New Year, New You: a Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach to the New Year
The turn of a year always feels like a fresh start—but when we align that with the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the celebration of the Chinese New Year, it becomes a deeper opportunity to reset, renew, and realign. As we approach the Lunar New Year...
Winter Reset: Practical Steps for a Healthy Start to the New Year
As the new year unfolds and cooler air settles over Southern Utah, winter offers a natural reset. With slower days, quieter evenings, and the busy holiday season behind, it’s a good time to refocus on what keeps us steady: our health, routines, and sense of...
Healing in Motion: Finding Your Pace
Years ago, I worked with young cross-country runners. Inevitably, one would trip and fall during the season. Feeling the sting of scraped knees and seeing the blood, these young athletes often believed the pain was too great to continue. From experience, having hit...
The Competence Connection: How Mastering a Skill Shapes Emotional Healing
By the time Yo-Yo Ma was nine years old, he was already practicing the cello for hours each day. Under the exacting eye of Leonard Rose at Juilliard’s preparatory division, he drilled scales, refined bowing, and internalized music until every note had both precision...
Midlife Renaissance: Why Your 40s and 50s Are the Prime Years for a Mental Upgrade
We tend to think of midlife as the tipping point toward decline—a stage where the brain slows, memories slip, and change becomes harder. The phrase midlife crisis suggests panic, regret, and a scramble to reclaim youth. But emerging neuroscience tells a different...