Winding Path

06/23/2026

https://www.windingpathguide.com/blog/having-trouble-tuning-out-the-noise-it-could-be-your-small-intestine

The Small Intestine is the Heart's paired organ in summer, and its job goes far beyond digestion. Learn how this often-overlooked TCM organ governs your capacity for clarity, discernment, and letting go of what isn't yours to carry.

06/16/2026

https://www.windingpathguide.com/blog/summer-solstice

The summer solstice is not just the longest day. In Chinese medicine it is a threshold moment with direct implications for how you feel through the rest of summer and into fall. Here's what's actually happening at the solstice, and three practical shifts to make this week.

06/09/2026

https://www.windingpathguide.com/blog/four-physical-signals-that-your-fire-element-needs-attention-this-summer

If your mind won't quiet at bedtime, you're waking in the early hours, or small things are landing harder than usual, your Fire element may be asking for attention. Here's what these four summer signals mean in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and what to do about each one.

06/02/2026

https://www.windingpathguide.com/blog/choosing-a-practitioner-with-focus-and-intention

You would not choose a cardiologist based on who had the soonest opening. You would not pick a therapist because they were the cheapest option on the list. Chinese medicine deserves that same standard. It is healthcare, with thousands of years of clinical depth behind it, and the right practitioner

05/29/2026

The area under your eyes is one of the most talked about and most misunderstood places on the face. People blame sleep. They blame genetics. They buy eye cream.
Chinese face reading goes much deeper than that.
In the lineage I learned, the under-eye area reflects the Kidneys. But because Liver and Kidney share a root in TCM, what shows up there tells the story of both. Bluish tones point to Kidney Qi deficiency. Brownish or grayish color speaks to Liver Blood deficiency with Kidney involvement. Puffiness points to the Kidney’s struggle with fluid metabolism. These are not cosmetic variations. They are the body keeping honest records.
And one of the fastest ways to deplete this whole system is going to sleep after 11 PM. Every night.
Liver Blood restoration begins between 11 PM and 1 AM. That window matters more than any supplement you could take. Two weeks of earlier sleep will show up under your eyes before it shows up anywhere else. 🌙
Link in bio to book a Chinese face reading session and read the whole map together.

05/12/2026

Your temples are not just where headaches happen or stress is held. In Chinese face reading, they are one area where your Gallbladder tells its story.
The temples correspond to the Gallbladder meridian, which runs right along the side of the head. Hollowing there can reflect years of depletion in the Gallbladder system. Bluish or purplish tones point to Qi and Blood stagnation in that channel. Visible tension or tightness at the temples tells the story of emotion that has been held and managed rather than moved through.
Chronic lateral headaches. Jaw clenching. The feeling of always bracing. It all lives here.
Two to three minutes of slow circular massage along the temples every day actually moves Qi through that channel. It is not just relaxing. It is medicine. 🌿
Link in bio to book a Chinese face reading session. Your face has been keeping records. It is time to read them.

05/09/2026

Spring headaches that throb at your temples or start at the base of your skull are not random. They are a Liver pattern, and they show up for a reason. Spring is associated with the liver system and wood element.
In Chinese medicine, when Liver Yin and Blood are not strong enough to hold the Yang energy down, it rises. Straight up the Liver and Gallbladder channels, right into the sides of your head, behind your eyes, into your neck. Stress makes it worse. Poor sleep makes it worse. A glass of wine makes it worse. All three deplete the Liver Yin that is supposed to be anchoring everything.
That is not a coincidence. That is a pattern.
Liver 3 is your first stop. The webbing between your big toe and second toe, firm pressure, one to two minutes on each foot. Use it at the very first sign of that rising feeling. 🌿
Link in bio to book a session and get to the root of what your Liver has been carrying.

05/08/2026

Craving vinegar lately? Reaching for citrus on everything? Suddenly obsessed with pickled things?
Your Liver is asking for the sour taste. And in Chinese medicine, that craving is worth listening to.
Every organ system has a corresponding taste that supports it in the right amount. The taste of the Wood element and the Liver-Gallbladder system is sour. Small amounts gather and hold Liver Yin and Blood, calm reactive energy, and support the smooth flow of Qi through the whole body.
The key word is small. A squeeze of lemon. A splash of rice vinegar. A few bites of fermented vegetables. Enough to speak to the Liver, not so much that you contract it.
One squeeze of fresh lemon in your water every morning through May. That is the medicine. 🍋
Link in bio to explore what else your body might be telling you this spring. Food is always the first conversation.

05/08/2026

I feel joy every time I practice. Every time.

04/29/2026

Falling asleep fine and then popping wide awake between 1 and 3 AM with a mind that will not quit?
That is not insomnia. That is your Liver talking.
In Chinese medicine, 1 to 3 AM is the Liver’s window on the organ clock. It is when the Liver is meant to receive the blood, process the emotional residue of the day, and restore the whole body. When Liver Qi is stagnant or congested, that processing cannot happen quietly. The stuck Qi generates Heat, the Heat rises, the mind gets loud, and there you are at 2 AM staring at the ceiling replaying everything.
This pattern is not random. It is a pattern. And patterns can be shifted.
Cooked beets or tart cherry juice before bed for two weeks. Gentle, nourishing, and targeted directly at that 1 to 3 window. Try it before you try anything else. 🍒
Link in bio to book a session and look at the whole picture together. Your sleep tells me so much about what is happening underneath.