Thoughts on January 2014

NOW is an appropriate time for retreat, planning, preparing, visioning, and resting. Β The weather and general seasonal ‘qi’ says so. According to the Asian lunar calendar we have another 4 weeks before the new year comes – this one on January 31st. And the next year is very different in its mood – the shift…

Chinese herbs for the common cold

CHINESE HERBS FOR A COLD – β€œ YIN QIAO, right?” Maybe, maybe not…..   Yin QIao formula for the beginning of a cold     Ashland, Oregon seems like a pretty sophisticated place when it comes to understanding about health, herbs, supplements, Chinese medicine – that kind of thing. But as in the rest of…