WHAT'S YOUR SEASON?

Although Indian summer is not often recognized as a full-fledged season, in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it represents the critical fifth season and the balance point between yin and yang. The number five plays an important role in TCM theory; there are five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water) and five flavors (sour, bitter, sweet, salty, and pungent), and it follows that there are also five seasons. In the transition between the warmer, yang seasons (spring

We're excited to announce the publication of our book, What's Your Season? Healing Principles and Recipes for Your Body Type. Now available for purchase on our website, or in bookstores beginning September 17th. For more information and advance reviews, visit our Books page here. What’s Your Season? presents a new and valuable approach to living well, bringing together the best of Eastern and Western medicine to help you optimize your health. By relating characteristics of yo

Here comes summer! As the peak of yang in the cycle of seasons, summer is characterized by heat, brightness, growth, and vibrancy. Summer has an expansive quality and physicality; the freedom and spirit of the season suggest that we look outward and engage in the external world through adventure, activity, and play. It is a time for taking initiative, embracing risk and challenge, and most of all, having fun. Health research suggests that play is not only important for childr

Welcome to our WYS blog. This is where you'll find information about living and eating seasonally, as well as resources for healing your seasonal body type. We'll be posting updated information on holistic health (diet, mindfulness, exercise, environment), seasonal recipes, and more. First of all, what does "living seasonally" even mean? For us, the concept of living seasonally means aligning with nature’s cycle of seasons – eating the foods that are grown and available in ea