Chinese Medicine
Anne Shelton Crute
Autumn Begins Before the Equinox

In classical Chinese medicine, autumn begins weeks before the equinox. Learn how the qi nodes Lìqiū, Chǔshǔ and Báilù describe the seasonal shift, what it means for your health, and how we work with these changes through acupuncture and yangsheng.

Autumn Begins Before the Equinox
Chinese Medicine
Anne Shelton Crute
Shen Is Not the Heart-Mind

Shen is routinely translated as “spirit” or “heart-mind,” but neither captures its meaning in classical Chinese medicine. Berkeley acupuncturist Anne Shelton Crute looks more closely at the Heart, shen, and what is lost when distinct Chinese medical concepts are collapsed into familiar Western categories.

Shen Is Not the Heart-Mind
Yangsheng
Anne Shelton Crute
Summer Begins: Expression Without Scattering

A look at Summer Begins (Lixia), the seventh solar qi node in the classical East Asian calendar, and what early summer reveals about yangsheng, food, and the outward movement of life.

Summer Begins: Expression Without Scattering
Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Yangsheng
Anne Shelton Crute
Why Spring Is When Small Problems Take Hold

Most of us are not coordinated in time. We organize our lives by obligation, convenience, and weather. But in the classical Chinese medical view, time is not abstract. It is structured.

Why Spring Is When Small Problems Take Hold
Chinese Astrology, Lunar New Year, Seasonal
Anne Shelton Crute
The Yang Fire Horse Year: Brave Hearts & ...

What the Yang Fire Horse Year means in Chinese astrology and how to act with courage, clarity, and purpose in 2026.

The Yang Fire Horse Year: Brave Hearts & The Audacity to Be Yourself in the World

Classical Chinese Medicine

Autumn Begins Before the Equinox

Autumn Begins Before the Equinox

In classical Chinese medicine, autumn begins weeks before the equinox. Learn how the qi nodes Lìqiū, Chǔshǔ and Báilù describe the seasonal shift, what it means for your health, and how we work with these changes through acupuncture and yangsheng.

Qing: The Medicine of Clarity

Qing: The Medicine of Clarity

Qing is one of the most beautiful concepts in Chinese medicine: a quality of clarity that belongs as much to the physiology as to the mind. Berkeley acupuncturist Anne Shelton Crute explores what it means to cultivate clarity through food, season, perception, and our relationship with the world.

Shen Is Not the Heart-Mind

Shen Is Not the Heart-Mind

Shen is routinely translated as “spirit” or “heart-mind,” but neither captures its meaning in classical Chinese medicine. Berkeley acupuncturist Anne Shelton Crute looks more closely at the Heart, shen, and what is lost when distinct Chinese medical concepts are collapsed into familiar Western categories.