CW: racial injustice, systemic injustice towards Black bodies, minds, and spirits This country has been sick for a long time. The illness...

“It is not we who abandon life, but life that leaves us when we do not follow the Way.”* The ancient texts of Chinese medicine don’t just...

“Qi” (pronounced “chee”) means “life energy.” Any living being has Qi, while the literal translation of the Chinese way of saying someone...

We had a very mild winter this year here in Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia. With no major snow falls or super cold days to keep us...

If you’re anything like me, you’re a bit of a perfectionist. My generation is taught that we’re special. Each of us is smart, and...

Fall is a time of letting go. The trees drop their leaves and their energy retreats to their trunks and roots. In us, this energetic...

“Anxiety” is complicated. It shows up in many different ways. For some, it’s a twisting sensation in the belly, for others a dropping...

3 Simple Steps to Transform Anger into Benevolence by Grace Ganel Anger is a normal part of daily life. Someone cuts us off in traffic,...

Acupuncture and pain: Treating the whole person by Grace Ganel “When there is no flow, there is pain. When there is flow, there is no...

SOPHIA Series: The Second Arrow by Grace Ganel Has something like this ever happened to you? You’re just getting home from work or...