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Replenishing Emotional Resilience

The ability to have the depths of the world’s oceans with the flexibility of bamboo are two images that rushed to mind when I was recently asked about how to support and cultivate emotional resilience. In a world where we are constantly surrounded in mental stimulation, how does one keep their cool? How do we maintain enough emotional capacity to not only stay calm and collected for ourselves but for others in our life especially when they are in a time of need?

The four fundamental aspects that first come to mind not only support emotional resilience but are also key factors in maintaining optimal health and vitality. These four fundamentals have been talked about for thousands of years within ancient medical systems and with each new year comes more research from modern science that sheds light and gives insight into why they are so important. Chinese Medicine teaches that maintaining a healthy life balance through nourishing the different elements of the body through these four fundamentals will help to maintain mental and emotional stability and resilience. Cultivating these four fundamentals pieces is simple, but not easy!! Read more