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In this post we will continue to bridge the classical frameworks of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CM) with the cutting-edge neuroscience of the Free Energy Principle (FEP) and Active Inference. For thousands of years, Chinese Medicine has utilized a highly sophisticated, systems-based language to describe human health and disease. Today, modern theoretical biology and cognitive neuroscience… Continue reading The Predictive Body: Chinese Medicine Through the Lens of Active Inference

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Do you believe you see the world as it truly is? Do you think you know why you feel happy or angry? For centuries, we’ve operated under the assumption that our senses are clear windows to the world and our emotions are primal, universal reactions. But modern neuroscience is dismantling these fundamental beliefs, revealing a… Continue reading Your Brain is Inventing You: 4 Scientific Truths That Redefine Reality

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In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the concept of Qi (氣) represents far more than a mystical life force. It is a language of continuity—a way to describe how breath, emotion, food, and the natural world move through and connect all living things. Recent neuroscience, meanwhile, is beginning to rediscover this internal awareness under a new… Continue reading Qi and the Science of Interoception: Ancient Pathways to Modern Awareness

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I‘ve found that this site has a clear and friendly explanation of acupressure for labor induction, including images, descriptions, and videos. I am sharing the link here for future reference! How To Induce Labor With Acupressure – Mommypotamus.com If you have not already discovered this, acupuncture and acupressure are useful in various stages of pregnancy: prior to… Continue reading How To Induce Labor With Acupressure

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers a multitude of treatment options for women with regard to reproductive health, at different stages of life. These include treatments for PMS, PMDD, or othe ‘symptoms’ that occur around the onset of the period; pre-existing or chronic conditions (such as cysts, PCOS, endometriosis, or fibromes); as well offer support before,… Continue reading Supporting Women’s Reproductive Health with TCM