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July 22: The Peak of Yang Energy — Finding Balance During the Hottest Energy of the Year
July 22: The Peak of Yang Energy — Finding Balance During the Hottest Energy of the Year Every season has a gift. Nature is always teaching us how to live in greater harmony, if we are willing to listen. On July 22, we arrive at one of the most important energetic turning points of the
The Power of the Summer Solstice: How to Harvest this Powerful Vitality Energy
Summer Solstice Wisdom: When Yang Reaches Its Peak and Yin Begins to Rise Each year, around June 20th or 21st, we experience the Summer Solstice—the longest day and shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. While astronomically it marks the sun’s highest point in the sky, spiritually it represents something even deeper:
Set Your Sights on the Moon
Set Your Sights on the Moon The moon has always held a mystical quality for human beings. It has fueled our dreams and imagination for millennia. For thousands of years we humans dreamed of going to the moon. The phrase “shoot for the moon” once meant dreaming big and setting your sights on the impossible.
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American Ginseng and Chinese Dates Tea
American Ginseng and Chinese Dates Tea BENEFITS: This is good for improving immune function and overall health Can also be taken daily for recovery after illness. Serves: 1 INGREDIENTS: American Ginseng – 15gm (about fifteen slices) Chinese Red Dates – 3 PREPARATION Rinse dates, cut open to remove pit and
Healthy Balanced Fried Rice
Healthy Balanced Fried Rice BENEFITS: Nutritional recipe assisting the body to be vigorous ***If you have nut allergies this recipe contains pine nuts and black roasted sesame seeds*** INGREDIENTS: Goji-berries: a small handful (about 20) Pine nuts: a handful Black roasted sesame seeds: a small handful Chinese Broccoli: 1½ cups (regular broccoli
Pine Nut Pesto
Pine Nut Pesto BENEFITS: Pine nuts are good for the digestive system, kidney energy, and also help relieve coughing with mucus. PREPARATION Wash the nuts clean, about 1/4 to 1/2 lb. Stir-fry them in a pan until they become a light brown. Remove from heat. When cool, eat them like eating peanuts as a snack.
Recipe for Strengthening Vitality
Recipe for Strengthening Vitality BENEFIT: Support and strengthen Kidney energy in winter Serving size: small bowl Serves 4 people – enough for three days apiece INGREDIENTS: 1 cup black sesame seeds: soak for 2 hours, drain water 2 cups of wood ear mushroom: soak for 2 hours, drain water and chop
Spinach Salad
Spinach Salad BENEFITS: Good for calming down the extra heat of the chest energy. It is grounding with earth energy. Serving size: small bowl Serves 3 people Ingredients: 6 cups water 1 lb of raw spinach 1 tbsp of sunflower seeds 1 tbsp of black sesame seeds 2 tbsp pine nuts 1
Lotus Seed & Black Sesame Seed Drink
Lotus Seed & Black Sesame Seed Drink BENEFITS: This drink is great for the lungs and nurturing of the kidneys Serves: 1-2 (it will be good for one week) INGREDIENTS: ½ C black sesame seeds 1 C lotus seeds ½ C mung beans ½ C adzuki beans ½ C black beans ½ C