Finding All That Chinese Medicine “Magic” You Were Promised

Ioannis Solos Dedicated scholar, acupuncturist, author and teacher Ioannis Solos is back! In June he shared The Secret About the “Secrets” in Acupuncture, and today he writes about “the magic”!  Ioannis Solos Chinese Medicine is …

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Confidence

“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” ~ Peter T. McIntyre

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“I Am a Young Tree Bending in the Wind”

This weekend I had a conversation with a good friend who used this metaphor to describe how she was approaching a tense situation. She was heading into a difficult conversation and wanted to remain strong …

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Something to Think About

 “The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.” Flora Whittemore

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Love Is In The Air….

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! A big thank you to all the wonderful people who have shown me love, I appreciate each and every one of you. “You can’t be wise and in love at the …

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Chinese New Year is the Year of the Horse

The Horse January 31st is the beginning of the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Horse is galloping in or, if the snow and ice keeps up in Chicago, the Horse is going …

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Water The Element of Power and Patience

In the philosophy of Chinese Medicine, there are five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. These five elements are not simply the materials associated with each of the names, but rather they are metaphors …

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Happy Hanukkah!

Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah, also called the Festival of Lights. A well known Jewish holiday, it commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after the successful Maccabean Revolt in the …

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