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The main framework I use in this article, is the 5 Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine (or TCM). The beauty of letting go What are the Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine? Each of the 5 Elements describes and illustrates a different phase of Qi / ch'i / ki (or energy), and its different behaviours and characteristics. Each element relates to a different season. Yes, there are 5 seasons in TCM, not the usual 5. Late Summer (Earth) is, however, considered as a se

Healing Hands Introduction: The meteoric rise of Reiki Since it was first introduced to mainland USA, in the post-WW2 years by one of the pioneering giants in Reiki, Hawayo Takata (a US citizen, born in Hawaii, who was inspired to share Reiki with the world after receiving Reiki for a health condition, in Japan), Reiki has exploded in popularity amongst people regardless of cultural, social or financial position, and enjoyed celebrity endorsement in the US from such names as

Springtime lifestyle tweaks for Holistic Wellbeing. Support your Wood Element.

I've been feeling the need to immerse myself in nature again recently, but with the prospect of boots caked in sticky mud, lake-sized...

Yesterday I took a walk along my favourite local woodland path. It was muddier underfoot than earlier in the year, but not impassable....