received the acknowledgment of the emotional pain endured (and sometimes the physical pain too), the pain remains. Buried deep within us, the inner child remains, unhealed.

You must already know how enthusiastic I am about the work that I feel privileged to do. I was honored to be invited to share my background and experience on this VoiceAmerica program. The episode on trauma is one of a series, featuring different practitioners and...

“Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell.
Spirituality is for people who have already been there.”
– Bonnie Raitt

These days, although some still maintain a connection with their religious backgrounds, many more have found formal religion to be irrelevant to their lives. In the last few decades, however, interest in spirituality has Increasingly gained ground in a variety of forms. As the chaos of disturbing global phenomena mounts, many have sought to transcend our world disorder with a personal search for meaning.

Energy medicine can help stimulate the body’s natural detoxing capacity. The Detox Reset, a BodyIntuitive technique, is simple and effective. It brings the wisdom of Chinese medicine (using the acupoint GallBladder 40-left, known as the “garbage disposal point” or the...

What is the mind-body connection and why is it so important to understand? In this podcast with Meryl Brandwein, the Rebel Nutritionist and founder of the Brandwein Institute of Nutrition and Wellness, I share how a holistic approach to wellness identifies emotions,...

Covid has been one huge challenge among many more! Uncertainty still reigns. How you choose to respond to Covid and stress in general matters a lot! Not just for your mood and attitude, but for your physical health. Consider these three primary stress responses. Which...

As a holistic psychotherapist, I repeatedly witness how resolving suppressed emotions can have an immediate and profound effect on a client’s physical health. Digestive issues, insomnia, depression, fibromyalgia, adrenal fatigue, aches of all kinds, and much more are...

For so many reasons, stopping for a few minutes– without an agenda – can open an inner spaciousness that you didn’t realize your mind and body may crave. “Meditation” can seem to be a daunting challenge. The mind is usually so busy, it’s hard to find the pause button....