PART ONE

UNDERSTANDING CHINESE MEDICINE

PART ONE WILL INTRODUCE YOU to Chinese medicine as a code of best practices for living a balanced life. In modern life, we are seeing an increase in health concerns like toxic stress, addiction, depression, anxiety, autoimmune diseases, and cancer, to name just a few. How do we maintain balance in this kind of world? How do we stay connected to ourselves while giving so much to our families and careers? The system of Chinese medicine came out of a Taoist philosophy that saw a state of health as what naturally arises from a deep connection to the natural cycles and rhythms of the earth. By entrusting ourselves to the wisdom contained in this ancient system of medicine, we can understand some of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century and learn to navigate them with grace and ease.