The Challenges of Integration
Bringing Western trauma science and Daoist healing arts together sounds good on paper. Two powerful systems, both with deep insights. Why not combine them and offer people the best of both worlds? But the reality is harder than that. Integration is messy. The two systems weren’t built to fit together. They don’t speak the same […]
Integrating Daoist & Western Approaches Overview
Western trauma science and Daoist healing arts come from different worlds. One speaks in terms of nervous systems, attachment, stress responses, and brain wiring. The other speaks in terms of qi, yin and yang, organ systems, and natural cycles. At first glance, they might look unrelated—like two completely different languages. But here’s the truth: they’re […]
Treatment Principles Overview
Healing isn’t random. It doesn’t happen just because we collect enough practices or throw every technique at the wall to see what sticks. In Daoist medicine, healing follows principles—ways of thinking about imbalance, patterns, and how to guide change. These principles aren’t rigid formulas. They’re more like lenses you can look through, perspectives that help […]
In Practice: Grounding When Anxious
Anxiety has a way of pulling you out of yourself. Your mind runs ahead. Your breath shortens. Your body feels like it’s floating two inches above the ground — or buzzing so hard you can’t find stillness. Survivors of childhood trauma often live here, in this constant hum of unease, as if something might collapse […]