Women's Health
Perimenopause: The Unseen Phase Even At the Level of the Rose
Perimenopause, the Unseen Phase, even at the Level of the Rose The rose we think we know. This time I want to continue my journey through the floral kingdom. I began with the Dandelion in another post; now I move on to the Rose. Rose is my mother's second name....
Perimenopause, Sex and Relationships: What The Invite (2026) Gets Right
I went to see The Invite because so many people I respect recommended it as a comedy. I laughed too. But I left the cinema thinking less about the humour and more about the conversations the film quietly opens, about sex, menopause, and the stories we carry about women.
Menopause as a Natural Transition: Understanding the Wisdom of the Female Body
A story of a Dandelion- seemingly ordinary, yet revealing its quiet magnificence. Let’s have a look at the plant world to help us understand the nature of menopause. And why do I look at nature? First, human beings are part of nature. Just open your eyes. But if you...
Eastern Medicine
The Gallbladder Meridian: Why It Matters More Than You Think
Gold like honey, bitter like truth: the gallbladder and what it teaches us about life The gallbladder is an organ located on the right side of the body, very close to the Liver. In East Asian medicine, it has a meridian connected to it. It is part of an energetic...
The Chong Mai: The Extraordinary Vessels That Shape Human Life
Most discussions of Chinese medicine focus on symptoms, organs, or the twelve meridians. Yet beneath all of these lies a deeper layer of the system: the Eight Extraordinary Vessels. The extraordinary vessels are often described as our constitutional energies, the...
The Eight Extraordinary Vessels: The Fields Within and Around Us
Why does understanding what a field is matter so much when we talk about the eight extraordinary vessels? In Nan Jing, Difficulty 27, the sages built ditches and channels to guard against unexpected circumstances. When heavy rain pours down from heaven, first the...