The Other Way 033: Chinese Medicine, seasonal living, & Spring lifestyle tips w/ Anne Woods LAc, MSTCM
Anne Woods is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in San Francisco. Her approach to modern medicine is gentle and empowering. Rooted in ancient healing modalities such as acupuncture and Eastern medicine, therapeutic movement, nutrition counseling, and herbal medicine, she believes we can teach the physical, emotional, and spiritual body to achieve balance. Anne has a passion for helping people with acute and chronic pain, digestive disorders, hormone imbalances, natural skincare, and stress. Her intention is to help people feel vibrant and alive in their bodies so they can live fully, with peace in their heart and mind. She has been teaching yoga for over 14 years in a variety of styles. When she is not in the clinic, Anne enjoys spending time in the ocean, tending her garden, ceramics, and cooking up nourishing dinners with friends and family.
💫 We cover :
- Seasons living according to Chinese Medicine
- The Lunar calendar vs. the traditional Gregorian calendar + how it affects the seasons
- Spring rituals & lifestyle tips + how to recognize if you’re out of balance
- What foods to bring into your life this Spring to find health
- Movement rituals to ease your body, seasonally
- The spiritual elements of the spring season
- Tips for dressing for the Spring for utmost health according to TCM
- Understanding the energetics behind shifts in season
- The power behind “flow” and how to tap into it from a health AND creativity POV
- “Spring cleaning” energetically from a East Asian Lens
- How to balance that wild “energy” of spring (and tend to any emotional outbursts!)
SO MUCH MORE
💫 Mentioned on today’s podcast:
💫 To connect with Anne Woods LAc, MSTCM:
- @thegardensf on Instagram
- www.thegardensf.co