"The cat has to go! I'm allergic!" Many moons ago, when Craig (now my husband) and I first dated, I was living on my own and was the proud mama of a fur baby: Booboo the cat! Every time Craig came to my place he couldn't stay long. Within 20 minutes, he would start sneezing uncontrollably, his [...]
My dad died when I was 5 years old. I know what you're thinking: "So sad, poor Clara." Most of my life people have thought or said that to me when I tell them. But I never felt sad, I barely remember my dad, and my mom was the BEST mother EVER! Being a single mother was [...]
My hubby is a hottie! He's literally on FIRE! My husband has so much energy, he practically bounces off the walls. He's always happy, passionate and excited. I love that about him, but of course it also comes with tendency to restlessness, insomnia, high blood pressure and ADD. When we go see a comedy at the movie [...]
Prior to becoming a TCM Geek, I was managing a fitness club where I personal trained clients, taught aerobics and hip-hop dance class (how do you like the hair? Yikes!) My friends were all fitness fanatics and we spent our time off hiking, mountain biking, running marathon, participating in adventure races and triathlons! CRAZY! We talked [...]
I love to teach the Zang-Fu Theory to new students, because it forces them to let go of what they know about the function of organs in a western sense, and wrap their heads around the TCM view point. But what's really important, is the functions of each TCM organ will help a good practitioner figure out [...]
Nobody messes with my mom. She's always right and will bite your head off if you don't do it her way. Imagine when at 10 years old, I decided to paint our kitchen bright turquoise. Her LV yang exploded when she came home and saw I had painted the fridge, the windows and the door as well [...]
