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04/01/2026

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the governs breath, boundaries, and your ability to take in and let go. It regulates the rhythm of receiving and releasing. Not just air, but emotion. When the Lungs are strong, you can process grief, feel it fully, and then release it. When they are weak or constricted, sadness lingers.

Sadness is what happens when something hasn’t been fully released. The breath becomes shallow, the chest tightens, and the body holds onto what it was meant to let go of.

This often shows up physically as shallow breathing, tightness in the chest, frequent sighing, low energy, a weak voice, or getting sick easily. Emotionally, it can feel like heaviness, longing, or a quiet sense of loss that stays with you longer than expected.

The Lungs teach you how to let go. When that function is impaired, sadness stays.

Supporting the Lungs helps emotion move again.

is the doorway here. Slow, intentional breathing opens the chest and allows stuck emotion to shift. Time outside, especially in fresh air, supports Lung Qi. Warm, cooked foods and gentle routines help rebuild this system so it can regulate properly.

softens when the body remembers how to release.

Your body isn’t trying to keep you in . It’s asking for space to finally let it move.

03/31/2026

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Spleen is responsible for transforming food into energy, blood, and thought. It doesn’t just digest what you eat. It digests your life. When the Spleen is strong, thoughts are clear, focused, and productive. When it’s weak, thoughts become repetitive, sticky, and excessive.

Overthinking is what happens when the can’t “transform and transport” properly. Instead of processing a thought and moving on, the mind chews on it over and over, just like poor digestion leaves food sitting heavy and unprocessed.

This often shows up alongside physical signs like bloating after meals, fatigue after eating, loose stools or constipation, brain fog, and a heavy feeling in the body or limbs. The mind and digestion are not separate here. They are the same system expressing in different ways.

Worry injures the Spleen, and a weak Spleen creates more worry. It becomes a loop.

Supporting digestion supports the mind.

Warm, cooked meals help the Spleen do its job. Cold and raw foods slow it down. Eating in a calm state matters just as much as what you eat. Rushing, multitasking, or eating while stressed weakens digestive function and feeds the cycle of .

Simple habits can shift this quickly. Sit down when you eat. Slow your pace. Choose foods that are easy to break down. Give your body a rhythm it can trust.

When improves, the mind naturally follows. Thoughts become clearer. The looping quiets. You stop carrying what was never meant to stay.

03/30/2026

Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Liver is responsible for the smooth flow of Qi, blood, and emotion. It keeps things moving. Not just in your body, but in your life. When the Liver is flowing freely, emotions move through you and resolve. When it becomes constrained, emotions get stuck and turn into resentment.

Resentment is what happens when something needed to be expressed, moved, or released, and wasn’t. The holds onto it. Instead of processing the experience and letting it pass, the body stores it as tension, pressure, and heat.

This often shows up physically as tight shoulders and neck, headaches, PMS, irritability, sighing, digestive tension, or a feeling of being stuck or easily triggered. Emotionally, it feels like replaying the same situation, holding onto what should have been said, or feeling wronged long after the moment has passed.

The Liver does not like to be constrained. When it is, it builds pressure. That pressure becomes resentment.

Supporting the Liver helps emotions move again.

Movement is key. Walking, stretching, shaking things out, anything that gets Qi circulating helps release what’s been held. Bitter and slightly sour foods can support the Liver’s natural flow. Creating space to express yourself honestly, even in small ways, begins to unwind the tension.

softens when things start moving.

03/29/2026

To take up more space means allowing yourself to be fully present and expressed.

It shows up as speaking your thoughts clearly, standing in your decisions, and honoring your needs without hesitation. Your presence becomes steady and grounded, rooted in the understanding that you belong exactly as you are.

Many people stay quiet to keep the peace, to avoid ruffling feathers, or to prevent confrontation. Over time, that pattern trains the body to hold back, to soften what wants to be said, and to stay smaller than it truly is.

Taking up space is an internal shift. Your voice carries more certainty. Your body feels more settled. Your energy is no longer pulled back or contained.

It is the practice of showing up with your full presence, your full voice, and your full self.

Your nervous system will regulate once you show yourself it’s safe to fully expand.

03/27/2026

You are allowed to take up more space than you did yesterday.

Space in your body.
Space in your voice.
Space in your life.

This does not happen all at once. It happens in small, honest moments where you choose not to shrink. Where you say what you mean. Where you honor what you feel. Where you stop folding yourself to fit what used to be comfortable.

Taking up space is not about becoming louder or harder. It is about becoming more fully yourself. More present. More rooted. More clear.

Each day you grow, your capacity grows with you. Your nervous system adjusts. Your energy expands. Your life reorganizes around the version of you that is no longer willing to stay small.

Let it happen.

You are allowed to take up more space than you did yesterday.

03/26/2026

Yin is structure, fluids, blood. It’s the container that holds everything in place and gives your system substance to work with.

It’s your tissues, your reserves, your hydration at a cellular level. It’s what keeps your nervous system anchored, your hormones buffered, your mind steady, your body able to recover.

Yin is capacity.

Most spiritual teachings miss this. Yin is often described as softness, openness, or receptivity. Those are qualities that can emerge when yin is present, but they are not yin itself. Yin is the substance that makes those states possible.

You either have it or you don’t. And when it’s low, you feel it everywhere. Sleep gets shallow or broken. You wake up tired. Your body feels dry, depleted, or inflamed. Your mind runs but doesn’t land. You push through the day instead of being carried by it.

Being open to receive is not yin. Yin is what allows receiving to actually happen. Without the container, there’s nothing to hold what comes in. Support doesn’t land. Rest doesn’t restore. Nourishment doesn’t stick.

Yang is movement, heat, function, and output. It’s circulation, digestion, mental drive, productivity, expression. It’s what gets things done.

Yin directs yang. The container determines how energy moves. When yin is strong, yang has direction, rhythm, and purpose. It flows where it’s needed, rises and falls at the right times, and completes its cycles.

When yin is low, yang becomes scattered, excessive, or burned out. You feel wired but tired, overstimulated but depleted, pushing harder while getting less back.

Building yin gives yang something to follow. It creates order, timing, and sustainability. When yin is restored, your energy doesn’t have to be forced. It organizes itself.

At HP9, we put our focus on rebuilding capacity by restoring yin. Reach out to learn more by texting 269-251-3417.

03/25/2026

I went to an informative event on Monday to learn more about thermography, and I wanted to share this with you because it is such a powerful tool for understanding what is happening in the body.

Breast thermography offers a way to observe patterns, changes, and areas of activity in breast tissue over time. It can be used alongside mammograms or as a standalone option for those choosing a different path. What I love most is that it gives us a broader picture of tissue behavior and allows us to track changes early, rather than waiting for something more advanced to show up.

This type of imaging is not limited to the breasts either. It can also be used to look at areas like the thyroid, dental regions, lymphatic activity, and more. It is a really beautiful way to stay connected to your body and gather information that supports proactive care.

Advanced Thermal Imaging of West Michigan is taking appointments for April 13 at Building 122 in Vicksburg.

If this has been on your mind, I would encourage you to take action and reserve your spot now so you do not miss out.

Call or email to schedule and mention HP9 sent you!

(616) 724-6368

https://www.advancedthermalimagingllc.com/

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03/25/2026