From the Roots

Today is the Spring (Vernal) Equinox, the moment when day and night are equal in length, and when the sun crosses the celestial equator moving northward. Where I live, it occurs in the early morning, around 3:45 am, MST. It marks a turning point, a moment of balance, where light and dark meet, just before the energy of the year begins to rise again. We move from winter’s stillness, inward and reflective (Yin), into the movement of spring, outward and expressive (Yang). In Tra

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yin and Yang describe the dynamic relationship between opposing but interdependent forces. Yin is stillness. Yang is movement. Yin is form. Yang is function. Yin is receptivity. Yang is propulsion. If Yin is the magnetic force that draws energy into form, Yang is the kinetic force that sets it into motion. They are not in conflict. They are in relationship. Yang begins with inspiration. A spark, an idea. It is the impulse to move forward and i

Since mid-December, my shoulder has been bothering me. Although I haven’t formally had it diagnosed, I’m fairly certain I’m dealing with periarthritis of the shoulder, or more commonly known as frozen shoulder. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it has a much more poetic, if not slightly humbling name:  “50-year-old shoulder.” Yay. Interestingly enough, over the last couple of weeks, I’ve had a noticeable number of people come into the clinic with very similar shoulder is