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January 15, 2026|Eva Schmitt

It’s cold outside.And your body is doing everything it can to keep that cold from getting in. It draws inward, conserves warmth, and tries to protect the inner fire –... Read more...

The Constitution of a Country

December 20, 2025|Eva Schmitt

An elemental perspective on culture, rhythm, and belonging Every country carries a certain spirit.Something that cannot be explained by politics, laws, or statistics — yet is unmistakably felt. It lives... Read more...

In the Depth of the Essence

December 8, 2025|Eva Schmitt

Understanding hereditary patterns through Jing and the Kidney system Jing, heredity, and constitutional depth When Chinese medicine speaks about heredity, constitution, and what is passed downi through generations, it speaks... Read more...

Large Intestine 18 & Cypress – Letting Go in the Metal System

November 26, 2025|Eva Schmitt

Support for moments when something has ended, but the inner process cannot move on yet When an ending is clear, but movement stalls There are phases in life when an... Read more...

Your Constitution – and Your Core Reaction to Life

November 2, 2025|Eva Schmitt

How your inner element shapes the way you feel, think, and respond How constitution works in Chinese medicine Every human being carries a fundamental energetic pattern — an inner signature... Read more...

Between Space and Boundary

October 28, 2025|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

September 30, 2025|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

September 6, 2025|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?

August 30, 2025|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

August 26, 2025|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

August 15, 2025|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 Strategist

June 30, 2025|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...