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The Body as a Clock

In traditional Chinese medicine, each organ has a two hour period when it is at the peak of its activity. If we listen to our body needs and effectively use this window of time, we could be healthier...

Clearing the digestive track

Constipation, diarrhoea, bloating, tiredness and heavy feeling after meal, burning sensations, abdominal distension and pain, stomach ulcers, etc, are symptoms that indicate poor digestion. The cause can be simple and obvious like overeating, constant nibbling, eating too fast, eating late at night, under eating, eating on the run or while standing; or, poor digestion can be hidden behind conditions such as anxieties, worries or stress. In any case stomach and spleen, are organs, which suffer the consequences...

Proper Digestion is Vital to Good Health

When the high temperatures of summer come, we tend to cool ourselves down with chilled drinks and food. Let me explain what happens to our bodies when we do this, as it is an important part of shiatsu practice as well health and well being in general...

Let's talk about the heart, the mind and emotions

Before the Fire element of our mid-summer transforms into the Earth element of late summer, let's talk some more about the relationship of the heart, mind and emotions...