by Melissa Roxas | Jul 13, 2023 | Feature, Inspiration, Mindfulness, Traditional Chinese medicine
Last night when we were reading bedtime stories, my 9 year old son was asking about how poems are structured and his dad read him a sonnet from Shakespeare. This morning I woke up thinking of another favorite poem of mine by Robert Frost called “The Road Not Taken”...
by Little Sage | Jun 14, 2023 | Feature, Traditional Chinese medicine
In the East Asian Medicine Five Elements system, summer is associated with the element of Fire. The Five Elements theory is a fundamental concept in Chinese medicine and philosophy that categorizes the natural world and the human body into five elements: Wood, Fire,...
by Melissa Roxas | Jun 7, 2023 | Acupuncture, Feature, Traditional Chinese medicine, Women's Health
Hormone imbalance is one of the most common concerns that women come to me for in the clinic. Whether it’s fatigue, anxiety, mood swings, period problems like irregular periods and heavy periods, migraines, or memory and concentration issues, women are seeking...
by Little Sage | Apr 5, 2023 | Feature, Perimenopause and menopause, Women's Health
Perimenopause is the phase before menopause. Perimenopause is a process rather than a single event that happens. Perimenopause can start anywhere from two to twelve years before your periods actually stop. Some women experience them as early as their mid-to late 30s,...
by Little Sage | Oct 6, 2022 | Feature, Food as Medicine, Traditional Chinese medicine
What does the changing of the seasons mean in Chinese medicine? In Chinese Medicine, the different seasons correspond to the five cyclical phases represented by the Five elements of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. The fall season is associated with the Metal...
by Melissa Roxas | May 25, 2022 | Blog, Feature, Inspiration, Qi Gong, Stress Relief
Healing from trauma means healing from the very depths of your body down to the cellular level, down to the depths of your soul to reclaim it. – Little Sage This past week certainly has been tough. Especially in the national and world news. I sat down on my...
