Post Sauna has to be one of the best feelings 🥰 Intermittent sauna sessions are great for the body by improving circulation, releasing toxins as well as stimulates elastin and collagen production in the skin. I highly recommend back to back cold plunge 🥶 and sauna 🥵 a.k.a *Hydrotherapy*
2023-09-16 17:36:32 +0000 UTC View Post
My Face > versus > When people tell me to smile 😂 *I do what I want, with slight effort of appeasement*
2023-09-15 00:21:28 +0000 UTC View Post
If you are new to page… first thank you for the sub🥰 Here to promote wellness, educate about the benefits of Chinese Medicine, acupuncture and Eastern health traditions as well as develop lasting connections ✨ If you haven’t yet, check out my OFTV page to learn more, also… slide in the DM 😉 of.tv/living-well-with-kate
2023-09-14 16:08:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Had the most amazing day at school ✨ Needled my own Baxie points with a warming technique. Baxie points are extraordinary points in the hand between the knuckles By adding Moxa to the handle of the needle and allowing it to burn, a warming sensation is created through the needle deeply penetrating the body This technique is excellent for rheumatoid arthritis! As well this warming technique can be applied to any needled point on the body 🪡
2023-09-13 18:34:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Po Sum On Oil is a popular traditional Chinese herbal oil known for its therapeutic benefits. It contains a blend of natural ingredients, including peppermint oil, cinnamon oil, and dragon 🩸 resin. This unique combination helps to relieve various ailments such as muscle pain, headaches, and respiratory congestion Am essential liniment in my toolbox 🔨
2023-09-11 17:37:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Always in a continuous effort to better my health and find balance, I have been trying to eat relatively the same thing, 5 days of the week- Boring, yes maybe, but in eating a consistent diet, your body will thank you for the regularity by improving digestion and increasing nutritional absorption rates ✨ Chinese Medicine rewards consistency 🎉 If you were to eat the same thing 5 days a week, what does your menu look like?
2023-09-10 20:27:32 +0000 UTC View Post
This love 4L ❤️ Built on trust, mutual respect and L O V E As the Alpha, it’s my duty to set the latitude of behaviors, priority of care and protection for one another I’m proud that I’ve nurtured the excellence of potential, the most compassionate spirit, from this 4 legged bby angel 👼🏿 She is the true epitome of obedience, loyalty and greatness one could ask for Absent of me, derived from her own innate personality…. she the one. I believe we were meant for one another. Everything happens for a reason…. Filled w gratitude 🌕
2023-09-09 12:23:03 +0000 UTC View Post
A shot of Apple Cider Vinegar should be routine for your day! 🍎 Major benefits include detoxifying the Liver, which has primary functions in regulating our body fluids and excreting bile. In accordance in Chinese Medicine, the Liver is known as the General of body functions and associated with the wood element. Keeping this organ in optimal health is going to contribute to healthy regulatory functions and longevity 🪖
2023-09-06 18:31:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Summer is officially over and I am back in school!! Ready to be back in the grind 💪🏼 Getting motivated after significant down time can be hard, momentum is key. Keep executing goals, adhering to a schedule and, most important, taking care of your health ⚕️
2023-09-05 17:38:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Enjoy the Labor Day weekend with self care and satisfaction. Hope you do things for you today ✨ However, even with the holiday, you know your girl takes no days off 😉 24/7
2023-09-04 02:43:28 +0000 UTC View Post
SaturDAZE in nature, listening to the wind, contemplating thoughts and dreams 🌱
2023-09-02 18:58:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Super Moon in Pisces got me feeling some type of way. To Friday and the next Moon cycle 🥂
2023-09-01 13:57:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Not coffee in my cup, no loves this is Chaga tea 🍄 A great alternative to coffee, Chaga tea is a herbal tea, mushroom based, high in antioxidants and helps to maintain balance in the body by reducing stress and supporting immune function. Studies have also shown drinking Chaga tea improves mental clarity and focus. Yes, a great way to start the day! Although coffee beans are natural sources of caffeine, an herbal route in a mushroom based tea is a healthier alternative. Chinese medicine is all about maintaining balance and equilibrium in the mind and body 🕊
2023-08-31 13:47:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Hump Day 🍑 In light of the reads this week, I’d like to share an excerpt from the Huang Di Nei Jing, the principle text for studies of Chinese Medicine - *” [Their] eating and drinking was moderate. [Their] rising and resting had regularity. They did not tax [themselves] with meaningless work.”* In the midst of the week, we can find ourselves already taxed. Do your best to find regularity if your behaviors to lesson the load of taxation. Regular sleep is the most important ✨
2023-08-30 12:13:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Not just a book for cyclist, this is a memoir of hope. Against odds, Lance Armstrong beat cancer. He had this attitude from the moment of diagnosis. This positive attitude is something that we should all embrace 🙏🏼 *Take this as a message to take control of your own health*
2023-08-29 14:04:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Poetry can be a therapeutic read. Journeys of others portrayed into words that evoke a deep emotion. A different experience than a novel or education, poetry is a read for the soul 📒
2023-08-28 13:46:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Snake plants like succulents are amazingly resilient! Another amazing quality, they help create healthy airflow. In the process of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM), snake plants convert CO2 to O2 at night by opening their stomata. This process endogenous process is done to protect the plant from dehydration 💧 *An excellent plant for the bedroom* 😉
2023-08-27 12:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Like plants, we start from tiny seeds… begin to grow through the phases of life, stem to stalk, needing lots of sunlight, water and love. In our defining journeys of life, we curate our flowers, each one unique and as lovely as the next 🌱
2023-08-26 12:08:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Loneliness is the innate, epochal, cathartic, universal feeling bestowed upon humanity… a blessing in so much that we are all connected. You are not Alone 👽
2023-08-25 14:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Nothing like a Succulent party 🥰 if you’re new to the plant game, a succulent is a great starter plant. They are hardy and resourceful, succulents are able to store water so as to withstand the dry seasons. So if you think you’ll be inconsistent with watering or travel often, a succulent is the way to go!
