Take this PERSONALITY QUIZ & see just what kind of boss lady, queen, goddess, modern wonder woman you are in Classical Chinese Medicine terms... In Chinese Medicine, everything relates back to the Five Elements; Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. These make up all things in nature from the seasons, tastes and smells to sounds, colours and emotions. Everything is cyclical and the elements are interdependent. We, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners use the founda

If you’ve ever read anything I have written before, chances are you’ll have stumbled across YIN / YANG theory + the five elements - the foundations of which Traditional Chinese Medicine is based upon... It is no secret I love to talk about this topic, sorry not sorry. Everything in nature is made up of one of the opposing forces, yin or yang - femininity and masculinity respectively. And within this, there are the 5 elements; Fire, earth, metal, water and wood. Each element

SPRING time, the element of Wood… In Traditional Chinese Medicine, each season is represented by an element in nature. Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. Spring / Wood is the season for new birth and growth, and is the colour of green. It controls the liver function of processing, detoxification and storing blood as well as supporting the Gall Bladder, assisting in smooth Qi (energy) flow. The energy of wood moves upwards and outwards like that of a flower in bloom, a tree s

Ok. Let’s talk old medicine for new women…I’ve made it my personal mission to tear down the walls that divide Eastern and Western medicine, and share why I think TCM is so fabulous for the modern women.