by Tracy Gray | Mar 16, 2020 | Elements, Off the Mat, self-care, Summer
As summer starts to fade we move into the Earth Element in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In fact, the Earth Element is the cornerstone of every season (lasting about 10 days in between each season) but particularly after the full yang of summer when we’ve been... 
by Tracy Gray | Jun 17, 2018 | Elements, Self Reflection, self-care, Winter, Yoga
Winter is a full expression of yin in Traditional Chinese Medicine, when our Water element dominates. It is like the seed resting dormant in the earth as it waits to burst forth in springtime. Winter is a time to slow down and gather energy; a time for instrospection... 
by Tracy Gray | Nov 29, 2017 | Elements, Summer, Zenthai
I love summer – I love the heat, the brightness of the sun, the chirping of the cicadas and crickets, the warmer evenings when I can get around in shorts and a singlet top and the extra hours of daylight in the evening where I relish spending time in my garden. It... 
by Tracy Gray | Sep 4, 2017 | Elements, Spring, Zenthai
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, spring is represented by the Wood element. Just as a seed that has laid dormant in the earth over winter starts to sprout and grow upwards in springtime, the wood element represents growing and reaching upwards and outwards, like a... 