It’s not spring just yet - Look after your water for the wood to rise!
As I sit here writing I can see and hear the first signs of Spring in the garden – the daffodils are up, the snowdrops are in full bloom, the birds are definitely making more noise. But in my clinic I am still seeing lots of people suffering with winter ailments – colds, coughs, exhaustion, earaches, depletion of energy. What’s going on? In shiatsu we are trained to look at the whole picture of health and energy in a client and there is a pattern in what I’m seeing - continue
Do you have Liver Qi Stagnation?
By far the most common Chinese medicine syndrome I see in clinic is Liver Qi Stagnation. This isn’t too surprising, as its main causes are integral parts of modern life: stress, suppressing our emotions (especially anger), and contraceptive medication. Before we go any further, I should explain that Liver Qi Stagnation may have nothing at all to do with your liver. This is because Chinese medicine groups certain physiological processes together and then names each group after
