by Beth Edgell | Sep 26, 2022 | Healing, Taoist Energy Medicine
The etymology of the word heal means “to make sound or whole”. It stems from the medieval root ‘haelan’, which is the condition or state of being ‘hal’, or whole. ‘Hal’ is also the root of “holy”, defined as “spiritually pure”....
by Beth Edgell | Sep 26, 2022 | Earth Magic
As the sun rises on this Equinox, I gaze over my neighbours fence and see the early morning damp evaporating in a steamy haze. The apples are red, ripe and heavy on the trees, the air crisp and fresh. Big juicy autumn raspberries are ready, mugwort is seeding and...
by Beth Edgell | Jun 27, 2022 | Chinese Medicine, Healing, Taoist Energy Medicine
A three day pause, before the sun begins its gradual descent towards the lowest part of the sky. Here in the Northern hemisphere we can feel starved of its firey warmth for much of the year, with the summer solstice bringing energy, excitement, joy and connection. ...
by Beth Edgell | Jun 9, 2021 | Earth Magic, Healing, Taoist Energy Medicine
You may feel an inward pull today, or a kind of quiet in the atmosphere that isn’t just the gentle rain. In fact we are coming up to the dark or new moon. At this time of the month, qi descends through the central channel settling deep within the body system....
by Beth Edgell | Apr 6, 2021 | Healing
The Wood Element In Taoist/Chinese medicine, Spring is associated with the Wood element. Wood is connected with our Liver and Gallbladder, the emotion is anger. Wood governs our tendons and when in balance, lends us flexibility of mind and body. The colour is...
