Summer Solstice is the height of summer, the longest day of the year, and the time when the sun is the highest in the sky. It is the...

May 1st, or Beltane, marks the first day of Summer in pagan traditions. According to the Tong Shu, the ancient Chinese almanac, May 5th.

A healthy lifestyle includes living and acting in harmony with the seasons and the cycles of nature.

Happy Chinese New Year, Imbolc, and the First Day of Spring! This time of year, beginning with the last new moon in January has the...

In aligning ourselves with the seasonal cycles, we are wise to take our cues from nature: The animals are in hibernation. The plants are goi

We are now entering the first days of winter - the time of the solar cycle when there is wisdom in slowing down to calibrate with...

During autumn, our environment becomes more and more yin. As harvests are finishing up, a pleasant stillness arrives. It is the time of the

If progress has been successful since spring, one can get so eager it’s easy to forget there is a need to calm down, stop and rest. It’s won

Many things have reminded me of Liu Ming lately, using the tea pot I got from him, a certain incense smell, a moment in a ritual, and a...

This tea has adaptogens - herbs that help us adapt to changing circumstances. This could be changing relationships, traveling, new work,...