Here is my standard hydrotherapy practice (which I use about once a week during the warmer months of the year) to detoxify my cells and keep my immune system humming (and my hair healthy and shiny): Begin by dry-brushing your skin with a soft-bristle, natural brush...
I’ve been vacillating about when to write about the use of hydrotherapy as a health-care treatment, but I think the time is now. I thought maybe I should wait until the season of Water Element, but that’s during the winter months, and who wants to take a...
This exercise is good for clearing both heart and lung meridians, and since we have moved from summer (heart/fire) into fall (lung/metal) I think it’s an appropriate exercise for the transition. Though it comes from Donna Eden’s repertoire of energy...
With the passing of Lughnasad, we’re easing into the season of Metal. This is the season of release and letting go, of cutting away the chaff. Though it may not yet seem apparent at this early stage, the Earth (in the Northern Hemisphere) is beginning to pull...
As many of you know, I came to the world of energy medicine through the doorway of massage therapy. As a beginning massage therapist, I knew that there was more to our bodies than flesh and blood and bone, but it wasn’t until I began to study energy medicine...
This is an exercise to use for balancing your Fire Element when you are feeling panicked, outside of yourself, or overwhelmed by chaos. It eases insomnia, anxiety and generally freaking out. It also promotes grounding. •Rub your hands and shake them off, rest them on...
