Mind Experiment: Neutral Challenges
The Power of Neutral in a Noisy WorldIt feels like the world is getting more noisy lately. From the ever changing guidelines of the pandemic, and attention grabbing headlines about politics, to opinions about what to do about all these wildfires, I don’t think the noise around us is going to slow down anytime soon. […]
Invitation to Join Membership Community
I wrote the first draft of this email a while ago and life has continued to unfold with heated upset and divisiveness. Both in Sonoma County about how our Shelter in Place and Health Orders are being communicated and enforced, or not enforced. And around the US as inequality and racism have been brought out […]
What Would Christina Do?
Since we’ve been back in the clinic seeing patients for 2 weeks, people keep asking me, “What are you doing for your health Christina?” During the initial stages of the pandemic reaching the US, there was quite a frenzy among natural medicine practitioners about what supplements to take or not to take. It seemed every […]
Welcome to Common Sense Boot Camp!
Welcome to Common Sense Boot Camp!! What?? You say you didn’t sign up? I didn’t know I did either, but I think it might have been in the fine print for 2020–and who reads the fine print? So here we are, over a month into shelter in place orders in Sonoma County and it still […]
Happy Lunar New Year!
Happy Lunar New Year! How is 2020 going for you? Have you been moving so fast that you haven’t made space for rest and reflection? Or do you already wish you had a do-over for your New Year’s Resolutions? If so, you’re in luck. Not only is every moment a chance for a new beginning, […]
New Year Reflections
Happy 2020!I’m not a New Year’s resolution kind of person. Every moment is an opportunity for fresh thinking and insights. And that’s where real change comes from, not from the turning of a calendar. But I do enjoy the kind of reflection that happens naturally around the end and start of the year. I […]
How to Deal with Holiday Stress
Holiday Spirit From the Inside OutWhy are the holidays supposed to be so wonderful, but sometimes they just feel like a lot of work? Our culture puts a ton of focus on getting the holidays just right in order to experience the holiday spirit—having the perfect decorations, the perfect ingredients for your meal, the […]
Herbal Relief for Digestive Issues
When Abundant Eating Goes AwryThe holidays are a time of abundance. Abundant gratitude, abundant friend and family time, abundant gift giving, abundant celebrations, and abundant eating. I’m all about everything in moderation, including moderation, sometimes. That’s why I keep my Curing Pills close during the end of year holiday celebrations. My friends and family have […]
Gan Mao Ling for simple virus prevention
Number 1 Cold BusterThis time of year everyone asks me what they can do to boost their immune system. It’s normally not a quick answer, because I think it’s important to tailor treatments to each person, and improving your immune system long term often involves several facets. But today I’m going to share with […]
The Benefits of Applying Heat
Heat vs IceHello heatwave! It’s been slow to warm up this spring, but every time we get several days in a row of sun, patients come in reporting aches & pains from yard work, gardening, spring cleaning, biking, hiking, etc. Warm weather is so much fun! Until you’re body cries mercy. Did you know […]