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Want a simple, delightful-for-the-senses way to change your energy today? Learn about the new essential oil blends just added to our shop!Essential oils are powerful compounds, extracted from plants, that are traditionally believed to have beneficial properties. While the idea might seem too simple to be effective — just inhale the scent or dab on your skin — people all over the world have been using them and proclaiming their potency for centuri...

The Wooden Handheld Acupressure Massager is our favorite new product for releasing tension and activating healing through the body’s energy channels.It has a ridged stem, plus two ends, one rounded and one more pointed, that are perfect for self-massaging tense areas of your body. The two ends are ideal for massaging key acupressure and reflexology points on your body, especially on the hands and feet.The practice of reflexology comes from Asian...

What is Gua Sha?Gua sha is a health technique from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that involves “scraping” the face and body with a specialized tool. You may have heard of facial gua sha, which many people use to promote a healthy, youthful appearance. But as you’ll learn in this article, gua sha is for more than just your face, and the benefits go way beyond enhancing your beauty. According to TCM and other East Asian energy practices, strok...

“Look at the brushstrokes, the composition, the energy of the artist’s hand . . .”The way we tend to look at art in the West is the same way calligraphy has been viewed in East Asian countries like China, Korea and Japan for thousands of years. In part, it’s about the visual roots of Chinese characters, which play a role in the written language of all of these cultures. They began as pictograms—drawings of objects that served as words—and evolved...

Guided audio meditations are popular nowadays for good reason. Having a human voice guide you through your meditation moment by moment is often easier than being left alone to contend with your own monkey mind. These meditations often tap you into the power of creative visualization—using your imagination to create vivid images that connect you to your subconscious. And when the right music is incorporated, you've got a powerful recipe for slowin...