From the Roots

Within Traditional Chinese Medicine and Taoist wisdom, there is an understanding that consciousness is not housed in one place alone, but expressed through the Five Spirits. These Spirits are subtle aspects of ourselves, connected to the organ systems and different dimensions of human experience. - Shen of the Heart, relating to presence, awareness and connection - Yi of the Spleen, relating to thought, reflection and our ability to process experience - Po o

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