Manual Therapy
Beyond Magic: TCM Daoyin Therapy and the Meridian System
After more than two decades studying acupuncture, Dr. Cen explains how TCM Daoyin Therapy made the meridian system more tangible in her clinic.
Manual Therapy · 3 min read
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Notes between sessions.
Thoughts on health, healing, and the quiet work of Chinese medicine.
- Philosophy
Where Is My Time
An essay on the origin of Time Extended Health — why the practice was named for time, and what it means to make the clock bend for a body.
Philosophy · 3 min read - Philosophy
Finding Balance in Uncertain Times
A TCM-rooted lifestyle guide for the early days of a viral infection — how to restore immune function, what to eat, when to worry about fever, and why shortness of breath is the red flag. Originally written during the pandemic.
Philosophy · 8 min read - Health Tips
Acupuncture for Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression are among the most common conditions I see. A look at how classical Chinese medicine treats mind and body as one — huan (loosening) and he (harmony) as the original vocabulary of healing.
Health Tips · 3 min read - Health Tips
Menopause as a Passage
Menopause is not a disease; it is a passage. A look at how Chinese medicine supports women through "the Change" — the sunset years — with acupuncture, manipulation, breathing, and herbs.
Health Tips · 2 min read - Health Tips
The Quiet Work of Pain
The FDA now recommends doctors learn about acupuncture for pain. A walk through the peripheral and central mechanisms — A-delta and C fibers, the cannabinoid system, limbic imaging, and the slow relaxation of connective tissue.
Health Tips · 4 min read
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