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2023 Year of the Yin Water Rabbit

By Jean Donati Acupuncture | Published January 22, 2023

2023 is the Year of the Rabbit

The Rabbit year is yin: meditative and internal. The contemplative (Yin) year of the Rabbit follows active (Yang) year of the Tiger. This is the time to create peace, calm and rest after the Yang Tiger year of 2022. The rabbit ‘s personality traits are friendliness, diplomacy, sensitivity and adaptability. The

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Kidneys in Balance: Activity & Rest in the Colder Months

By Jean Donati Acupuncture | Published March 1, 2022

Winter is kidney season!

Kidneys are, in many ways, the alpha and omega of Chinese medicine organ theory, as they manage development and decline and therefore both life and death. They are also considered the root source of our energy. Essence, or jing qi, is the energy we receive at conception (also called prenatal qi). The

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World Osteoporosis Day: Down to the Bone with TCM

By Jean Donati Acupuncture | Published October 29, 2021

This October, when you see a skeleton hanging in a doorway or window to celebrate Halloween, take a moment to appreciate your own osseous framework at the very core of your body’s structure. That appreciation would be right on time as October 20th is the calendar day that marks an annual campaign to raise awareness and resources about Osteoporosis and

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Winter and your Kidneys

By admin | Published December 21, 2020

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, health is achieved by living in balance with nature and the seasons. Winter, the season of the Water Element, is the season for slowing down, reflecting, and conserving our resources. We all feel this tendency, but we don’t always listen to our bodies. In Western culture, being active is rewarded and expected. We feel

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