I was born 10 weeks premature with asthma and scoliosis. I was bald until I was 2 years old and didn't walk until 19 months. As a whole, I wasn't blessed with great Kidney Essence, that's for sure. Obviously, I have to be very vigilant with my lifestyle to preserve my essence and keep my TCM Kidneys [...]
I was born with Asthma because my French mother smoked cigarettes. TWO packs a day during her entire pregnancy with me...yikes! In TCM, the mother of Lung is the digestive system. Having a healthy diet can strengthen the Lung and boost the immune system. Today, I am free of asthma. I keep my immune system and Lung [...]
I've been teaching TCM to future acupuncture professionals since 2008 and absolutely love it! Now, my goal is to expand my reach to TCM Rock Stars (yep, that's you!) all over the world. I want to make Chinese medicine easy to grasp and fun to learn. This video course is all about the Yin Yang Theory. Enjoy [...]
When my TCM Liver gets stressed, my LV Yang rises easily! Yoga, and exercising outdoors makes me feel better, and having acupuncture weekly keeps me in check. After all, my main personality in the 5 Element is the Liver type: achiever, goal oriented, stubborn and always wanting to be right! You'll find everything you wanted to know [...]
I have a love/hate relationship with the TCM Spleen system. I love damp foods! But I also need my Spleen to be functioning optimally for teaching, focusing on my patients, exercising, and to keep things from going down. At my age, believe me, things ARE starting to get affected by gravity! You'll find everything you wanted to [...]
One of my best friends was the fittest woman I had ever met. She ate a clean, wholesome diet and had tons of friends who thought she was amazing. Because she truly was! What most people didn't know was, that she had been sexually abused as a child by her older brother and father. Her own mother [...]
