Did you feel it? That shift in energy that came in with the Solstice last week?

It happens every year: Summer bursts in and the power of the season is either harnessed or wasted...

What are your favorite summer activities? I bet you already begin to harness Summer's innate energy. 

Summer's Fire Element makes this the season of the tongue! Talking, connecting, being together in community are all signs of living in harmony with the seasonal energy. 

Here's a quick recap of the three key empowerments Summer brings according to time-tested Taoist wisdom: 

• Physically: Summer Season marks high tide for the large muscles, and the cardiovascular system, specifically energizing the heart and blood circulation and supercharging the flow of your life-force energy (prana or qi). 

This means you feel more awake, alive, and ready for action, and in command of your physical form.

• Emotionally: Summer is season of the heart's joy, love, and...

Summer Solstice, also known as Midsummer, is just around the corner on June 21.

The Sun will reach its zenith at the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere. providing the most hours of daylight. Across the ages, ancient cultures celebrated Midsummer with fertility and harvest rituals and community events.

In the Taoist Wisdom Tradition which sources back to ancient Asia, Solstice ushers in the season of manifestation and joy.

We all feel it: that desire to be out doing, connecting with friends and creating the experiences that make summer so memorable.

Traditional Chinese Medicine and 5 Element Theory stems from these Ancient Taoist Wisdoms. The Summer Season connects to the Fire Element in early summer (now) and the Earth Element in late summer, which begins about 6 weeks after Solstice. 

The ancient masters studied the naturally repeating phases in nature and connected these rhythms to the human body, mind, and spirit. They observed a direct positive correlation...