2023-08-24 17:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Fresh herbs are the *Absolute* Best 🌱 On top of the gratitude of growing something from seed to stem, I truly enjoy the aroma and functionality in the use of herbs. Each herb is unique in preparation and use. Often with Rosemary… I’ll rub it between my fingers to release the aroma, utilizing the smell to channel calmness and peace ⚛️
2023-08-23 15:05:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Binding the arms is excellent in order to create space through the back and to promote energy flow in the arms. Upon release, fresh 🅱️Lood flows through the joints of the arms and shoulders creating new space for energy to flow. This free flow of movement empties toxins, releases tension and supports a healthy circulation system. ✨
2023-08-22 15:14:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Finding your roots is more than a search through the past. It starts with one’s connection to the Earth 🌍 Finding and accentuating your connection to the Earth can be best achieved in Balancing postures. I truly enjoy tree pose as I can depict in imagery as I balance… roots growing through my foot… deep into the Earth. I enjoy the thought that we are all plants 🌱 *On a journey destined for Growth*
2023-08-21 14:16:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Traveling is my Soup for the Soul 🤍 I’ve been out of touch with myself with my recent losses and in order to find myself again, I took a mini trip to Park City with my pup. 30miles of hiking later I’m feeling recharged, centered and whole 🙏🏼
2023-08-20 15:13:01 +0000 UTC View Post
When you need a quick release.. it’s the TheraGun for me. Easy to use and highly effective, the TheraGun allows me to target deeps knots with a high intensity that I could not otherwise do on my own. A favorite spot I target are my hips and glutes 🍑 I also use the TheraGun with my clients to loosen the body quickly before a treatment. If it’s a party of two, the best target area for the TheraGun are the traps, difficult on your own but with another set of hands to achieve the best angles…. nothing like it 💥
2023-08-19 14:04:02 +0000 UTC View Post
My standing forward fold aka *Happy Place*
2023-08-18 14:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A very accessible inversión that should be done daily! A standing forward fold is accessible at any level, you just have to listen to your body and use your breath. *I can’t stress this enough* The physical goal of the posture is to wrap your forearms around your calf muscles while holding the ankles, elevating this pose with a balancing challenge. Be sure to use diaphragmatic breathing in order to achieve highest benefits to the body 💨
2023-08-17 15:13:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Hump Day! 🍑 Did you get your deep squat in today? Did you know it’s common in Asian cultures when waiting or standing, to take a deep squat stance. Benefits include better digestion, healthier joints of the legs and hips as well as decreased pressure to the low back. Try it sometime ☺️ I like to add an extra twist for my spine and neck, also while opening my shoulders. Oh, the positions are body can make ✨
2023-08-16 14:48:12 +0000 UTC View Post
I love my traditional ceramic teapot 🫖 I use it to make decoctions of raw herbs. As a student of Chinese Medicine, I’m learning more and more on herb decoctions and I find myself experimenting in the kitchen with herbs I forage locally such as Lavender and Rose. *Spoiler Alert* Lavender Rose tea is delicious 👅
2023-08-15 14:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A staple of my toolbox… Sanicloth! What is a sanicloth? It is an essential for my practice and must have in my toolbox. Sanicloths are a surface disinfectant that i utilize to keep my clients safe from transmittable infection and/or disease ⚕️
2023-08-14 15:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post