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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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Qigong Master Chunyi Lin’s Oyster Mushroom Stir Fry
Master Lin’s Oyster Mushroom Stir Fry BENEFITS: Good for your kidneys, your pancreas, and for moving of energy. When we come to this transition to winter season it’s important to pay more attention to kidney energy and this dish is great for kidney energy. Serves 4 people Ingredients • 2 Oyster Mushrooms•
Qigong Master Chunyi Lin’s Winter Stir Fry
Master Lin’s Winter Stir Fry BENEFITS: Good for high cholesterol, diabetes, and constipation Serves 3: (Adding 1/2 chicken breast or 1 cup chopped pork serves 4) Ingredients: 2 cups bamboo shoots ½ cup peanuts 1 cup black mushrooms ( find at a Chinese grocery store) soak in water for ½ hour before
Soybean Kelp Soup
Soybean Kelp Soup BENEFITS: Good for lungs and breathing in winter. Good for lymph system and swollen legs. Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 cups mushroom or chicken broth (You can always add a little water if you like) 1 cup raw soybeans – soak for two hours before making the soup ½ cup walnuts
Bean Sprout & Wood Ear Mushroom Stir-Fry
Bean Sprout & Wood Ear Mushroom Stir-Fry BENEFITS: Strengthening the kidneys and nurturing the lungs Serves 4: (With or without adding chicken or pork) Ingredients: 3 cups bean sprouts 1 cup Wood Ear mushrooms – chopped 1/2 cup carrots – chopped 1 cup lotus root – chopped fine 1 cup raw potato
Eggs and Chives Stir Fry
Eggs and Chives Stir Fry BENEFITS: This is good for the liver, eyes, gum soreness, skin, and cracked lips. It also helps strengthen Yang energy. Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 Eggs (medium to large) cracked and scrambled in a dish set aside 1 cup Mung Bean sprouts 1 part of a leek chopped into
Garlic Eggplant Stir Fry
Garlic Eggplant Stir Fry BENEFITS: Helps with high blood pressure, swelling, infection, and purifying blood Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 medium- small Asian eggplants – each cut length-wise so there are 4 pieces- score each piece, not cutting through all the way 1/2 box of firm tofu- cut into medium size cubes 1 cup