Calming the Spirit, keeping the body cool, movement and joy are just some of the things encouraged by Traditional Chinese Medicine during summer. Summer is the season of the Fire 火 element and closely associated with the Heart organ, which houses the Shen 神 or ‘Spirit’ of a person. Here are some small shifts I make during summer to assist my body’s harmonisation with the nature around me.

According to TCM, various facial attributes can indicate a strong postnatal constitution (derived from your genetics, the circumstances of your conception etc).