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Notes on knowing your body, written after living with it rather than reading about it.

Stop confusing symptoms with constitution: a version you can actually follow
Knowing Your Body

Stop confusing symptoms with constitution: a version you can actually follow

Most people do not fail at stop confusing symptoms with constitution from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·May 27, 2026·4 min read
What a qi-deficiency pattern actually feels like: making the complicated part simple
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What a qi-deficiency pattern actually feels like: making the complicated part simple

If you have already tried what a qi-deficiency pattern actually feels like and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·May 21, 2026·4 min read
Telling yang deficiency from yin deficiency: judging it before you start
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Telling yang deficiency from yin deficiency: judging it before you start

If you have already tried telling yang deficiency from yin deficiency and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·May 15, 2026·4 min read
Where damp-heat diets go wrong: judging it before you start
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Where damp-heat diets go wrong: judging it before you start

Put where damp-heat diets go wrong back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·May 9, 2026·4 min read
Why phlegm-damp bodies resist weight loss: three things to understand first
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Why phlegm-damp bodies resist weight loss: three things to understand first

Most people do not fail at why phlegm-damp bodies resist weight loss from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·May 3, 2026·4 min read
Small signs of blood stasis worth tracking: judging it before you start
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Small signs of blood stasis worth tracking: judging it before you start

Advice on small signs of blood stasis worth tracking tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·April 27, 2026·4 min read
Does a balanced constitution need tonic herbs: the full sequence and where it drifts
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Does a balanced constitution need tonic herbs: the full sequence and where it drifts

Separate two things in does a balanced constitution need tonic herbs: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide,…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·April 21, 2026·4 min read
Does your body type shift with the seasons: a version you can actually follow
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Does your body type shift with the seasons: a version you can actually follow

Separate two things in does your body type shift with the seasons: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide,…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·April 15, 2026·4 min read
How to run a one-page self-assessment: three things to understand first
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How to run a one-page self-assessment: three things to understand first

Anyone who has spent time on how to run a one-page self-assessment has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·April 9, 2026·4 min read
Cold hands and feet: which pattern fits: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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Cold hands and feet: which pattern fits: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

Put cold hands and feet: which pattern fits back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·April 3, 2026·4 min read
Recurring mouth ulcers and body type: making the complicated part simple
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Recurring mouth ulcers and body type: making the complicated part simple

Advice on recurring mouth ulcers and body type tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·March 28, 2026·4 min read
Is constitution the same as personality: method, rhythm and limits
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Is constitution the same as personality: method, rhythm and limits

There is plenty written about is constitution the same as personality and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·March 22, 2026·4 min read
What to adjust first in spring: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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What to adjust first in spring: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

Most people do not fail at what to adjust first in spring from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·March 16, 2026·4 min read
The most common misreading of body type: what to do and what to skip
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The most common misreading of body type: what to do and what to skip

If you have already tried the most common misreading of body type and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high,…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·March 10, 2026·4 min read
How late nights change your baseline: nine specific questions
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How late nights change your baseline: nine specific questions

Advice on how late nights change your baseline tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·March 4, 2026·4 min read
Matching exercise intensity to your pattern: nine specific questions
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Matching exercise intensity to your pattern: nine specific questions

If you only read one paragraph, read this: matching exercise intensity to your pattern depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·February 26, 2026·4 min read
Rebuilding after childbirth: the order that saves effort
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Rebuilding after childbirth: the order that saves effort

Let us set the limits of rebuilding after childbirth first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not deliver…

Emory BlakeEmory Blake·February 20, 2026·4 min read
Why weight gathers after forty: method, rhythm and limits
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Why weight gathers after forty: method, rhythm and limits

If you only read one paragraph, read this: why weight gathers after forty depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·September 12, 2026·4 min read
Eating through a humid week: the order that saves effort
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Eating through a humid week: the order that saves effort

Advice on eating through a humid week tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·September 6, 2026·4 min read
Cold drinks for a cold pattern: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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Cold drinks for a cold pattern: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

There is plenty written about cold drinks for a cold pattern and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done by the…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·August 31, 2026·4 min read