The Year of the Virus has been a decidedly rough tumble for my dad. After teetering at the threshold of … More
Category: Integrative Medicine
The Curative Power of Cows
Not long into his 2019 TED talk, British journalist and New York Times bestselling author Johann Hari tells the curious … More
What Heals Us: Plant Medicine
Those who know me well, know that I can be an unapologetic skeptic, a cynic. That I don’t believe and … More
Your Blood Never Lies (Even From Afar)
The sheepish Balinese clerk at a local medical clinic tries hard to make sense of my unusual request. I don’t … More
The Desa Seni Experience
It is rare these days, and becoming ever more so, to find sanctuary from the sights and sounds of concrete, … More
Sidemen Surprise
Every time I escape the throngs and noises of an all too highly-seasonal Ubud, I feel a giddy sense of … More
We All Fall (Ill) Sometimes
There was something not quite right about life in the village as I passed it this morning, twice, on my … More
The Healing Haven
There’s nothing particularly remarkable about the walls and front door of this compound. And you’d never know that a couple … More
Turmeric, She Wrote
It all started innocuously enough. A bite, from a mosquito or ant. Not a big deal. Then the spot turned … More
Echoes of Iyengar
It’s perhaps an odd and humbling confession to make, but it turns out that, without even having ever met this … More