In Practice: Rachel Hemphill, Acupuncturist
Who: Rachel Hemphill, DACM, L.Ac., FABORM Practice: City Pulse Acupuncture Specialty: Fertility, Women's Health, and Cosmetic Acupuncture Location: Oakland, California Ins...
养生 Yǎngshēng: The Art of Nourishing Life - A Word that Holds a Universe
养生 (Yǎngshēng) — to nourish life — is one of Traditional Chinese Medicine's most foundational ideas. It is the practice of tending to your vitality through small, intentional ch...
Bian Therapy: Ancient Precusor to Acupuncture and Gua Sha
Bian Shu (砭术) is considered one of the most ancient therapies of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Long before acupuncture and gua sha existed, Bian Shu, also known as Bian Th...
Finding Rest: Four Acupressure Points for Restful Sleep
Approximately 27% of the world's population suffers from sleep disorders — but sometimes all your body needs is a gentle nudge back into balance. Discover four powerful acupress...
Harnessing the Fire Horse: Your 2026 Guide to Dynamic Wellness
The Year of the Fire Horse in 2026 offers a remarkable opportunity for passionate growth and decisive transformation, profoundly charged by the qualities of the Fire element. In...
Año nuevo chino: leyendas, tradiciones y consejos de salud de la medicina tradicional china
A medida que se acerca el año nuevo lunar, ¡5YINA les desea buena salud, mucha alegría y gran prosperidad!
甘草 · GAN CAO Glycyrrhiza — The Great Harmonizer
In ten formulas, nine contain licorice. From the YINA Materia Medica: the classical record, phytochemistry, and ritual of 甘草 Gān Cǎo — the venerable elder of Chinese herbalism, ...
Cultivating Vitality During Deep Winter with TCM Principles
As the seasons transition to deep winter, we enter the last two solar terms of the year: Xiao Han 小寒 (Minor Cold) January 2, and Da Han大寒 (Major Cold) January 20. Winter in ...
The Stillness of Strength: Zhan Zhuang – Standing Meditation
What if one of the most powerful health practices requires you to do, quite literally, nothing but stand? Welcome to Zhan Zhuang (站桩), which translates simply to "standing like ...
24 PUNTOS DE TEMPORADA
Los 24 puntos estacionales se utilizan como guía para la producción agrícola, los patrones climáticos, el mantenimiento de la salud, las ceremonias y los rituales.
TCM Tips for Bloating and Indigestion
In anticipation of all the good food we will be eating this week (and the leftovers to come), here are some TCM tips to prevent and improve your digestion.
The Root of Female Hair Loss: A TCM Perspective on Causes & Renewal - Part 2
YINA’s Yang Sheng Guide to Healthy Hair Yang Sheng, the art of “nourishing life,” reminds us that healing doesn’t happen through one product or quick fix — it happens through t...