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In Chinese medicine, the gift of the Summertime is our capacity for love and the joys of friendship and intimacy. With the increase in sunlight and warmth, we spend more time in pleasurable pursuits: sharing time with friends, closeness with lovers, vacationing with family.

When our summer energy is in balance, we are able to share our heart with others, make choices true to ourselves, and be resilient when we take an emotional blow to the heart. We are warm and caring and able to connect, communicate, and partner with our loved ones.

Out of balance, we tend toward extremes of either cold/joyless or manic and obsessively happy. We cannot sort right from wrong, appropriate from inappropriate, ‘this’ or ‘that’. Our socializing doesn’t quite connect with others no matter how hard we try. And our heart is wounded out of proportion to the comment or arrow aimed at it. It’s a very lonely place to be.

If these symptoms/qualities tend to be your Achilles heel, consider acupuncture as a tool to help you navigate life more smoothly. If you’re not ready to see an acupuncturist, I’ll be posting recommendations on diet and activities to support you through the summer. So keep checking back!