Abundant Heaven

A reading & interpretation of the 2024 Year of the Jia Chen - Wood Dragon with insights into how to best navigate & benefits from the year.

The one time I caught SARS-2 was in September of 2022. I caught it in a setting where I was exposed to large amounts of virus over...

We all have a chip in our proverbial cups. The chip may be superficial or a cavernous fracture - as life leaves its mark on us. The chip...

A new study was published in April 2023 in the journal PeerJ performing a meta-analysis of 7 studies that set to determine if there was a...

It's really quite easy to explain without going into the deep biological science. It should be easy to understand why heat is better than...

A new medical advice article in the Washington Post answered the question "Does Acupuncture Work for Chronic Pain?" with a helpful...

I am reading this paper and it's honestly a bit dense with neuroscience. I am getting more and more familiar with pain neuroscience...

I was doing some historical research and trying to grasp the deep roots of Ziwei doushu 紫微斗數, the astrology/fate calculation system I...

Stem & Branch Patterns of Relationship Watching the sky, especially the Sun and Moon and the stars has been a basis for human language,...

If someone is in a car accident and they are unconscious, quickly losing blood, I am not going to say, “Wait! Let’s fix their qi before...

Acupuncture can reduce vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes, night sweats) associated with increased risk of vascular dementia and...

Acupuncture restores functional connectivity & other amazing discoveries from neuroimaging research. It could be said that acupuncture is...

How much of our life is predetermined? And how much can be influenced by our focus and will? I was told years ago by a Chinese astrologer...

Today I was reminded of the importance of working WITH the body versus forcing the body to do something painful it isn’t ready for yet....

If your doctor starts looking more and more like a human pez dispenser handing out prescriptions and diagnoses that don't actually help...

In honor of mothers and their love, we have put together a 20% discount of select teas in pur Spring Collection. Use code: "MothersLove"...

So much of our experience depends on our perspective. I was reminded of this while watching our son on a walk today. There was a line of...

What does it mean to practice medicine when it comes from the heart? And when we recognize that we are all innately capable of healing?

Happy Lunar New Year! A new year has arrived. In many indigenous Asian cultures and traditions, the new year is marked with the arrival...

While a bit outdated and lacking up-to-date evidence of the anatomical basis for acupuncture, this wonderful summary of the physiological...