The Missing Link: How Trauma Theory Completes the Daoist View of Emotional Imbalance
For almost 25 years, I ‘ve been studying the Daoist healing arts and Chinese medicine. For most of that period, I’ve felt this persistent sense that things didn’t add up. It’s a fantastic system. Ancient, graceful, and intuitive. Its depth still astounds me as it charts the human experience. Still, there has been one thing—this […]
A Daoist Perspective on Depression: Understanding the Balance of Qi, Yin, and Yang
When pondering depression, most people view it as one large, overpowering affliction—sadness, heaviness, or a numbness difficult to overcome. From a Daoist standpoint, meanwhile, depression isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” infirmity. As every one of us is distinct, so are our experiences with depression; their foundations and characteristics vary. While some of us feel blocked or “stuck,” […]
The Stress Factor: How It Impacts Your Health and Why the Liver Matters
Everybody’s heard that stress is terrible for us. Have you ever considered, though, why that is? Why does stress seem to have such a strong hold on our health, influencing everything from headaches to chronic illness? The answer may not surprise you if you’ve been following the wisdom of Chinese medicine or the Daoist healing […]