Click here for video Mars Hill Professor of Religious Studies Marc Mullinax talks about on Wu-Wei and harnessing the power of un-learning in higher education. This talk was given on June 24th, 2021 at Heaven’s Cloud Event Center to students and faculty of Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts. To order a copy of […]
Recipe: Kale, Apple, Cucumber Salad
Chinese medicine generally cautions against eating too many raw vegetables but the warmer spring weather is a great time to add a few into the diet. With bitter leafy greens to calm the spirit, sour apples and lemon juice to stimulate the liver/gallbladder, and cucumbers to cool and detoxify – this is the perfect salad for this […]
Alumni Spotlight: Gillian Rose, L. Ac.
Alumni Spotlight: Gillian Rose, L. Ac. of Twelve Rivers Medicine, in Seattle WA (2014 graduate) Hi Gillian, please tell us about your practice. I started my practice, Twelve Rivers Medicine, about 6 months after graduating from DT, in my hometown, where I hadn’t lived for 8 years. It’s a solo practice, but I share a […]
Alumni Spotlight: Jennifer Blatnik, L. Ac.
Alumni Spotlight: Jennifer Blatnik, L. Ac. in Asheville, NC (2014 graduate) You’ve lived in a lot of different places, but built your practice in Asheville, how did you come to that decision? I met my partner midway through school. They had just begun a graduate program too, so I knew I needed to settle in […]
What’s Blooming at DT?
Happy first day of summer! The heat and rain have really made the gardens burst in the past few weeks. In the Daoist Traditions herb garden, we’ve seen a lot of color this season and have several medicinal plants in full bloom. Our lovely Mimosa Tree is in full bloom and the flowers smell amazing! […]
A Dose of Integrative Care Wisdom for Practitioners
To begin to develop a truly integrative practice of healthcare we first need to consider integrating ourselves in our thinking. We all desire what is best for our patients, but too often we think we know what is best for them instead of letting them guide us to their path for optimal health. I believe […]
Sugar, Sugar Everywhere
The recent news that the sugar industry paid scientists to minimize the connection between sugar and heart disease, exposes another layer of truth behind this sweet carbohydrate. It’s so common in today’s diet, that many don’t question its presence or its numerous health risks. Holidays and birthdays are connected with sweets and even supermarkets are designed to place sugary […]
Surprising Medicine Behind a Fall Tradition
One of my favorite things about fall is planting mums in my garden and enjoying all the different colors and varieties. The standard garden mum (Ju Hua, Chrysanthemum morifolium) can be dried to be used medicinally throughout the year. The mums in the Daoist Traditions garden are harvested each year when the flowers are in […]
Chinese Medicine for Pain Management
Pain is an epidemic in the United States: it affects more people than heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined. It is the predominant reason Americans seek health care, and costs the U.S. up to $635 billion a year according to a study by Johns Hopkins University. Pain is a complex and debilitating condition that has […]
Summer Heat Syndrome: Five Ways to Stay Cool!
We are at the peak of the summer heat and we have to be careful not to overheat. In Chinese Medicine, Summer Heat Syndrome is a disorder associated with exposure to high temperatures and humidity. Symptoms of Summer Heat Syndrome are similar to the Western medical description of heat stroke – excess body heat, red […]
