from the practice

observations from clinical practice — on healing, the body, and what emerges in the space between

  • the night shift

    the night shift

    the body's most essential practice happens while you're not trying Sleep is not passive. While the conscious mind rests, the body is doing some of its most essential work — repairing tissue, consolidating memory, regulating hormones, processing emotion, and clearing the metabolic waste that accumulates throughout the day. Every system in the body depends on…

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  • considering qi

    considering qi

    qi is the unseen thread that stitches together form and function, presence and movement, stillness and change what is qi? Qi (氣) is often translated as "vital energy" or "life force," but its meaning is much more nuanced. In classical East Asian thought, qi is the fundamental substance and movement that animates all living things…

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