This is a guest post from Ashley Kuykendall, who interned at Yong Kang during the summer If you would have told me a year ago that I would be spending the summer before my senior year of high school d… [more]
It peppers prime-time TV with its post hypnotic suggestions that your life is lacking. Not enough; deficient, and somehow just a bit below the norm. It could be your naturally slightly shy and inward … [more]
We all have them, those voices in the back of our minds. We usually call it “thinking,” but the truth of the matter is we carry around a panel of judges with their “yes,” “no,” “that’s… [more]
There is a method of telling fortunes in Taiwan. Actually, there are many methods of telling fortunes in Taiwan. 算命先生 fortune tellers in Taiwan are as numerous as psychotherapists in any trend… [more]
We know that there are pathways through that body that can lead to astonishing relief from pain. We know that things take time– that walking slowly in the right direction is much preferable to a… [more]
..you actually struck out in the direction of your dreams? Started the long, and unknown journey toward the guiding star of your joy? What would happen if you took the dare that everyone around you is… [more]
It is not uncommon to walk gently into the treatment room after a patient has had a half hour conversation with the needles and feel a profound sense of quiet similar to that found walking through a N… [more]
It is as common as common knowledge gets; tea is good for you. It overflows with constituents that anti-oxidize, scrub free radicals, improve blood chemistry, fight cancer and promote clarity without … [more]
Making a difference rarely is the result of stunningly bright talent alone. Genius and the odd bent of ability, while useful, will only serve for a portion of any extended journey. Persistence and the… [more]
. Affirmations never worked for me. They are like lost post-it notes from another dimension, lacking a certain verve, and calling to a dream that might be best forgotten. Taiwanese stationary on the o… [more]
How do you know you are feeling better? By what yardstick do you measure health and wellbeing? How do you know your situation is improving or not? What is progress? Here are a few thoughts: Noticing i… [more]
Activity. Doing. Pursuing our dreams, passions, goals, it is what gives meaning and juice to life. In our ever forward tumble toward “check it off the list” it is easy to lose sight of the… [more]
We are more than the metaphoric reflections of modern life‘s machinery. Our heart is not the emotionless cyclical drone of a pump. Our joints are not camshafts, nor our skin a plastic packaging. And… [more]