In the January 2021 issue of Mantra Magazine, yours truly is featured with my article on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Your Original Nature where I give a little mini- breakdown of the elements in human nature and in the natural world.
Fatigue isn't a disease, says holistic medical practitioner, herbalist, and acupuncturist Mindi Counts: "It is a symptom, not a cause. So depending on the root cause of someone's fatigue, that can guide us to treatment options.
If you’ve ever been to see a Chinese Medical Practitioner, you probably learned that every life event, every craving, every challenge you’ve ever experienced is connected. You see, everything is meaningful in Chinese Medicine.
From burning artemisia vulgaris (i.e. moxa) on acupuncture points to call-in perspective, grounding, and connection to that which is greater than you—could we get more witchy than that?
We have this saying, ‘The pathogen is nothing, and the host is everything,’” Counts says. “It means that who you are and your level of vulnerability is going to set the tone for whether or not you get sick.
The information you are gathering about yourself in this quarantine is meaningful and not to be taken lightly. This crisis is causing each one of us to learn more about our Yin and Yang nature.
You know how sometimes, you hear a word or phrase tossed around so often that you feel like it’s too late to ask what the heck it means? This was the case for me with Bakuchiol.
Unpaid, using their precious vacation, everyday docs like yours work miracles in the poorest reaches of the globe. They come home with full hearts and extraordinary stories like these.
Women Today interview Mindi K. Counts, acupuncturist, herbalist, author, non-profit founder and all-around amazing woman about her early childhood trauma and how she has found a sense of security and belonging in herself despite all odds.
Mindi is such a beautiful soul who cares immensely about this world and the people, plants, and animals in it and longs to live in a time where there is awareness of our inherent connection to Mother Earth, as well as a felt sense of global community that permeates all we do, think, and feel.
Valeria interviews Mindi K. Counts, the author of Everyday Chinese Medicine: Healing Remedies for Immunity, Vitality & Optimal Health - A friendly guide to a 2,000-year-old lineage of healing wisdom integrates both the Five Element theory, and the practices of traditional Chinese medicine.
Understanding our traits and tendencies through the Five Element framework allows us to see ourselves in a new light, so we can make better decisions in our daily life, and steer ourselves in the direction of health rather than disease.
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