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Living in Rhythm with the TCM Meridian Clock - Part 1

卯时 (mǎo shí): 5–7am — The Hour of Letting Go I've been wanting to do some writing about the TCM organ clock. After making a more consistent effort to live with these principles in mind — and seeing how it has shifted my days to better health and ease — I wanted to share more with patients. Typically, the organ clock starts with the Gallbladder time (11pm-1am) essentially midnight, which is why this time system is usually referred to as the "midnight-noon ebb and flow doctrine

Kristy Garry

14 hours ago5 min read

TCM Herbal Therapy in Victoria BC: Golden Flower Update & New Herbal Options for 2026

A Transition, a Surprise, and a Beautiful New Line of Herbs Good and bad news on the herbal front. It’s funny — just about two weeks ago I sent out a newsletter expressing how excited I was to have grown my Golden Flower formulary to over 70 formulas in the past year. I finally felt like I had this incredibly solid foundation of options for treating just about anything that walked through my clinic door. Cut to the next week, when I received an email from my supply company le

Kristy Garry

6 days ago3 min read

Lìchūn 立春: Seasonal Shifts, Early Spring in Victoria BC, and How Acupuncture Supports the Transition

Today marks Lìchūn 立春 — the first day of spring in the Chinese calendar. Even though it’s still early February, Victoria is already feeling hints of the season ahead. The air is mild, we’re finally seeing a more reasonable amount of daylight (!), and two days ago I noticed the cherry blossoms beginning to open at the end of my street. These early signs of renewal often arrive quietly, but they’re powerful reminders that the year is beginning to turn. In East Asian medicine,

Kristy Garry

7 days ago2 min read

My beautiful new clinic!

Many of you already know that at the end of 2024, I transitioned my practice from the wonderful Urban Lotus, where I spent over a decade, to a dedicated home clinic space. This change allowed me to expand from part-time to full-time hours and have a space of my own after sharing clinic space for so many years. I would love to give you a virtual tour! Patients have been enjoying the new space, noting it is much quieter and more peaceful than my previous location. In fact, most

Kristy Garry

Mar 11, 20251 min read