How to treat seasonal allergies with traditional Chinese medicine.
Read moreQi Node 10: 夏至 Xiàzhì (Summer Solstice)
Yang Qi is in charge again and it is moving and shaking the things around it. But Yang’s hand can be a bit heavy. Learn more about using Yang qi to your advantage during this season and how it can impact your health for the rest of the year.
Read moreQi Node 9: 芒種 Mángzhǒng (Grain Matures)
You’ve been conserving, planning, and preparing all year. Now it is time to DO!
Read moreQi Node 8: 小满 Xiǎomǎn (Grain Sprouts)
We are mid-way through the first moon of Summer and the Yang qi is driving the creation summer fruits and vegetables. It is inspiring movement and activity in people and helping all of us to feel progressive and productive.
Read moreQi Node 6: 谷雨 Gǔyǔ (Grain Rain)
The nature of Earth is to hold space and to create context. This qi node sets the stage for the coming summer and gives us insight into how we dealt with the qi of last Fall.
Read moreQi Node 5: 清明 Qīngmíng (Clear and Bright)
Yang Qi emerges clear and bright at this time of the year, finally strong enough to start really doing things.
Read moreQi Node 4: 春分 Chūnfēn (Spring Equinox)
The lethargy of Winter has given way to the agitation of Spring. Learn more about how you can take advantage of the return of a more directed and potent Yang Qi
Read moreQi Node 3: 惊蛰 Jīngzhé (Insects Awaken)
Finally we can begin to feel the change in the balance of Yin and Yang in our environments. It’s still not time to go out and be super active, spending loads of time outside and getting sweaty but the change is coming. Use this node to finalize your Spring plans and get thinking about what you’ll want to do with the long days of Summer.
Read moreQi Node 1: 立春 Lìchūn (Spring Begins)
Anticipating the rise of Yang qi and how to feel the change in the season
Read moreQi Node 24: 大寒 Dàhán (Great Cold)
This node marks the final deepest decline of Yin Qi. But make no mistake, Yin has not disappeared and its depth and impact are still very much surrounding us. Read more the learn how to navigate the end of one cycle and the beginning of the next.
Read moreQi Node 17: 寒露 Hánlù (Cold Dew)
Insight into the final days of Autumn and how to healthily transition into Winter
Read moreQi Node 15: 白露 Báilù (White Dew)
An insight into how Yin is beginning the take charge of the season and heralding the powerful return of Winter Yin Qi
Read moreQi Node 12: 大暑 Dàshǔ (Greater Heat)
Yang Qi is in decline but won’t let go! Learn how yang qi becomes pernicious at this time of the year and how to counteract its intensity to avoid health problems later in the year.
Read moreHappy Lunar New Year! The Reign of the Yang Water Tiger
The Yang Water Tiger is a stark departure from the Yin Metal Ox. Learn how this new lunar year is likely to shape up!
Read moreQi Node 18: 霜降 Shuāngjiàng (Frost Descends)
The final node of Fall marks the collapse of Autumn into Winter and the rise of a more dominant and mature Yin
Read more2021: Year of the Yin Metal Ox
The combination of Yin, Metal, and the Year of the Ox create an opportunity to learn from the past year and apply that reflective wisdom toward recovery and rebuilding.
Read moreQi Node 23: 小寒 Xiǎohán (Lesser Cold)
The decline of Yin begins with this node and sets up the transition toward the young Yang of Spring.
Read moreQi Node 22: Winter Solstice
The grandeur of Yin is on display during the longest night of the year. Learn more about what this point in the annual Yin Yang Cycle means for you.
Read moreYou Are Enough
Listen in as Travis Kern talks with Stacey Whitcomb, host of the acusprout podcast, about founding Root & Branch and its mission to provide herbs for practitioners all across the country.
Read moreCovid-19 and Natural Medicine
A message from practitioner Travis Kern, LAc about the intersection between Covid-19 and natural remedies marketed as preventative or curative: There are a lot of people out there promising a lot of things. Health and illness prevention have gotten political in a lot of corners. But you can navigate this situation to the best outcomes for you and your family.
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