Summer is here, bringing with it the urge to go out and do all the things! The days are longer, the sun is warmer, and our bodies, minds, and spirits are yearning to get out and get going! Unless you're too tired. Or anxious. Or overwhelmed. Or.... We often get in our own way when it comes to fully enjoying all that life has to offer. With the lockdown continuing in the suburbs of DC, many people in the DMV are feeling frustrated, stuck, tired, and dejected. The good news is,

"...the saints did not wait for illnesses to appear, but took care of them before they appeared. They did not wait for disorder in affairs but took care of it before it appeared." - Huang Di Nei Jing. Su Wen 2 (The classic of the Yellow Emperor, Simple Questions Chapter 2, translated by Claude Larre SJ) This quote from the first classic of Chinese medicine demonstrates the wisdom of anticipating and preventing illnesses of body, spirit, and society. The text suggests that the