The Holistic Approach: Body/Mind/Spirit by Grace Ganel A central teaching to Chinese medicine (indeed, this is what makes it “holistic” medicine, relative to Western medicine), is that the Body, Mind, and Spirit are not actually separate. Rather, the three are one in the same, and the separation of them is a construct of our society that endangers our health. That being said, once the individual has separated these out (it is only human that they do), the practitioner must de

Happy Holidays! On Winter and the Water Element by Grace Ganel I hope the holidays are treating you well - this time of year is full of joy and excitement for people of all backgrounds and faiths. And now as we’re starting to see some snow and very cold weather in the Baltimore-Washington area, there’s no denying that it’s truly winter. I’ve heard from several people lately that they’re struggling to get into the “holiday spirit,” so I would like to address the nature of the

In Chinese medicine, each of the twelve primary meridians of the body manifests an organ or official within the body, which carries out the function of the channel in question. According to Chinese medical theories of embryology, the first things to form are the channels, and then the physical manifestations of these energies come through in the tissues and organs of the body. Each organ carries out functions on a body, mind, and spirit level. For example, the Lungs, Fei in C