Seasonal health
It takes Great Heart to Step into Summer
On the eve of Summer, it is pouring with rain in Cambridge – again. The English weather has been so hesitant in recent weeks, repeatedly stepping forward into fleeting moments of glorious sun before losing heart and retreating back into dampness. For it is truly an arduous transition from Spring into Summer, one which in…
Read MoreAutumn Recipes for Healthy Lungs
The Autumn recipes below are good for all of us at this time of year. They protect us from respiratory infections and intestinal problems and generally boost our immune system by nourishing this season’s Metal energy in the Five Element system of Chinese medicine. Metal relates to the function of our Lungs and Large Intestines, which,…
Read MoreAutumn Yoga: time to reflect & refine
I start teaching my Qigong and Yoga classes in Cambridge again today after a glorious, long summer break in both beautiful Sri Lanka for the joyful celebrations of my niece’s wedding and in the wild hills of my old home in Umbria, Italy, where this Summer has been particularly unapologetic in its fiery heat. It has…
Read MoreWe move in cycles – our bodies try to remind us …
I recently taught a workshop to a group of beautiful women, exploring the Chinese Daoist understanding of the intimate dance between the forces of Yin (contraction) and Yang (expansion) in our bodies, between the original ‘seed’ energy we received when we were conceived and our spiritual blossoming in life into the person we were born to…
Read MoreReconnecting in the mountains
I have just returned from a skiing holiday in the beautiful Swiss mountains, newly inspired to share MogaDao Yoga and Qigong. This inspiration comes in part from celebrating the inspiring first 50 years of life of my brave and brilliant brother, who returns today to work on a whole new entrepreneurial adventure. It is also because the mountains…
Read MoreHow to eat well for vibrant good health
If you want to nurture optimum health (and perhaps boost your fertility) by bringing your body’s rhythms in to harmony with those of nature, the energetic quality of what you eat on a daily basis is key. This energetic aspect of food is overlooked by most western nutritionists, but is central to Chinese nutritional principles. Seasonal tips…
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