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Between Space and Boundary
Between Space and Boundary
|Eva Schmitt
On Growth, Protection, and Healthy Limits in Chinese Medicine Boundaries belong to life. We need them to sense ourselves, to stay in relationship, and to avoid burning out. Yet boundaries... Read more...
When an Ending Is Not a Beginning Yet
When an Ending Is Not a Beginning Yet
|Eva Schmitt
When an ending is not meant to be replaced — but to be an ending There are moments in life when something ends and nothing immediately follows. A phase completes,... Read more...
When Emotions Become Resources
When Emotions Become Resources
|Eva Schmitt
How every feeling carries both shadow and strength for healing in Chinese medicine In Chinese medicine, the human being is understood not only as a physical body, but as a... Read more...
Is It Just the Weather – or Something Deeper?
Is It Just the Weather – or Something Deeper?
|Eva Schmitt
How Chinese medicine explains your sensitivity to heat, cold, and everything in between We are all different — that much is obvious. But in Chinese medicine, these differences are not... Read more...
Another Way to See Perimenopause
Another Way to See Perimenopause
|Eva Schmitt
Old medicine, new language, and the wisdom in between There are always trends in health. For a while, everything revolved around the gut — microbiome, stool tests, probiotics.Then the focus... Read more...
Where the Spirit Is Carried in the Blood
Where the Spirit Is Carried in the Blood
|Eva Schmitt
A day with the Bribrí – deep in the Costa Rican jungle, where healing is song, ritual and sacred plants. Two weeks ago, I found myself in a canoe, deep... Read more...
The Small Intestine as the Heart’s Silent Strategist
The Small Intestine as the Heart’s Silent Strategist
|Eva Schmitt
In the imperial metaphor of Chinese medicine, the Heart is the sovereign. But just like any wise monarch, the Heart cannot rule alone. It requires support: not through force, but... Read more...
Bread & Gluten – Seen Through the Eyes of Chinese Medicine
Bread & Gluten – Seen Through the Eyes of Chinese Medicine
|Eva Schmitt
Is bread delicious? Yes.Do many people love it? Absolutely.Is it always healthy? That depends. Bread carries memory, culture, and comfort.The smell of a bakery.The crust of a dark rye sourdough.The... Read more...
Rooted Confidence: The Energetics Behind Imposter Syndrome
Rooted Confidence: The Energetics Behind Imposter Syndrome
|Eva Schmitt
What Chinese Medicine Teaches About Self-Doubt, Alignment, and Living from the Inner Center The Quiet Doubt Behind the Confident Mask You know who you are.You have done the work.You have... Read more...
More Than Your Wounds – A Path Through the Elements
More Than Your Wounds – A Path Through the Elements
|Eva Schmitt
On choosing life again and again, right in the heart of the process  “Only when there is nothing left to do can one begin to live in accordance with the... Read more...
When the World Becomes Too Much
When the World Becomes Too Much
|Eva Schmitt
Stress, the Liver, and the Lost Connection Between Inner and Outer The outside world does not stay outside. Noise, pressure, information, and constant stimulation enter the body.The Liver is often the... Read more...
Green Asparagus with Egg Vinaigrette
Green Asparagus with Egg Vinaigrette
|Eva Schmitt
A simple, nourishing recipe — with deep roots I’ve loved this dish since I was a child, growing up in southern Germany.Every spring, when the first green asparagus arrived, we... Read more...

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