The other day, a patient thanked me for reminding her that it wasn’t her fault that she has Hashimoto’s Disease. That fact seemed obvious to me but for her it was a revelation. “Thank you for helping me to see that my thyroid gland is not my enemy,” she said, “for recognizing that my symptoms […]
Kidney 25 – Spirit Storehouse: Darkening of the Light by Lorie Eve Dechar, L.Ac.
First snow. Already, it’s beginning to melt. The world is wet, sodden, and cold. In my treatment room, I find the lung pulse often buried deep under a thick quilt of silence. Even with needles and grains of fiery moxa, it is hard to ignite the enlivening breath. Outside, in the early afternoon, the light […]
In Response to Charlottesville
I’ve been wrestling internally since this past weekend to find solid ground in response to what unfolded in Charlottesville, which has awakened all Americans to the need to stand resolute in the face of the racism that has always lived at the core of our country, that laid the foundation for the American Dream. I’ve […]
Pericardium 8 – Palace of Weariness:
A Point for Our Time
by Lorie Eve Dechar, M.Ac.
At the high point of Summer, a crimson poppy bursts from its green bud and brings to fullness the promise of its minute black seed. In Chinese Medicine, this is the season of Fire. Fire’s medicine is blossoming – the capacity of the yang to expand, to open and to move us outward into life. […]
Can We Have a Different Conversation About Healthcare?
I keep hearing how important it is that we call our Senators to share in very real terms what it will mean for us and our families if the Senate American Health Care Act bill wins a majority vote. Yes, this kind of engagement is imperative in a true democracy … but I find myself […]
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