a small magenta personal altar, called a zendohous, in honor of a family ancestor, with photo, flowers and other memorabilia
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Transforming loss & finding inspiration

How do we transform a loss without becoming lost in it? How do we find inspiration for daily life or the big issues? This post, the last in the series of Metal and the Fall, is about honoring the Spirit in grief and letting go, and also for inspiration. Grief is a normal emotion in…

this shows a model of a woman with the acupuncture meridians or channels diagrammed on her back and head
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Adapting acupuncture treatments during pandemic times

I am happy to announce several new treatment options to reflect safety and budget considerations to help you get through these pandemic times.  We are all needing to adapt to the current circumstances, and I hope these offerings will help you get the help you want and need. REDUCED CONTACT TIMES: Even though I am…

foot soaking supplies: bucket, salt, vinegar, soft towel
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How (and why) to make an easy Foot Soak with essential oils now

Five reasons why you should make a foot soak with essential oils as a part of your self-care now: Until a few years ago, I was a “bath” person. I didn’t take them often, but when I did, I made them just to my liking, using essential oils, apple cider vinegar, seaweed, sea salt, pink…

The Spirit of Metal: Inspiration, Grief and Letting Go in Fall
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The Spirit of Metal: Inspiration, Grief and Letting Go in Fall

The body, mind and spirit aspects of Metal, which associates with the Fall season, are interrelated. And yet we can still look at these organs and systems through individual prisms to appreciate them in greater detail and nuance. So, just as we breathe air in through the Lungs, our Spirit is animated by “the breath of…