by Sue | Mar 17, 2024 | Balance, Blog, Change, Featured, Liver, New, Spring, Uncategorized, Water Element, Wood Element
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Chinese philosophy, we (humans) are integral components of the universe. Further to this, we each are made up of our own small universe. Harmony exists when the universe (both big and small) is in balance. As the...
by Sue | Nov 20, 2023 | Blog, Emotions, Featured, Five Elements, Gratitude, New, Uncategorized, Water Element, Winter
My Eight Annual Gifts of Gratitude starts Dec.1! Will you be joining me? During times of turmoil or challenge, it’s easy to let the difficult times take over our lives. Difficult times are hard; good times are easy. By focusing on difficult times we allow them...
by Sue Crites | Oct 15, 2023 | Autumn, Blog, Breath, Change, Deep Breathing, Fall, Five Elements, For the Soul, Healing, Health Tips, Metal Element, Qigong, Qigong Exercise, Recipes, Uncategorized
According to the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine, in the Northern Hemisphere, we are in the Metal Element of Autumn. This is the season of cleansing and harvest–harvesting crops, garden produce, and ideas. Now we evaluate the seeds we planted in the spring to...
by Sue | Apr 20, 2023 | Blog, Featured, New, Recipes, Uncategorized
As May draws near, can you feel the energetic shift in the atmosphere? Those of us in the Northern hemisphere point our faces in the direction of the sun as we step outside. We pause. We smile as we feel warmth and light bathe our skin. As we unbutton our coats and...
by Sue Crites | Jun 27, 2022 | Blog, Fire, Five Elements, Joy, Summer, Uncategorized
How are you experiencing joy? This week, those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere officially entered into summer. There has been lots of humidity over here at Sunset Beach, AB, Canada (=plenty of rain!), but it’s summer none-the-less! As we enter into...
