Harmony, Spring 2006

All articles from the Spring 2006 issue of Harmony are available below. You can also download the entire issue as a PDF (you'll need software like Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader to open it).

Beyond Time: The Power that Makes Ancient Medical Systems Work throughout the Ages

Many ancient systems of medicine are still in use all around the world. How can a system of medicine thousands of years old be effective in treating health issues today?

The Healing Essence of Food

Do you know food has been used throughout the millennia to heal? All cultures have recipes whose purpose moves beyond the mundane act of eating to relieve hunger into the healing domain.

ABCs of TCM

Learn the language of traditional Chinese medicine: This issue it's Qi, or vital life energy.

Discovering the Benefit of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Pediatrics

Eastern and Western approaches are now converging in children's health care. Pediatrician Dr. Stephen Cowan explains how the principles of traditional Chinese medicine inspire and inform his work with children.

Understanding Liver Energy and Anger

The Liver is a key organ when it comes to emotions. Learn "traditional" exercises that can help you manage your emotions.

TCM This Season: The Wood Element

Spring is the season associated with the Wood element and its corresponding organ, the Liver. In the TCM view internal organs are much more than just physical structures, and the Liver performs many functions at the level of Qi, or energy, to keep you well.

Welcome to the Year of the Dog!

This spring the Universal energy is in a very unusual position. What does this mean in terms of your health?

Beyond the Mind: True Healing, True Health

Do you believe that all the information you need to remain well comes through your five senses and your mind? Discover what creates your reality.

Your Right to Know: An Opening Statement

Legal expert Michael Taromina discusses the paramount issue threatening to undermine the advance of TCM in the United States.

TCM in the Media

Highlights of TCM news around the world.