Everyone knows we're all "supposed" to do a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate exercise a day. But what if it's raining? Or joining a gym and actually using your membership makes you want to crawl under a rock? Or all those repetitions make you want to shriek, because they're just plain boring? Or you... Continue Reading →
What gives you joy?
What gives you joy? Brisbane acupuncture and natural therapies practitioner Margi Macdonald is wondering, and invites you to vote in the world's sweetest little poll.
Saturday serenity: music for a glad heart
Look... listen...breathe ... and smile...or do star jumps... Image: © Margi Macdonald Music: Beethoven, naturally
Music to my ears… and yours
This one's for all those Aussies tortured during our enforced recorder-playing school music lessons. This is what we were aiming for. If only we'd known...
Fresh New and Blue: it’s sing-along-time
Brisbane acupuncturist Margi Macdonald explores the relationship between singing and vital energy.
It’s time for some music
Great art and music evoke profound emotions and feelings. Margi Macdonald, Clayfield natural medicine practitioner, explores the relationships between art and music, and the heart and mind.
Creativity, joy and youth
There's always something quietly wonderful about being a parent. My youngest offspring turned 16 recently, and I'm drinking in every moment of her blossoming, as she moves well beyond 'kid' to woman. What has this to do with health and healing ... and you? During the past 20 years I've learnt that expressing our creativity,... Continue Reading →
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“Bad Heart Linked to Depression”
So stated The Courier Mail last week. Hmmm What is a 'bad heart' anyway? What makes a heart go 'bad'? Cholesterol? Adiposity in excess? Love gone wrong? Existential crisis? Being bitter? Check back in a day or so for a Traditional Chinese Medicine, Care of the Soul, and Tarot-based interpretation of this important issue. Today,... Continue Reading →
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